Thread: fiberglass question

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I purchased fiberglass front/rear fenders and running boards for my 37 chev pikcup, the running boards seem to have warped or lost there origanal form. One of the 90 degree bends are now 60 degree bends . Wondering if there is a way to correct this, can i heat them up and use pressure to straiten them or will they just stay this way? Thanks.

Cut it and re-glass. Heat ain't gonna do anything.
The parts were pulled to soon from the mold

[QUOTE=DA34GUY;343741]Cut it and re-glass. Heat ain't gonna do anything.
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Originally Posted by DA34GUY

Cut it and re-glass. Heat ain't gonna do anything.
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I'd see about returning them first tough and having them replaced before I did all that work to something I just paid for.

A lot depends on if you JUST bought them or if you bought them a while back and stored them, maybe improperly so they took a set. If you just bought them, yep, return them. If it has been a while you may be screwed. They can be cut and reshaped, but it isn't fun sometimes.

Don

i have re bent glass parts with heat and cool with a wet rag you have to get it very hot a heat gun with some C clamps and gallon jugs filled for weight to pull and hold then then you get the strait flip them over prep them lay up some glass mat that should hold it

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

i have re bent glass parts with heat and cool with a wet rag you have to get it very hot a heat gun with some C clamps and gallon jugs filled for weight to pull and hold then then you get the strait flip them over prep them lay up some glass mat that should hold it

Why go to all that trouble if yer gonna re-glass them any way.
For sure they were popped too soon.
Cut them/ re-glass and B done with it.

Originally Posted by DA34GUY

Why go to all that trouble if yer gonna re-glass them any way.
For sure they were popped too soon.
Cut them/ re-glass and B done with it.

well hell i been there and done alot of glass and SMC work to he ask i am just telling him it can be done so he can do what ever he wants cut were?? done right he may not cut any thing and gass the under side of the boards were you will not see it .very hard to say what he has with out a photo??????????????????????

Sorry tryed uploading photos but failed each time, try again tommorow. I got the boards 6 months ago and don't remember them being warped like that. Probly to late to send back. Thanks for the input.