Hi All..........
The battery compartment is trashed in my car. Not only are all the metal brackets rotted to the point of non-existence, but a couple of small holes have been eaten through the fiberglass. But now that I think (!) about it, maybe the holes were where some of rivets originally were. Hmmmmm. I'll have to check.
I recall where CC or Zip or someone has all the hold down stuff, including the rivets, so I'm set there. But if the holes are in fact where the glass is rotted through, I want to patch them.
Do you have a suggestion for the patch? Or should I just do the usual chamfer out the edges, glass it, sand it, and paint it? I seem to recall a series of strings a while back regarding patching luggage rack holes, and how poorly they hold without cracking. I don't want this to happen to me on this if I can prevent it. On the plus side, it's a relatively small surface area by comparison to the back deck with tall walls around it, so maybe it won't flex as much as the back deck and cracking won't be a problem.
Or am I just going to have to give it my best shot and hope for the best?
Regards, Wendell
The battery compartment is trashed in my car. Not only are all the metal brackets rotted to the point of non-existence, but a couple of small holes have been eaten through the fiberglass. But now that I think (!) about it, maybe the holes were where some of rivets originally were. Hmmmmm. I'll have to check.
I recall where CC or Zip or someone has all the hold down stuff, including the rivets, so I'm set there. But if the holes are in fact where the glass is rotted through, I want to patch them.
Do you have a suggestion for the patch? Or should I just do the usual chamfer out the edges, glass it, sand it, and paint it? I seem to recall a series of strings a while back regarding patching luggage rack holes, and how poorly they hold without cracking. I don't want this to happen to me on this if I can prevent it. On the plus side, it's a relatively small surface area by comparison to the back deck with tall walls around it, so maybe it won't flex as much as the back deck and cracking won't be a problem.
Or am I just going to have to give it my best shot and hope for the best?
Regards, Wendell
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