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Old 06-16-2009, 06:37 PM   #2
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Re: My repro hatch adventure

I started by separating the two halves of the hatch, just at the bottom. Once I did that I realized that this fiberglass isn't at all bendable. I then cut slits at either end of the hatch to allow it to move. Still wouldn't bend so I took a grinder and cutting wheel to the entire length of the hatch between the two slits grinding down the fiberglass. Now it would bend a bit but not stay in place. So out came the heat gun. Putting a fair amount of heat into it allowed me to bend the fiberglass and get it to stay in position, clamping it and letting it cool allowed it to stay in that form.










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