Intertherm A/C shroud

[fred89sp]

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:
> > >>