Mark Hanley

Hi All, A guy my wife works with has a '72 that he is selling that has had body work done on it. I spoke to the guy who did the work (who also works with my wife) and he says that he had to put a lot of putty on it to smooth out the cracks. I understand that most all older Corvettes have stress cracks and want to know if I should avoid this one.

What would be the general consensus as to the correct way to repair stress cracks?

Thanks in advance

gq82

Sounds like Bubba at work........putty is not the way to make fiberglass repairs. :rolleyes: If that's any indication of how the car was maintained you might want to steer clear, however more info is needed on the car's condition. :chevy

BTW fiberglass strands layered over cracks is the perferred method of repair. :smash:


[Modified by gq82, 7:55 AM 10/21/2003]

GaryS

My 66 (since sold) had lots of stress cracks in it and I ground them out and filled with new glass and resin. I can't imagine any COMPETENT body shop filling the car with bondo. Imo, this is a bubba job. I wouldn't look at the car at all, based on your description. My 72 is starting to show some stress cracks and, if I paint it, they will get ground out and filled with fiberglass.
Gary

Gordonm

:iagree: Putty is not the way to fix it. If the price is good enough you might consider it. Just take into consideration what GOOD body work and paint will cost.

79VetteMike

:iagree:

Mark Hanley

Thanks guys, It's a nice car and the price is right but I have NO time for repairs. I think I'll go with a nice one in good repair that needs nothing. I know it will cost more but I think the wait and search will be worth it.

Thanks again for the help! :cheers:



[Modified by Mark Hanley, 11:35 AM 10/22/2003]