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Re: hail
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 16:13:05 -0700
From: Tom Crabtree <spam(at)sucks.com>
Subject: Re: hail
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Jerry wrote:
> First off, I`m NOT a vette owner but having just gone thru a hail
> storm yesterday in Texas, I wondered if the hail (pea size) would hurt
> (make pock marks) in the newer corvette bodies if parked in an open
> area? Are vettes still fiberglass bodies?
>
> Obviously one shouldn`t park outside if you know it`s going to hail
> but in Texas, you don`t always know.
Jerry
I should think that if it was indeed "TEXAS" sized hail, there would be
nothing left of the car but a pile of smoldering rubble.
`Vette`s are just as susceptible to hail damage as any other car,
perhaps even more so. There is no such thing as a "dent" in fiberglass,
and yes, new Vettes are still being made of fiberglass.
TomC
`90 ZR1
From: WayneC <WayneC(at)linkline.moc>
Subject: Re: hail
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 16:53:35 -0700
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Tom Crabtree wrote:
> Jerry wrote:
>
>> First off, I`m NOT a vette owner but having just gone thru a hail
>> storm yesterday in Texas, I wondered if the hail (pea size) would hurt
>> (make pock marks) in the newer corvette bodies if parked in an open
>> area? Are vettes still fiberglass bodies?
>> Obviously one shouldn`t park outside if you know it`s going to hail
>> but in Texas, you don`t always know.
>
>
> Jerry
>
> I should think that if it was indeed "TEXAS" sized hail, there would be
> nothing left of the car but a pile of smoldering rubble.
>
> `Vette`s are just as susceptible to hail damage as any other car,
> perhaps even more so. There is no such thing as a "dent" in fiberglass,
> and yes, new Vettes are still being made of fiberglass.
>
> TomC
> `90 ZR1
>
My guess is that the Vette wouldn`t show the damage immediately like a
sheet metal car, which would show dents; rather I might expect the
Corvette to develop tiny spiderweb-shaped patterns of cracks in the
paint, or perhaps small bubbles, after a few months or years.
From: "rob" <rt(at)rt.com>
Subject: Re: hail
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Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 00:57:29 GMT
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I use my c5 convert as a daily driver. I`ve been in several hail storms
here in the DFW area. No damage. And the C5 is not made of fiberglass.
"Tom Crabtree" <spam(at)sucks.com> wrote in message
news:58KdnU5Vdf7cc-LfRVn-og(at)sunset.net...
> Jerry wrote:
>> First off, I`m NOT a vette owner but having just gone thru a hail
>> storm yesterday in Texas, I wondered if the hail (pea size) would hurt
>> (make pock marks) in the newer corvette bodies if parked in an open
>> area? Are vettes still fiberglass bodies? Obviously one shouldn`t park
>> outside if you know it`s going to hail
>> but in Texas, you don`t always know.
>
> Jerry
>
> I should think that if it was indeed "TEXAS" sized hail, there would be
> nothing left of the car but a pile of smoldering rubble.
>
> `Vette`s are just as susceptible to hail damage as any other car, perhaps
> even more so. There is no such thing as a "dent" in fiberglass, and yes,
> new Vettes are still being made of fiberglass.
>
> TomC
> `90 ZR1
>
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