Coating for repaired glove box?

[catahoula lou]

I glued the cardboard glove box of my 1959 ragtop back together.

Has anybody used a clear material on either inside/outside to give it more strength?

Best,
Thom
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1 great wife
2 Catahoula Leopard Dogs (Mahogany Star and Spartan) - RIP Lucy, Braveheart, & Dusty!
1 1959 mango green Ragtop Bug (the "Mango")
1 1958 pantina red Lowlight Ghia (the "Chili Pepper")

Still looking for:
(1) My Dad's 1955 356 (he raced it amateur-class at Riverside and other courses during 1950s),
(2) My parent's black 1955 hardtop bug (CA license plate FWC 201 or FWG 201), and
(3) My parent's agave green 1957 ragtop bug (CA license plate LFK 734).

[ZENVWDRIVER]

geometrically, I think our glove boxes are plenty strong, but if you wanna' coat it - do it...
I once was removing the glove box, from my Ghia - maybe, for the first time, and sadly ripped it - I did not wanna buy another one after this one lasted 1/2 a century...
So, I drilled holes, on either side of the injury and used wire to stitch it up - SEE >

this was in 2014 and is holding together very well...
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5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[ernstben]

I would think that some epoxy would work fairly well on the outside. Maybe even a sheet of fiberglass cloth?
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Ben

'63 Ghia Coupe Project
'59 Panel Project
'56 Ragtop Project

[andy_t]

You could thin some wood glue and brush on a light coat?

Andy

[ZENVWDRIVER]

… All good opinions - i'd just leave it alone, though.
_________________
5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[jason]

If you look on the inside you can see the screen marks from when made. Paper pulp onto the screen. I believe it was like a paper machete. Mine is kind of shinny on the back. Some watered down glue should be fine.

[catahoula lou]

Thanks for the ideas!

Best,
Thom
_________________
1 great wife
2 Catahoula Leopard Dogs (Mahogany Star and Spartan) - RIP Lucy, Braveheart, & Dusty!
1 1959 mango green Ragtop Bug (the "Mango")
1 1958 pantina red Lowlight Ghia (the "Chili Pepper")

Still looking for:
(1) My Dad's 1955 356 (he raced it amateur-class at Riverside and other courses during 1950s),
(2) My parent's black 1955 hardtop bug (CA license plate FWC 201 or FWG 201), and
(3) My parent's agave green 1957 ragtop bug (CA license plate LFK 734).