Gluing panels???

[71bigblock]

The bodyman that was going to put the rear quarter patches on my car said that they can glue them on now, with just as good of results as welding them.  ?  Is that any good?  He aint trying to fool me either, he is related, and a stand up guy.  (Not to mention he's been doing this for 30 some years)   The only drawback I can see is that in the trunk it would be plain as day to see that it's been glued.  Unless I put some filler on it and smooth it out. 

So my question is, whats the deal?  Anybody heard of doing it?   

[MEK-Dangerfield]

I've heard of it, but I'm sorry I haven't seen it to comment on quality.



   Mike

[KellysCuda aircard]

I know of a car that had panels glues on and when they went to repaint, the glue let go in a few spots and was a lot of work to cut out and re do the proper way....welded.

[70RTdroptop]

I think Mopar Muscle had an article about gluing panels on a Roadrunner (?) a while back. Supposedly it worked well with no problems at all.

[Stacked440]

Yeah...if you weld it only corrosion will ever separate the panels again, with glue...could be any number of things...if your putting quarters on, just get them welded.

[71bigblock]

Well, it wouldnt be a whole quarter.  Just a lower panel patch.  Thanks for the info guys, I told him that I wanted them welded when I got the bodywork done, he just said that some people do it that way.   

[dougs bs23]

If you ever watched Muscle Car on Speed, a while back they did a repaid by gluing the panels on, also i seen a magazine atricle of floorpan repairs being glued.   Call me oldschool, but I think welding is still the best way to go

[72hemi]

A lot of repair, especially on new cars is glue on panels. It works really well from what I hear, but there is no substitution for welding in my opinion.

[Super Blue 72]

Hmmm... I do this with model cars and it works..... 

I have heard of manufactureres using a bonding process on new cars vs welding.  I wonder if this is the same?  Jaguars come to mind when I think of this practice.

[HP2]

We use an adhesive in my company that has replaced riveting on some assembly process'. The glue has a 3000psi shear strenght. Our testing showed material yeild before the glue would release. However, if the surfaced isn't prepped and it is just slapped on there, forget it.

[Lunchbox]

Do it like the factory did.

I would glue a quarter on a car today that won't be worth nothing in 10 years i.e Kia cars etc. But on a muscle car that will hopefully be around till days end...I say weld. 

Lunch

[Aussie Challenger]

   In Aussie several manufacturers glue their cars together, this is one of the reasons that there is that plastic strip on the roof of new vehicles. A friend in his panel shop, when one of these vehicles comes in he uses the correct glue suitably prepped, but pop rivots in several places just to be sure.
  Me I will always weld.

[jeryst]

I talked with a guy last year that glued the quarters on his 70 Cuda. They look perfect and he is very happy with it. I guess the big advantage is that you can save youself a lot of money if you don't weld. I was just wondering what the glue is?

[ted]

its a special two part expoxy.

[Wang]

DO NOT GLUE..  I have used all the Major names ... Fusor.. 3M.. Duramix... SEM.   All of them will hold the panel on, BUT the repair will pull a line where the patch is at,
especially when in the sun.  I have seen cars where guys have glued aftermarket skins  at the top of the body line,, results are poor, you can see a seam, sorta like 70's
Vettes.

Glue is used for holding around the wheelhouse, front leading edge of a quarter where it wraps around inside the door jamb, along the rear by the trunk floor extension,
or if you are installing a full door skin.  Even in these instances I still put a few tacks with a mig just to ensure no failure.