The attic will hit R80. Brazelton is doing much of the traditional renovation work himself, with the help of his father and a few friends. He sleeps inside the unheated, unfinished house on a cot, sometimes with the family's two dogs for companions. The more complicated work is being handled by a professional builder, Ryan Stegora.
Go with an aluminum patch. Use aluminum rivits or screws. Avoid stainless or other metal screws due to the interaction of different metals. Use a sealant like 3m 5200 or Boatlife. Do not use fiberglass to patch aluminum. It just doesn't hold up well.
You'll want a supply of fiberglass cloth, resin and catalyst, bondo, and high-build primer, too. This project takes several days to complete, but can be done in perhaps 8 hours of actual work. You need to leave time for the resins and bondo to harden between steps.ere's the crack in the fiberglass of the About.com Project 1977 Corvette. We'll show you how we fixed it!. Photo Credit: Photo by Jeff Zurschmeide. One of the projects that every restorer of an old Corvette eventually has to tackle is a crack in the fiberglass.