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Old 09-14-2003, 12:29 AM
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Stress cracks sounds like the correct diagonosis.

A bad paint job, too thick, might also be what is seen.

Stress cracks can be caused by the things that were mentioned earlier but my theory is that they are due to internal stresses from the fiberglass curing at different rates for the thicker areas around the scoop, or due to the hole for the scoop opening causing the glass to shrink around the hole at a slightly different rate.

Fiberglass, like concrete, never stops curing. It is 99 and 99/100% cured in an hour, but that last tick takes a long time and, in my humble opinion, causes the internal stressing leading to the "stress cracks".

Some of it may be due to workmanship in not having perfectly uniform layers of cloth, during the layup, or from the resin/catilist mixture being slightly varied fom the start to the finish of a panel causing different cure rates (times) in one area.

The only cure I know of is to sand (grind) them out and fill the area with compatable material, cure it properly, and re paint.

Paint and body professionals may have a different suggestion.
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