When I bought my Speedster there was some damage as the previous owner had made significant contact with a boulder splitting the glass in two places as shown in the photo below. One split goes from the bottom of the body clear up and through to the bumper bracket. That is a pretty clean break and I am able to match the two sides. The other split goes from the bottom of the body up to the bottom of the horn vent and blinker.
This damage is more ragged. The edges do not line up and at the top it is splintered but not through and through.
I relieved the glass going up to the splintered part with a hacksaw so that now the edges meet evenly or with a very small (1/16" to 1/8") maximum gap in a couple of places.
What I want to do is stabilize the situation until I decide on paint and get a permanent fix. That means driving the car for the spring and summer before I commit to repair and paint.
So, knowing nothing about fiberglass and not finding what I need in the Knowledge section I am turning to the fraternity / sorority for some help. Right Now I just put duct tape on both sides for at least some stability.
The damage is pretty much invisible once the bumper is back on, but I am seeing some spiderwebbing above the horn vent and so I need to stabilize the glass.
Thanks in advance. Realize that I need this in simple language as I have no experience with glass.
Bob
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