Hello All,

I am new to the board and wanted to see if I can get some advice on a little issue i have with my 59' Corvette.

I am doing a body off restoration and had left the body under a tap next to the garage. The bricks caused the top of the fenders (where the chrome strip rests coming from the headlights) to dip down a little. I didn't expect the fiberglass to flex that easily.

Can any one help in correcting the issue? Not looking to bring it to a body shop. I feel I could correctly fix the dip.

Thanks for all the help and advice.

How long were the bricks there?

I would think if you let the material sit without anything on them, they would rebound.

Worst case, you get some filler for fibreglass (Eastwood Company) and bring it up a little bit.

Welcome to the Guru!

Welcome aboard.

Pics would really help.

I don't recommend using filler even the filler with fiberglass in it.

And with the body off, there's a bunch of other places to check, mainly all the bonding strips.

Bodies this old are always in need. The glass gets old and will suck up a lot of resin.

The only way to do a repair is with resin and mat using the proper techniques. I can outline them if you want.

Here's where I'm at with mine:

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