Hello,

I have recently bought a second hand Westfield racing chassis with glass fibre bodywork.  Some of the panels show signs of the racing incidents that often occur during races.  The impacts have, largely, been repaired with either liquid gel coat applications into the cracked areas, a re-application of glass fibre material, or no repair. 

My question relates to how best to go about the repairs.  My gut reaction (being a complete novice in such areas - although I did work in a vehicle repair shop in my youth) is to remove the affected areas on the front and rear of the damage and re-apply glass fibre fabric and resin to build the layers back up.  I should point out that, as the car is a rather unique colour I intend to re-spray once complete into a more contemporary colour scheme.

I was thinking that the woven glass twill fabric would be a good option and would be most grateful for some advice.  As an aside, I also would like, at some point in the future, to try my hand at making panels out of carbon fibre.  Small steps first I think!



Many thanks

Richard