Originally Posted by 69gtxvert
I have a couple of cracks and one small piece broken off an interior rear side panel in my '69 convertible and am looking for experiences and opinions on how to repair without actually making the damage worse.


How structurally strong does the repair have to be? In case this is useful:
I had a '67 side panel with a hairline crack from the lower edge near it's mounting bracket, extending up about 4inches. One of those situations where the crack would disappear if I just pushed the sides together. I'd say it was Medium structural. Anyway, I used Super Glue - cyanoacrylate. I applied the liquid to the back, and let the glue weep into the hairline crack, and it set up nice. Not visible from the front. But you gotta be careful if it oozes to the front surface, because wiping it will leave a streak.

Let us know what type of plastic you find, I swear mine has fibers embedded in it, but it's def not traditional epoxy resin fiberglass. I think Mopar put fibers it the plastic to control shrinking and cracks.
- Art

Last edited by 67SATisfaction; 07/19/21 09:04 PM.
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