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Front Roof Cap Assembly repair #2 [message #293840]

Thu, 14 January 2016 14:26

Who_dun_it

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Hi - I would like to hear from folks that have made repairs to the cap - materials and process. Before I start work on 40+ year old fiberglass, I would like to find out what others have done.

Thanks
Les

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Re: [GMCnet] Front Roof Cap Assembly repair #2 [message #293851 is a reply to message #293840]

Thu, 14 January 2016 17:39

Mr ERFisher

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Read here
http://www.gmcmotorhomeinfo.20m.com/cap.html

On Thursday, January 14, 2016, Les Leach wrote:

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> Hi - I would like to hear from folks that have made repairs to the cap -
> materials and process. Before I start work on 40+ year old fiberglass, I
> would like to find out what others have done.
>
> Thanks
> Les
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Front Roof Cap Assembly repair #2 [message #293852 is a reply to message #293851]

Thu, 14 January 2016 17:44

Mr ERFisher

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By the way,
Any one keeping track of Arch now that Dan is gone ?-- sob--

On Thursday, January 14, 2016, gene Fisher wrote:

> Read here
> http://www.gmcmotorhomeinfo.20m.com/cap.html
>
>
> On Thursday, January 14, 2016, Les Leach > wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi - I would like to hear from folks that have made repairs to the cap -
>> materials and process. Before I start work on 40+ year old fiberglass, I
>> would like to find out what others have done.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Les
>>
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>
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> -------
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> Alternator Protection Cable
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
>

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Re: [GMCnet] Front Roof Cap Assembly repair #2 [message #293853 is a reply to message #293840]

Thu, 14 January 2016 17:44

powwerjon

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Les,
To clarify what your talking about, is it the inside front cap in the cockpit area or the SMC cap on the outside? The inside is not fiberglas and I have used
JB weld and fiberglass cloth to repair and strengthen the cap. For the out side cap it is made out of SMC fiberglas which is the same as the early corvettes. You will need a West System repair kit #105K. These Kits are epoxy bases and not polyurethane based.

J.R. Wright
GMC GreatLaker
GMCGL Tech Editor
GMC Eastern States
GMCMI
78 Buskirk 30' Stretch
1975 Avion (Under Reconstruction)
Michigan (On Location in Tucson)

> On Jan 14, 2016, at 1:26 PM, Les Leach wrote:
>
>
> Hi - I would like to hear from folks that have made repairs to the cap - materials and process. Before I start work on 40+ year old fiberglass, I
> would like to find out what others have done.
>
> Thanks
> Les
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Front Roof Cap Assembly repair #2 [message #293864 is a reply to message #293853]

Thu, 14 January 2016 19:58

Who_dun_it

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Thank you. This is the type of information I am looking for. The outside cap needs repair. The inside front cap is junk and fell apart as I took it out. Fortunately, I had another one.

Les

[quote title=powwerjon wrote on Thu, 14 January 2016 15:44]Les,
To clarify what your talking about, is it the inside front cap in the cockpit area or the SMC cap on the outside? The inside is not fiberglas and I have used
JB weld and fiberglass cloth to repair and strengthen the cap. For the out side cap it is made out of SMC fiberglas which is the same as the early corvettes. You will need a West System repair kit #105K. These Kits are epoxy bases and not polyurethane based.

J.R. Wright
GMC GreatLaker
GMCGL Tech Editor
GMC Eastern States
GMCMI
78 Buskirk 30' Stretch
1975 Avion (Under Reconstruction)
Michigan (On Location in Tucson)

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Re: [GMCnet] Front Roof Cap Assembly repair #2 [message #293865 is a reply to message #293851]

Thu, 14 January 2016 19:59

Who_dun_it

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Thank you. The type of info I am looking for.

Les

[quote title=Mr ERFisher wrote on Thu, 14 January 2016 15:39]Read here
http://www.gmcmotorhomeinfo.20m.com/cap.html

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Re: [GMCnet] Front Roof Cap Assembly repair #2 [message #293868 is a reply to message #293865]

Thu, 14 January 2016 21:56

sgltrac

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Abs cement and fiberglass mat works pretty well and it's cheap n fast to
stiffen up from the backside.

Sully
77 royale
Seattle

On Thursday, January 14, 2016, Les Leach wrote:

> Thank you. The type of info I am looking for.
>
> Les
>
>
> [quote title=Mr ERFisher wrote on Thu, 14 January 2016 15:39]Read here
> http://www.gmcmotorhomeinfo.20m.com/cap.html
>
>
>
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