Bonding Fiberglass scoop to a steel hood

fredsmedina said

Although the instructions make it clear that it can be used on metals, and fiberglass, the Evercoat 870 instructions dont include what to do to bond metal to fiberglass...only fiberglass to fiberglass. Could you give me more of an idea of how exactly I should use this stuff? looking around, it does seem like it will work for exactly what I am trying to do though! So thanks..

Should I take the hood to bare metal, and then put this stuff between the scoop and the hood? or bolt down the scoop, and then use this as body filler to create a smooth 'transition'? It does seem that either way, I can use this as a body filler to do the final smoothing out before priming/painting the hood..

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Yes, bare metal with a 36 grit sanding disc as well as the bottom side of the scoop (LIGHTLY, don't cut into the scoop to far!). Apply the adhesive and then bolt it down. Let it dry for a hour and then you can fill the creases with the same adhesive after you rough sand it with 80 grit. When filling the crease I use the top side of the plastic spreader that way it gives you an even bevel. Then you will sand it with 80 grit then use evercoat metal glaze to smooth everything out. Finish sand the metal glaze with 180 grit then prime with filler primer, block it out and shoot the color. Done.

There are 3 different part numbers for that adhesive. Each one has different bonding characteristics.