"Benz 560 sec Renaissance" part 5

The cut up and fabbing of the quarter panels and rear bumper.

[@petar443]

Glad to see you back man making videos of your beautiful work. 2:46 I'm trying to figure out , what did you do here? A custom bracket to move the reinforcement bar forward because the bumper cover was needed to go forward also? I saw you cut and splice the bumper cover , but it's not clear what you did to the reinforcement.

[@geeanyautobodybuilds]

Hay what's up, so I didn't used a reinforcement on the bumper cover. I fiberglass it back together (no custom bracket) and the reinforcement "I shorten the shock absorbers to pull the reinforcement in for clarence for the bumper to fit in place.

[@sas8403]

what adhesive did you use and the bare metal you stick to how did you key this so the glue sticks well. Will the bare metal you applied the adhesive to will this not rust over time any areas where there is no paint or adhesive Im assuming you will remove the screws once the adhesive had dried and fill over with fibreglass

[@geeanyautobodybuilds]

GM great question; so I used a "panel bonding" adhesive by 'SEM" that bonds any type of automotive panels. It comes at different speed in curing time depending on temperature in the shop "you buy the one that's compatible with the weather in your area." Now on the question about "rusting over a period of time. If you notice I kept the area to apply the adhesive at a small size right through; then I applied the adhesive closer to the inside edge to the paint so that when I install the panel and squeeze it to the body "the adhesive then spread to the paint and leave no raw metal." If any metal did not cover "it will be minor and will take a life time to show or never will" because it has to get constant water on it and that will never happen because that area is sealed up completely.

[@sas8403]

@@geeanyautobodybuilds thanks, im assuming you removed the screws after it has set, in the uk we have 3m panel bond, ife been advised that in hot weather the metal body and fibreglass panel move at different rates as such will cause cracks over time, what are your thoughts regarding this,. You are doing a great job.

[@geeanyautobodybuilds]

Thank you; now on the bonding "I used rivets on the ends to ensure a solid bond. These bonds are designed "not to let go" under any condition. I also used "refine fiberglass" on the edge to give it a extra "lock down" on the edge of the panel before I finished up with filler and polyester finishing putty. I'm confident that it will last because after extensive sanding "it never showed any sign of cracking or lifting."

[@sas8403]

@@geeanyautobodybuilds so you left the rivets in only on the edges and filled over them with refined fibreglass, did you skim all the edges with refined fibreglass and then filler and polyester finishing putty

[@geeanyautobodybuilds]

"Absolutely" and I have that video coming next.