Intertherm A/C shroud

[Tom Warner]

Wow Fred I assumed you have a fiberglass shroud. If you have a plastic one
then weld it back to like new. I have a heavy duty Leister Triac S air
welder that I use to shrink heavy double wall shrink tubing when I make new
battery cables(I am doing it now). it can also be used to weld all kinds of
plastics. I do not have the tip for welding plastic but I am sure I can get
it. Its amazing how easy it is to weld plastic of almost any kind now.
Somewhere I have a lot of information on exactly how to do it.

Tom
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY

At 12:31 AM 6/14/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>I tried this with some Bondo Home Solutions All Purpose Fiberglass
>Resin on a test area that I had scuffed well. The resin did not
>adhere to the shroud. Is it possible that the resin will not adhere
>to the plastic used in the shroud?
>
>
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner wrote:
> > II believe if I had a shroud that was falling apart and a
>replacement was
> > not available I would remove it, fiberglass the inside and then a skim
> > coat to the outside and paint it. Has anyone tried it? I had the same
> > problem with my chassis A/C condensor which is mounted on the roof
>of older
> > Bluebirds. I made a pattern from the old shroud and made it out of
> > galvanized 14GA metal. Primed it with acid etching primer and
>painted it.
> > Cant tell the difference between the old or the new except the new
>has no
> > dents and bangs.
> >
> > tom
> > 1982 FC35
> > Vernon Center,NY
> >
> > At 05:15 AM 6/13/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> > >That's right. Hardly noticeable. I never painted the cover. If I
>had one
> > >would not know the difference at all.
> > >
> > >Curt Sprenger '87PT38, Anaheim, Calif.
> > >
> > >
> > >randydupree wrote:
> > >
> > > >curt,can you even see the differance from the ground? the sheep
>fence helps
> > > >hide all that stuff so well.....randy
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Curt Sprenger"
> > > >To:
> > > >Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:28 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Intertherm A/C shroud
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Fred,
> > > >>I made an AC shroud for our '74 bird when one AC cover went
>south. The
> > > >>AC was original and worked great....I could not see replacing a good
> > > >>unit. I made the cover of aluminum...it had no rounded corners
>but did
> > > >>have angles...and looked fine. The home made cover wasn't the
>prettiest
> > > >>but it was cheap...cost me about $30.00...I have the tools to
>make it. I
> > > >>called a tin shop and they would make a cover for around
>$240.00. You
> > > >>might check in your area.
> > > >>
> > > >>Curt Sprenger '87PT38, Anaheim, Calif.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>fred89sp wrote:
> > > >>
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>Yahoo! Groups Links
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[Tom Warner]

Fred this might give you an idea of what you can buy:
http://www.factoryreconditionedcatalog.c...lding.html

Tom
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY

At 12:31 AM 6/14/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>I tried this with some Bondo Home Solutions All Purpose Fiberglass
>Resin on a test area that I had scuffed well. The resin did not
>adhere to the shroud. Is it possible that the resin will not adhere
>to the plastic used in the shroud?
>
>
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner wrote:
> > II believe if I had a shroud that was falling apart and a
>replacement was
> > not available I would remove it, fiberglass the inside and then a skim
> > coat to the outside and paint it. Has anyone tried it? I had the same
> > problem with my chassis A/C condensor which is mounted on the roof
>of older
> > Bluebirds. I made a pattern from the old shroud and made it out of
> > galvanized 14GA metal. Primed it with acid etching primer and
>painted it.
> > Cant tell the difference between the old or the new except the new
>has no
> > dents and bangs.
> >
> > tom
> > 1982 FC35
> > Vernon Center,NY
> >
> > At 05:15 AM 6/13/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> > >That's right. Hardly noticeable. I never painted the cover. If I
>had one
> > >would not know the difference at all.
> > >
> > >Curt Sprenger '87PT38, Anaheim, Calif.
> > >
> > >
> > >randydupree wrote:
> > >
> > > >curt,can you even see the differance from the ground? the sheep
>fence helps
> > > >hide all that stuff so well.....randy
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Curt Sprenger"
> > > >To:
> > > >Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:28 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Intertherm A/C shroud