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86IROC&2010SS · 03-10-2009, 11:02 PM

How much, if any, of the camaro body panels are fiberglass? On my '86 IROC, the front and rear pieces are fiberglass, and I've had problems with paint flaking off. (The car has been repainted, so it's not the original paint) Are all body panels on the 2010 version metal?

Thanks

CanadianCamaro · 03-10-2009, 11:09 PM

no fiberglass

metal and plastic as far as I know

DET MUSL · 03-10-2009, 11:13 PM

Front and rear facias are plastic, the rest is sheet metal.

Vash · 03-11-2009, 12:01 AM

The paint flaking from a repaint has nothing to do with the body material.

fierodeletre · 03-11-2009, 03:16 AM

It can if the wrong paint is used. Some of the older GM plastics were pretty flexible and would crack and spiderweb, eventually peeling off. Ask any fiero owner.

FirstLSK · 03-11-2009, 05:40 AM

They don't use much fiberglass anymore.

I believe that any non-metal body panel will either be a thermoset polyurethane or a SMC type of "plastic".

garfin · 03-11-2009, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by CanadianCamaro

no fiberglass

metal and plastic as far as I know

I believe the hood is aluminum.

Best regardSS,

Elie

Txturbo · 03-11-2009, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by fierodeletre

It can if the wrong paint is used. Some of the older GM plastics were pretty flexible and would crack and spiderweb, eventually peeling off. Ask any fiero owner.

The paint is all the same on a BC/CC. You have to add flex agent to the clear coat for the flexible pieces. If it is single stage you add it to the paint.

Andro · 03-11-2009, 08:51 AM

fiberglass is a thing of the past pretty much abs plastic I think

Mr_Draco · 03-11-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 86IROC&2010SS

How much, if any, of the camaro body panels are fiberglass? On my '86 IROC, the front and rear pieces are fiberglass, and I've had problems with paint flaking off. (The car has been repainted, so it's not the original paint) Are all body panels on the 2010 version metal?

Thanks

GM hasn't used fiberglass in about 15 years. In the mid '90s GM went to a polyurethane plastic.

Mr Twisty · 03-11-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 86IROC&2010SS

How much, if any, of the camaro body panels are fiberglass? On my '86 IROC, the front and rear pieces are fiberglass, and I've had problems with paint flaking off. (The car has been repainted, so it's not the original paint) Are all body panels on the 2010 version metal?

Thanks

Your bumper covers are plastic, not fiberglass.

Txturbo · 03-11-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

GM hasn't used fiberglass in about 15 years. In the mid '90s GM went to a polyurethane plastic.

4th gens had some fiberglass on the roof panel and possibly the hatch. the doors also maybe be some type of fiberglass.

*radz28* · 03-11-2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Txturbo

The paint is all the same on a BC/CC. You have to add flex agent to the clear coat for the flexible pieces. If it is single stage you add it to the paint.

There are some paints out there that have the flex agent in them already (higher end Duponts and PPGs); like you said: there are some you have to add. I think the single stages are the lesser expensive, for the most part, and require one to add the flex.

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Originally Posted by FirstLSK

They don't use much fiberglass anymore.

I believe that any non-metal body panel will either be a thermoset polyurethane or a SMC type of "plastic".

I believe the SMC is sheet molded composite and was used in the doors, roof, and hatch on the 4th Gens (hoods on the SSs and WS6s). The front and rear covers, along with the fenders, were the poly' stuff. Those SMC panels could be repaired close to how one would repair fiberglass to my understanding. The poly' panels would sometimes require the use of epoxies and urethanes to bind them and hold them together.

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Originally Posted by Txturbo

4th gens had some fiberglass on the roof panel and possibly the hatch. the doors also maybe be some type of fiberglass.

Yeah - I think the doors and hatch (and hoods on the top models) were the type of fiberglass (SMC) you're thinking of. OH - the spoilers too.

I think it's great we have all metal panels (minus the bumper covers) now. I'm not excited they add weight, but I like that they give me a better feeling of quality, and not the feeling I'm driving a Saturn. It's too bad that that metal weighs more though.

03-10-2009, 11:02 PM	#1
86IROC&2010SS Drives: 2010 SS, '86 IROC, '06 G6 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 51	How much "fiberglass"? How much, if any, of the camaro body panels are fiberglass? On my '86 IROC, the front and rear pieces are fiberglass, and I've had problems with paint flaking off. (The car has been repainted, so it's not the original paint) Are all body panels on the 2010 version metal? Thanks

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DET MUSL Let's Go Wings! Drives: 2005 Cobalt SS/SC Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 313 View My Garage	Front and rear facias are plastic, the rest is sheet metal. __________________ Current Ride 2005 Cobalt SS/SC Mods: GMPP Stage 2 K&N CAI Vibrant Racing Muffler Carbon Fiber Hood w/ SS style scoop Black Wheels Best 1/4 Mile Time 13.8 @ 101.4mph

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Vash Drives: 00 Blazer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,100	The paint flaking from a repaint has nothing to do with the body material.

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fierodeletre Drives: 02 WS6 TA, 88 Fiero Formula Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Utard Posts: 296	It can if the wrong paint is used. Some of the older GM plastics were pretty flexible and would crack and spiderweb, eventually peeling off. Ask any fiero owner.

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FirstLSK Dude, I love my car !!!! Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS white rally Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: DFW Posts: 811	They don't use much fiberglass anymore. I believe that any non-metal body panel will either be a thermoset polyurethane or a SMC type of "plastic".