So this 66 Vette had flares and on the front, I am installing the press molded patch panel (from Lee Bumb Composits) with new bonding strip and when cut to fit and screwed in place, it has to be bent under tension to fit.....i.e., when panel is flush with fender below beltline, the top above it pushes into the bonding strip which could be glassed over and VPA on top, or when top is set to fit well, the lower part has to be pulled out to be flush below the beltline. It's not a great deal of tension but it is under more than I would like.
So my question is, is that ok and after glued and screwed (using VPA) will the panel conform over time and take a "set" or will this eventually end of with some kind of cracks?
So my question is, is that ok and after glued and screwed (using VPA) will the panel conform over time and take a "set" or will this eventually end of with some kind of cracks?