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Originally Posted by Ferrino
How were you proposing to bond this duck to the steel decklid? Were you going to use something similar to the approach described below, where you add flanges to the duck and use that to build up surface area for bonding?
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my plan is to to sand the edge of the fiberglass duck to closely match the decklid. with the angle I'll have a 1/4 to 3/8 inch flange, more than enough, no extra flange needed. then bond to the decklid using 3M 08115 Panel Bond. I've had a lot of experience with adhesives professionally and this stuff works very well.
using fiberglass resin/cloth or body filler to bond the tail to the steel is a much weaker bond.
at some point in the future I'd like to make a mold to produce these. a 3/8 inch flange and a close fit to the decklid would allow attachment with automotive two-sided moulding tape. then no holes or modification of the decklid would be needed and the install/removal wouldn't even harm the paint.
