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bob cook
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 Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:03 pm Post subject: PVC for support |
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| i was thinking of fiberglassing 1/2" pvc pipe in a area I;m fixing see any thing wrong with this |
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oprn
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:36 am Post subject: Re: PVC FOR SUPPORT |
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| A little short on detail... |
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Dale M.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:38 am Post subject: Re: PVC FOR SUPPORT |
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"in a area" leaves a lot of space for the imagination to wander....
Dale
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bob cook
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:55 am Post subject: Re: PVC FOR SUPPORT |
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| in front of the gas tank was damaged I'm repairing that area where the fibrglass rolls over on the very front I thought I might put a peice of 1/2 pvc for a more ridge lip |
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slalombuggy
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:04 am Post subject: Re: PVC FOR SUPPORT |
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Scuff up the PVC before you lay it in to give the resin a surface to adhere to, and make sure the 'glass goes all the way around the tube. It's the tube that the 'glass forms that will make the structure, not the PVC itself as it is flexible compared to the finished 'glass
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oprn
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: PVC for support |
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I wonder if the difference in temperature related expansion will be a problem? PVC expands a lot more than fiberglass.
Just a thought... |
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wythac
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| Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: PVC for support |
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Bob, you might want to look at this thread and see if using a metal support doesn't work better for you:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=510484&highlight=headlight+supports
I'm not recommending you glass it in if you used metal. Not sure though that supporting and strengthening that area with PVC would be significantly stronger than original construction without also tying it in to the front beam. |
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bob cook
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| Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: PVC for support |
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| I will make supports off the beam for support thanks |
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BL3Manx
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| Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: PVC for support |
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That's usually done with steel
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