fiberglass idvice needed

[unabonked]

Last winter, my Performance Products valence broke when a snowplow pushed snow into the aux driving lights. for those who don't know what the PP valence/light assembily looks like, check out my photo gallery.

There is a fracture that runs from one of the mounting holes for the light forward about 4" forward. the crack isn't visable but is an obvious weak point that may work itself further to where it is visable. the crack is also stressed by the maounting of the aux light.

should i try to realign the crack, then epoxy the parts/sand and repaint? Should i slice through the crack and make it about 1/8" wide, use fiberglass body putty to rebuild the cut out section and reinforce the mounting bracket and seem with a hidden peice of sheet aluminum? Should I just forget about trying to fix it? What do you guys think?

 

[Alec]

Duct tape

Seriously, got me!

 

[Hartman]

I would realign the crack, and reinforce it in the back with strips of fiberglass matting in a diagonal pattern. If there is still a rut in the front from the crack, fill it in with some fiberglass resin jelly. That should solve your problem.

 

[unabonked]

i was at the auto body shop yesterday and picked up epoxy with fiberglas in it. i'm guessing this is not fiberglass resin. where would i picked up FG resin and strips?

Also are these stripps self adhesive or do they require epoxy to bond to the valence?

 

[Hartman]

You can get fiberglass resin and fiberglass matting at most auto parts stores. You cut the matting into strips, they aren't held on with anything. You lay the strips into place and soak them in the fiberglass resin.

 

[reichhartkg]

Drill a small hole (1/16 should be big enough) at the end of the crack to keep it from spreading.