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crawlerdan · « **on:** Jun 17, 2005, 07:44:57 PM »

has anyone ever heard of stress fractures on the 4runners fiberglass tops? i sanded all the "texture" off my top to paint it, and found some small cracks. the truck has only been offroad twice in its history.,(ive only owned it for a few months) any ideas?

CTENG in KS · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 17, 2005, 07:55:28 PM »

Probably made with polyester resin...not the strongest stuff. Best fix is to v-notch the fractures and fill with a nice tight weave glass cloth and some epoxy two part resin.

WHITE_TRASH · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 17, 2005, 08:20:50 PM »

If you find a good sized crack be sure to drill the ends of the crack so the chances of it reoccurring are lessened.

crawlerdan · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 17, 2005, 11:04:39 PM »

i fixed em all like cteng said, itll be fine, was just wondering if anyone else has experianced this $Beer Chug\'n$

Skinny_Pedal · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 18, 2005, 12:20:50 AM »

i did. but only after the 3/4ton had its way with it

CTENG in KS · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 18, 2005, 10:48:51 AM »

I have never seen it on the Yota top, but I used to refinish yachts in college and the older ones were done with poly resin, saw cracking and delamination all the time.

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	Author Topic: stress fracture? (Read 1336 times) 0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic. crawlerdan Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 1319 Posts: 4,770 Member since Feb '05 stress fracture? « on: Jun 17, 2005, 07:44:57 PM » has anyone ever heard of stress fractures on the 4runners fiberglass tops? i sanded all the "texture" off my top to paint it, and found some small cracks. the truck has only been offroad twice in its history.,(ive only owned it for a few months) any ideas? Logged CTENG in KS Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: -501 Posts: 4,295 Member since Jun '04 ^Alfred the Great Re: stress fracture? « Reply #1 on: Jun 17, 2005, 07:55:28 PM » Probably made with polyester resin...not the strongest stuff. Best fix is to v-notch the fractures and fill with a nice tight weave glass cloth and some epoxy two part resin. Logged IFS is best kept at ambient temperature in a pile of scrap in the backyard. When kept under a functioning vehicle, it tends to greatly diminish said vehicle's offroad ability. -reklund5 4Runner: http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=4580.0 Beastmaster: http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=34339.0 WHITE_TRASH Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 679 Posts: 6,277 Member since Feb '03 Don't blame me, I didn't vote for this crap. Re: stress fracture? « Reply #2 on: Jun 17, 2005, 08:20:50 PM » If you find a good sized crack be sure to drill the ends of the crack so the chances of it reoccurring are lessened. « Last Edit: Jun 17, 2005, 11:13:24 PM by WHITE_TRASH » Logged Full hydro, 186:1 with an auto and 44's what could go wrong?? crawlerdan [OP] Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 1319 Posts: 4,770 Member since Feb '05 Re: stress fracture? « Reply #3 on: Jun 17, 2005, 11:04:39 PM » i fixed em all like cteng said, itll be fine, was just wondering if anyone else has experianced this $Beer Chug\'n$ Logged Skinny_Pedal The 2.5K Group Turtle Points: 89 Posts: 2,833 Member since Apr '04 work so I can support my lifestyle Re: stress fracture? « Reply #4 on: Jun 18, 2005, 12:20:50 AM » i did. but only after the 3/4ton had its way with it Logged Im an OG CTENG in KS Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: -501 Posts: 4,295 Member since Jun '04 ^Alfred the Great Re: stress fracture? « Reply #5 on: Jun 18, 2005, 10:48:51 AM » I have never seen it on the Yota top, but I used to refinish yachts in college and the older ones were done with poly resin, saw cracking and delamination all the time. Logged IFS is best kept at ambient temperature in a pile of scrap in the backyard. When kept under a functioning vehicle, it tends to greatly diminish said vehicle's offroad ability. -reklund5 4Runner: http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=4580.0 Beastmaster: http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=34339.0