Hood Insert Repair

[pbkid]

hmm....good thing the insert is fiberglass eh??

umm, at least i think so lol....maybe i should think before i speak

[CrnCnn]

I am pretty sure that Tomdietrying did his front cladding and some of his hood. I think the hood was the part that started to bubble.

[vt_maverick]

There ought to be something to beat the cracking problem, even if it's not LineX. I had the engine cover and a few other engine bay trim pieces painted on my previous car and the body shop primed, painted, clearcoated, and then sealed the plastic with some 3M high-temp resistant coating. The body shop normally warranties their work for a year, but in this case they were so sure of the product that they actually guaranteed me the paint would never fade or crack.

I'll have to do some research on what they used...

[nfpgasmask]

Looks good. Love the contrast. If only that worked on an Ebony!

Bart

[tomdietrying]

Yeah, two and a half years ago I did my front cladding in Line-X, and I Line-Xed a bra for the hood. It did bubble on my hood, but that was because my hood had been repainted, and they didn't do a good job repainting it. The guy that Line-Xed it redid it for free. This time he sanded the bad paint job off where he was going to use Line-X. It's been over two years now and everything has been greatm with it.
Peac.
Tom

[SilverBullet75]

... and I Line-Xed a bra for the hood.

Tom,
do you have a close-up pic of the Line-x bra?

I'm liking this idea.
Also, Bart, as for contrast to ebony... Line-x can be done in any color! Check out their site!

I love the way yours looks Tom! Great job!
(Just realized I'm talking to 2 Toms... lol)

[tom4bren]

Bullet,

When my magna-bra dies, I'll probably do like Tom mentioned & get it done in LineX. Same area covered so it'll look very much like it does now.

Tom