TM 9-2320-363-34-2
HOOD SMC REPAIR (CONT)
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USING RAZOR KNIFE, CUT SECTIONS OF WOVEN FIBERGLASS CLOTH (18) TO FULLY COVER
GAP (11) BETWEEN HOOD (12) AND PATCH (10), ALL AROUND PATCH (10). FIBERGLASS
CLOTH (18) SHOULD OVERLAY ABOUT 3/4 IN. (19 mm) ON BOTH SIDES OF GAP (11).
USING WOODEN STIR STICK AND MEASURING IN SPOONSFUL, MIX EQUAL VOLUMES OF
MAGNOLIA 58 A AND B EPOXY RESINS ON CLEAN SHEET OF GLASS, METAL, OR SECTION OF
SCRAP LAMINATE. MIX 15 SECONDS.
USE STIR STICK TO SPREAD THIN LAYER OF MIXED EPOXY RESINS OVER SCUFFED AREA
ON UNEXPOSED SIDE OF REPAIR.
LAY CUT SECTIONS OF FIBERGLASS CLOTH (18) ON REPAIR AREA, CENTERED OVER GAP
(11). USING STIR STICK, FIRMLY PRESS FIBERGLASS CLOTH (18) INTO EPOXY TO
COMPLETELY SOAK FIBERGLASS CLOTH (18).
APPLY ANOTHER LAYER OF EPOXY RESINS OVER FIBERGLASS CLOTH (18).
AFTER 2-5 MINUTES, EPOXY WILL START GELLING. IT MAY TAKE MORE TIME IN COOL
TEMPERATURES, LESS IN HOT TEMPERATURES.
NOTE
For smoother surface, press piece of masking tape, wider than repair, directly
over wet epoxy and smooth before epoxy hardens. Tape can be removed when
epoxy sets up after 15 minutes.
AFTER BODY FILLER HAS HARDENED, SAND UNEXPOSED SIDE OF REPAIR AREA TO SMOOTH
FLAT SURFACE, IF REQUIRED.
REPAIR DAMAGE ON OUTSIDE SURFACE OF HOOD, AND PAINT SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.
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