I used it once about ten years ago. I shaved a set of door handles on my truck, glued in the fillers, and finished the body work. I had the body work perfect, til I rolled it outside one afternoon and the fillers sunk into the door. Pissed me off, I had a ***** of a time getting the filler back off, and had to weld them. I'm not really interested in using it again.
its not designed to be used on areas you see, like a patch panel or shaved door handle. Its designed to be structural, which it is. It is used alot on airplanes and new cars like BMW's because you cant weld aluminum panels to steel structures, so they came up with some strong *** glue. There is a time and a place for everything
I used Corvette panel adhesive to mount the throttle pedal in my 32. Sheet metal bracket about 4" square glued to the inside of the fibergl*** firewall. No problem!
I used Sicovinyl body adhesive to bond my fibergl*** body to the steel reinforcing cage in my car. It has a shear strength around 3,500 lbs., is sandable and paintable. I wouldn't use it where it was visible, it's not a replacement for filler. Flatman
I've used it for replacing entire quarter-panels with no problems. Create a 1/2" reveal around the patch, trim the patch panel, attach it with sheetmetal screws about 4" apart, remove the panel, apply adhesive, install panel, let dry for 2 days, remove screws. Works great for me, but the boss tried it one time and messed up his side BAD. He ended up welding his side on. All this stuff about shrinkage rates is nonsense. its just a thin film at the seam if you do it correctly. Not enough there to create a problem. I would not hesitate to use it on a newer car, but just don't like the idea on a traditional hot rod. If you don't have this hang-up, go for it.
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