I have looked at a '70 for a new member that went through a fire. It was not directly burnt but was exposed to the extreme heat. The body looks OK (it was in primer) but the question has arose about painting it. Some have stated that the fiberglass could start to separate years later from the heat of the fire. Anyone have experience or an opinion? Thanks.
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Re: painting after a fire
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Re: painting after a fire
Donald,
I had a similar situation with a small fiberglass piece molded the same way the corvette glass is molded.
I was going to replace the piece because the surface actually looked like wiskers.
When I was priming my vette with epoxy primer I thought I would give the piece with wiskers a squirt of primer because I already decided to replace it.
I put the primer on real THICK and when it cured I sanded it and was amazed at how well the epoxy primer arrested the wiskers.
Put one more coat of primer on after sanding the first coat and it felt and looked like it was new.
Never replaced it and it has a few years on it now without any of the surface damage photographing thru.
I would think that if there are no visible signes like warping or surface damage that a good 2 part primer would insure a good paint job.
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