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Re: hail
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 10:23:27 -0700
From: Tom Crabtree <spam(at)sucks.com>
Subject: Re: hail
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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
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>>rob wrote:
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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
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
From: Barking Rats <noemails(at)myemail.com>
Subject: Re: hail
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 13:16:13 -0700
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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
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> 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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From: "GeorgeC" <spamdump(at)dyb.com>
Subject: Re: hail
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Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 16:45:51 GMT
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Two things-
As someone else pointed out, that was a light shower. I remember in 95 the
Ft. Worth (I worked there then) storm with 6" hail. Pea size, most cars will
weather that just fine.
Also, you need to fix the NOT part. Life`s too short to NOT have fun.
For my one car that is not in the garage I have a plan for work and a plan
for home where I can get it to a place where it will be safe from hail. But
you need to have an early warning system (weather alerts) and the ability to
cut and run.
When I lived in Colleyville, TX (near Ft. Worth) the place was Baylor
Hospital lot
-GeorgeC
92 Red/Red LT-1
<Jerry> wrote in message news:61mu715882pmfu9cgassj52hefckuo45o3(at)4ax.com...
> 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.
>
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