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cracked fender. can i add fiberglass to fix??

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Old 11-13-2007, 06:36 PM
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Default cracked fender. can i add fiberglass to fix??

well guy at work crakced a fender in minor crash. but a 6" chunk is missing. im asking is it possibol to fiberglass a pce on using some FG sheets or something to save him some money.

and how would i start this project. did a lil before but not sure how i can connect it to the existing fender.

its a C5500 work truck

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Old 11-13-2007, 11:52 PM
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you probablly could do that but your better off buying another one.
Old 11-14-2007, 08:18 PM
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yea but its a huge pce and sure would be alot of $. just trying to save some money since i have some fiberglass around.
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dont use fiberglass go to your local oriellys or some place that sells 3m products and get some plastic repair the fiberglass is not made to stick to the plastic it might work for a while but will end up kicking you in the ***
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why you risk your car looking like crap in a few years when that **** falls apart to save some guy at fault a few bucks...
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Originally Posted by Tudds
why you risk your car looking like crap in a few years when that **** falls apart to save some guy at fault a few bucks...
this isn't his car, he said it was a C5500 work truck




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