Now, I thought there was a problem with polyester resin sticking to SMC? And in that respect, aren't bondo products made of polyester resin?

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quote Originally posted by ryan.hess: The hood and decklid are SMC. I believe they are fiberglass *reinforced*. The door panels and fenders are RRIM (something reinforced injection molded plastic) http://www.fiero.nl/forum/A...021104-2-025461.html

OK, I sit corrected! ( I always get it mixed up) I guess I should quit using the term "bondo" as the fillers that I am using are Evercoat. I checked their products page and the fillers I am using are all compatable with SMC. About the fiberglass resin, it is a Bondo product and is polyester but according to the can it too is SMC compatable. I have not noticed any separation issues with the fiberglass and the SMC but I guess time will tell.

Thanks (for the heart attack!)
Nolan

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Ahh, well that's good.

quote Originally posted by Sourmug: Thanks (for the heart attack!)

No problem.

Here's a few progress shots. The first few are after the first coat of "filler" (not bondo ) has been applied and sanded:


You can see the overall shape starting to take on form. Here are a couple showing the low profile:


And the second coat has been applied:


Thanks
Nolan

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Hi:

Here is some more progress that I have made on the hood scoops. I have done most of the sanding on the top and have applied glazing putty in the more "obvious" defects and sanded it down as well. I didn't take any pictures of that as it's basically the same process as the deck lid. I did not want to finish the top off completely as working on the bottom will likely produce some marring and scratches on the top surface as it sit on the table. I will finish the top once the bottom is complete.

Here's how the hood openings look from the underside once the scoops were bonded:

Thew black finish was removed to allow the fiberglass and filler to adhere.
In this shot you can see where I have quickly sanded all the high spots at the holes that were made by the screws when the scoops were bonded on:

And now after cleaning the surfaces with acetone I have applied two layers of fiberglass to the scoop/hood openings:




There is one tricky thing about fiberglass and that is getting it so sit down on tight curves and angles. Air pockets trend to form near these curves and having small pockets like this seems to be almost unavoidable. once the fiberglass set there were a few of these pockets. I will grind them out with the dremmel and fill them later.

So I guess I may have been a little harsh with my comments about the quality of the scoops and the deck lid vent from an air bubble point of view.

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Another little issue that I have with my hood is that there is some damage to the holes that the pins go into to prevent the hood from decapitating you in an accident. This damage is minor and seems to be from the pins making contact with the hole edges when the hood is being closed. Here is a picture of what the damage:

I applied some reinforced filler to the damage, let is set up and sanded it smooth.

I then applied a layer of fiberglass:


The holes will later be cut out with the dremmel to match the original shape.
I have also applied filler and sanded it down a couple of times to the opening areas:


And I have also started to fill all the screw holes:


That's it so far! I think it's starting to come along. But I don't think I'm going to get anything else done today, it's my birthday after all! and we are having a bunch of friends over for a barbecue and movies.

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