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Subject:
Re: hail
From: "rob" <r(at)r.com>
Subject: Re: hail
Lines: 45
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 14:35:15 GMT
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Its a plastic, reinforced with glass fibers.
"Bob I" <birelan(at)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:7adge.2564$rt1.1156(at)fe04.lga...
> Sorry rob, but you need to read up.
>
> "Since its debut in 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette has sported a body made
> of lightweight panels of fibreglass-reinforced sheet molding compound
> [SMC].
>
> Today, most of these SMC body panels are made in Shelbyville, Ind., by the
> Reinforced Plastics Division of GenCorp, Carmel, Ind."
>
> From
> http://www.pcoating.com/getarticle.cfm/User_ID=913237/articleid=1505
>
> rob wrote:
>> I use my c5 convert as a daily driver. I`ve been in several hail storms
>> here in the DFW area. No damage. And the C5 is not made of fiberglass.
>> "Tom Crabtree" <spam(at)sucks.com> wrote in message
>> news:58KdnU5Vdf7cc-LfRVn-og(at)sunset.net...
>>
>>>Jerry wrote:
>>>
>>>>First off, I`m NOT a vette owner but having just gone thru a hail
>>>>storm yesterday in Texas, I wondered if the hail (pea size) would hurt
>>>>(make pock marks) in the newer corvette bodies if parked in an open
>>>>area? Are vettes still fiberglass bodies? Obviously one shouldn`t park
>>>>outside if you know it`s going to hail
>>>>but in Texas, you don`t always know.
>>>
>>>Jerry
>>>
>>>I should think that if it was indeed "TEXAS" sized hail, there would be
>>>nothing left of the car but a pile of smoldering rubble.
>>>
>>>`Vette`s are just as susceptible to hail damage as any other car, perhaps
>>>even more so. There is no such thing as a "dent" in fiberglass, and yes,
>>>new Vettes are still being made of fiberglass.
>>>
>>>TomC
>>>`90 ZR1
>>>
>>
>>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 10:23:27 -0700
From: Tom Crabtree <spam(at)sucks.com>
Subject: Re: hail
Lines: 62
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rob wrote:
> Its a plastic, reinforced with glass fibers.
> "Bob I" <birelan(at)yahoo.com> wrote in message
And this is different from "FiberGlass" just exactly how?
Straight from the dictionary:
fiberglass:
n : a covering material made of glass fibers in resins [syn: fibreglass]
TomC
`90 ZR1
> news:7adge.2564$rt1.1156(at)fe04.lga...
>
>>Sorry rob, but you need to read up.
>>
>>"Since its debut in 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette has sported a body made
>>of lightweight panels of fibreglass-reinforced sheet molding compound
>>[SMC].
>>
>>Today, most of these SMC body panels are made in Shelbyville, Ind., by the
>>Reinforced Plastics Division of GenCorp, Carmel, Ind."
>>
>>From
>>http://www.pcoating.com/getarticle.cfm/User_ID=913237/articleid=1505
>>
>>rob wrote:
>>
>>>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
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
From: Barking Rats <noemails(at)myemail.com>
Subject: Re: hail
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 13:16:13 -0700
Lines: 32
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In article <6aCdnWnYFc7roh_fRVn-uw(at)sunset.net>,
Tom Crabtree <spam(at)sucks.com> wrote:
> rob wrote:
> > Its a plastic, reinforced with glass fibers.
> > "Bob I" <birelan(at)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> And this is different from "FiberGlass" just exactly how?
>
> Straight from the dictionary:
>
> fiberglass:
> n : a covering material made of glass fibers in resins [syn: fibreglass]
Wasn`t the formulation changed in the last decade or two? Seems they
changed to a different compound that used initials as the name - like
"RPG composite" or somesuch. I seem to recall some bodyshop education
efforts about repairing the new material.
Here`s waving to ya - ||||
Owen
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