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Old 01-24-2013, 10:08 PM   #215 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by a8ksh4 View Post

I've had the side panels on the truck for a couple weeks now, putting them through some temperature cycles from below freezing in the mornings to 70s in the afternoon as well as some rain and frost. When they were new, the surface was nearly mirror smooth, but they're starting to ripple a bit on the surface. There is a bit of a raised line on one where the glass crosses a joint in the foam underneath.
Can you tell if the problem is a poor bond between the core and the fiberglass/epoxy skin or between the putty and the fiberglass ? Did you use 2 part putty or single part ? Single part putty shrinks ...a lot.

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