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Conversion Roof Targa Top To hard Top - Supra mk4
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Dezer
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How to fill these gaps between the body and the roof without cracking over time?
(Areas circled in the image below.)
And what is the best option to glue the roof to the body and that has a good structural union?
This image is merely illustrative, but we are making a well-structured ceiling with structural cores and carbon fiber.
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Methyl methacrylate was number 1 on my list of options for making the structural connection.
To fill in the gaps, we would like something that could do preparation and paint on the filling, so as not to look like it has been adapted.
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Conversion Roof Targa Top To hard Top - Supra mk4
Dezer
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3 Years Ago
I would use a methyl-methacrylate for the structural bond. For filling the gap, you need something with good flex to avoid cracking, so a polyurethane adhesive like Sikaflex wouldn't be a terrible.....
Hanaldo
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3 Years Ago
Methyl methacrylate was number 1 on my list of options for making the structural connection. To fill in the gaps, we would like something that could do preparation and paint on the filling, so as not...
Dezer
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3 Years Ago
Anything rigid enough to sand and paint is very likely going to crack over time. You can paint over flexible polyurethanes, but they are much more difficult to prepare in a way that will be invisible...
Hanaldo
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3 Years Ago
If the roof is gutted underneath, you may be able to add layers of carbon tape over the join line to stiffen the join line up even further which would reduce the chance of cracking. if its metal,...
Warren (Staff)
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