ED, MAKE SURE the people that are going to do the repair use a VACCUUM
INJECTION EPOXY, that cures with a UV light. The reason?? I recently had a
repair done and all the bone head did was poor some superglue type epoxy on
the split, stick some tape on it, and 5 minutes later scrape off the excess.
The crack can still be seen, though 50% of what it was, and cannot be
repaired again.
I used a different company on my '99 RT a year ago, and they did the
following: Drilled into the center of the crack/moon, cleaned with alcohol,
then compressed air. Then applied a suction cup to the crack, and used a
vaccum pump to pull out all of the air in the crack, then applied the UV
epoxy through the suction cup--- the vaccuum drew the epoxy completely into
the crack, then they used a UV light for 1 minute to cure the epoxy.
Trimmed with a razor blade, the crack was 99.99% gone (only a small 'hair'
mark could be seen from 1 angle, and nothing from the rest).
Sam '00 RT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Ed Halterman
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 9:13 PM
> To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: First ouch. !@#$%^&*(*&^%!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
> Grady, I have a $100 deductable on my ins, and the repair will be about
> $40, or so I was told. We'll find out tomorrow!!
>
> Ed "Olznut" Halterman Sunland, Ca
> '01 Dakota Quad Cab 4x4 SLT+ 4.7L V-8, Auto, Bright Silver LOADED!!!!
> '66 Olds F-85, 5.4L V-8, will have 350hp Soon to be Intense Blue!!
>
> http://community.webtv.net/OLZNUT/WelcometoOlznuts
>
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