Re: Repair Options For Rear Plastic Convertible Side Panels
[Re: 69gtxvert]
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07/09/21 03:23 PM
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steve70
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I's probably ABS. If you wipe a little acetone on the back of the panel and you get plastic on the rag that will confirm if it's a butyl type of plastic. If it is you can use regular ABS cement or even acetone and a reinforcing strip of ABS plastic on the back side.
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Re: Repair Options For Rear Plastic Convertible Side Panels
[Re: 69gtxvert]
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07/19/21 09:03 PM
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67SATisfaction
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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
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Re: Repair Options For Rear Plastic Convertible Side Panels
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07/19/21 09:15 PM
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I's probably ABS. If you wipe a little acetone on the back of the panel and you get plastic on the rag that will confirm if it's a butyl type of plastic. If it is you can use regular ABS cement or even acetone and a reinforcing strip of ABS plastic on the back side. This…….
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