Hood Repair

[Keno306]

Hey guys, just bought an 08 M1000 last night, needs some minor hood repair, a crack above the clutch side of the hood about 10 inches long. I know the most common answer is take it to an autobody, and Ive done that on my M7, but I was wondering if anyone out there has any tips to do it yourself. I want to put a graphic wrap on it eventually so hopefully it will cover it but Im more worried about structural. I was thinking about just applying bondo on the inside of the hood to strengthen it up where the crack is

Any tips?

 

[Iron Horse Racing]

We have used a thin piece of sheet metal on the inside and riveted through the hood and sheet metal, epoxied the crack, just for added strength, then touched up the rivets with white paint, you hardly see them...

 

[0neoldfart]

There is a product made by Dominion at Cdn Tire for plastic bumper repair that works well for most hoods - I've used it in the past with great success on doo s-chassis hoods. You'll need to find out if the material of the hood is compatible with it though...

 

[neilsleder]

Drill about a 1/8 to 3/16 hole in the end of crack that will stop it from spreading. Then find a good epoxy or what oneoldfart said and make sure it's clean!


Sent while sitting on the toilet when I should be working!

 

[E-Zmoke]

Drill a hole at the end of the crack and then drill holes on both sides of the cracks every half inch or so along the length of the crack and stitch her up with zip ties, then put your epoxy of choice over top of the stitches from the inside of the hood.

 

[GYMBRAT]

Take it to a plastic welding shop. I used to take my stuff to Extreme Electroplating when I lived in Etwn

 

[CatMan16]

I fixed this crossfire hood by plastic welding it with a pipeline sealant (not sure if that is what it's called). It's a green stick that melts like plastic that I got from a friend. I beveled the inside edges of the cracks with a dremel then taped the cracks together on the top. Cleaned it well with an plastic prep. Had to add some plastic strips to fill in missing pieces. Then heated the hood and filler stick with a propane torch and filled the cracks from the back side. Cleaned it again with the plastic prep spray. After I had it stuck back together I used a bumper repair 2 part epoxy and fabric across the crack. It took a long time and likely would have been better of with a new hood but I wanted to see if I could do it.

Seems to be holding fairly well considering it was right at the hinge.

 

[mr4speed]

I busted up the side of my hood in pieces. Used this stuff called Q-bond. Found it at a Bumper to Bumper store. Its a type of Crazy glue that comes with a powder to sprinkle on top of the glue. Dries almost instantly. Just sanded it smooth. Has held up for more than a year so far. You could paint over it or cover with a wrap.

 

[Modman]

There is a technique called "metal stitching" that I have used before work. Bend a piece of thin stainless wire (like MIG welding wire diameter) in a zig zag shape (about 3/4" zig zag bends - picture a 10" long string of "W"s together, about 3/4" wide).

Press the crack together as tight as you can get it, then from the inside of the hood, start at one end of the crack, heat the wire up with a torch and slowly press it into the plastic, along the lenght of the crack, keeping the crack in the middle of the "W"s. Once you've got it "stitched", you can go back and heat up the plastic around the crack a little and smooth it over on the inside if you want to strengthen it a little more. Basically its like "sewing" it together, but you don't drill the holes on either side and physically stitch it up, as described above. If you do a good job, the crack will be hardly or non-visible from the outside.

Sorry, no pics but I hope the description is clear. I've done it on windshields lots before....

 

[mur190]

I fixed this crossfire hood by plastic welding it with a pipeline sealant (not sure if that is what it's called). It's a green stick that melts like plastic that I got from a friend. I beveled the inside edges of the cracks with a dremel then taped the cracks together on the top. Cleaned it well with an plastic prep. Had to add some plastic strips to fill in missing pieces. Then heated the hood and filler stick with a propane torch and filled the cracks from the back side. Cleaned it again with the plastic prep spray. After I had it stuck back together I used a bumper repair 2 part epoxy and fabric across the crack. It took a long time and likely would have been better of with a new hood but I wanted to see if I could do it. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/04/e6erujyp.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/04/hu3ama2y.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/04/e5ahyja9.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/04/3yqa8yba.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/04/dety4y5a.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/04/9era7e7y.jpg
Seems to be holding fairly well considering it was right at the hinge.

I as well have fixed hoods with the "pipeline sealant" same ugly green color, i think its called jeepstick, seemed to hold up good.

 

[DDrake]

Smashed my hood on my M7 a few years back and took it to a place called Toms Rubber Bumper. It is on 137 ave just off 170 street. cost me 80 bucks and lasted for the 3 yrs that i kept the sled after.