Steve, makes it stronger, and better than before.

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments

Hello from Canada where we too say aluminum. Really enjoy your awesome work no matter what it is, house, tractors, trees, landscape, vehicles, it's all good content.

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

TXS

@santyclause8034

3 жыл бұрын

Its not like ya's can't say it right, tis as phonetically hard as "U Ray Knee-um".

Love your videos!! Keep the Lotus content coming!

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments

Always very interesting Steve thanks for your knowledge 👍🇦🇺

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Txs for the comments,

Hi Steve, thanks for another great video. I wonder if you could do a short video about yourself, your background and how you learnt all your many skills, I think many people would be interested. Many thanks from England.

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha, are you serious a video about me ? That would be very boring.... I am just an ordinary guy...who likes to work

@estpst

4 жыл бұрын

see this one? kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIKepdmolKfMfag.html

Really enjoy your channel....California says Hi

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, Great place california and the US in general. Been there many times, in the Van Neys valley... for work

I find it interesting that you chose to add an aluminum panel to the clamshell when it wasn't there originally. And by putting that adhesive between the fiberglass and aluminum, you've almost created a sandwich structure that likely has a much higher moment of inertia than the original. By increasing the stiffness in that one area, the flexibility it provided may be sacrificed. As a result, stresses could increase in other areas and cause potential future problems. Just a hunch, but it's worth noting that increasing strength isn't always the better option, and not always because of weight. It's unlikely to affect too much in an nonstructural piece like the clamshell though. Regardless, I really appreciate your dedication to quality, and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos!

@D3Sshooter

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, yes indeed you have a point...

@WyreForestBiker

2 жыл бұрын

As I watched that was exactly what I thought . Adding strength / rigidity in one area of any structure just transfers stress to other areas . Only sophisticated computer modelling or lots of trial and error can discover the consequences . Taken to the extreme even if the entire clamshell was covered, different forces would then be applied the bracketry / fixing areas . Hopefully in this case it will work well but only time will tell .

Awesome video 👍🏾

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments

Great channel. Well done

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thanks for the video.

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, my pleasure

Hi Steve , in the past I have done repairs to Elise clams and been told to use only Epoxy resin as apposed to polyester resin. I am about to do my own S1 repairs and was heading down the road of Epoxy .. polyester is much more cost effective is that the way to go ?? I was under the impression that polyester resin won't bond well to the epoxy used in OEM clams.

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

DodgyDIYdude , txs for your comments. I do know that the S1 and S2 substance are fudamentaly different in material and build. Where the S1 was more polyester oriented then the S2 . So in principle fixing holes and crarcks should be done with the same material to avoid stress due to differend expansion factors. The alu that i use is just a layer above and not to substitude the fill in. As to the question of poly versus epoxy. . As i cant get the original mix of the S2 product, I use polyesters for boat repair. That works for me.

Hello Steve: what would happen if the aluminum panels or parts being bonded had some holes drilled in so the glue can come through and make the bond even stronger,....do you like the idea or think it would work? I have an idea it would be great to do in hidden areas because it would not look as nice,...

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

70carlton hi, in principle bonding strenght relates directly to the touch surface. The biggee the bonding area. The stronger the bond , so as holes reduce the surface area the bonding will be less. But that is my logic.

Great work Steve..but think of all the additional weight of the aluminium panels! I’m joking ;) , I hope we get to see the top side repair also.

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, yep all that extra weight .... hahaha

Super it came out very well

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Txs

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments

You need to do this in a completely dry environment otherwise moisture will be trapped in the fiberglass. Then after a while the paint will start to bubble. In the factory they bake the clams before painting.

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comments, yes indeed

Hi Steve, your channel is superb! Your video's are superb and the content is superb. I just hear you pronounce "Aluminium" like "Aluminum", it looks like the collective speach disorder of America is contagious. 🤣🤣🤣

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha, well I have been to college in the US, Virginia ... so yes ....txs for the comments

Hi Steve, nice video like all of yours, compliment! I haven't found any video for the external side of the clamshell. I was wondering what filler did you use.

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, I have used a gel filler from dupont

@agrippinogreco4288

4 жыл бұрын

@@D3Sshooter can I ask you to give more details about?

Steve, Always enjoy your stuff. What ever happened to the Elise? Did you finish it? Sell it??

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

I still have it, and soon there is a video on it. It is as good as completed

Could you please provide the linl for the adhesive?

@D3Sshooter

Жыл бұрын

I use the compound for installing glazing in cars together with the metal primer that comes with it,,, Its availabe in most car stores in differend forms

How about a Pord Fuma?

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comments, Pord Fuma ?

I don't understand why you have bonded an aluminium plate in instead of doing it properly by grinding it back and adding new fibreglass. It would not take much longer than what you have done and the panel will be as strong as it was before

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

TXS Tom, just to make it clear. I did add new polyester mats in some area's , but to complete it and benefit from the different advantages of polyester and Alu , I combined it... That just works terrific and it snot just all polyester.... You could do it only with polyester as well.... but that is not me, I do things the way I think its better.. I have tested the bonding method before and it turned out mega strong.... The clamshell is really solid now, I would almost say much stronger then before... But that could just be me thinking it...

@tomallen2401

4 жыл бұрын

@@D3Sshooter the only thing I think is that if the section where you added the aluminium will expand at a different rate, when the panel gets warm, to the rest and might cause cracks to appear. I might be talking bollocks but everything I've read about repairing fibreglass panels says to use resin and matting.

@tomallen2401

4 жыл бұрын

@canuckguy worried as long as the panel has been designed to use additional materials. The Elise doesn't, that's why I was concerned about adding random sheets of aluminium. Anyway it's his car to do as he pleases so I will keep my nose out from now on

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Allen , time will tell. But be aware that all panels are bonded to the chassis of the elise. That joint / bond is not rock hard. Its flexible enough to take the different expansion rate. So i do not see it as an issue. But then again time will tell. Have done it before and never had an issue.

@D3Sshooter

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Allen by all means keep on commenting please. We all different views and that is how we learn. So yes make your comments.