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Old 06-30-2016, 11:40 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Far as the fill-in (actual fabrication), any recommendations on how to achieve that (materials, tools, method) without it looking like a really crude hack job and having to mess with redoing the fiberglass? I figure that's something I could knock out quickly given the right method, unlike the rear section redo.
This is what I did, and it lasted.........but some will cringe.

Bodywork on S10 Pick Up - Epoxy - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

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Cab hole; This was repaired once before, opened it up and not a lot left to work with. I took a can of spray foam and let it form a backer (despite knowing that it may absorb moisture over time). I chopped up some fiberglass strands and epoxied them, using plastic wrap and tape to defeat gravity.
I'm thinking you could glue on some foam or spay foam on and shave off the excess, then glass it up.

My repair using foam lasted longer than the non-foam side, so my worries about the foam holding moisture turned out to be unwarranted.
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