*H* VETTE PANEL ADHESIVE GAL - Evercoat

The Evercoat 880 H Vette Panel Adhesive GAL is a professional-grade polyester body filler and light-duty panel adhesive engineered for the demanding repairs of fiberglass and SMC composite panels. This specialized formulation is designed to match the thermal expansion properties of composite substrates, ensuring durable, long-lasting repairs with minimal read-through or mapping, making it a critical component for collision and restoration facilities.

Key Features

• Minimized Repair Mapping: Formulated as a non-shrinking polyester filler, it effectively reduces repair mapping, cracking, and bond line swelling, particularly in high-stress composite areas.
• Optimized for Composite Substrates: Designed for SMC and fiberglass panels, this adhesive sands at a rate consistent with the substrate, facilitating clean featheredges and reducing the risk of undercutting.
• Versatile Dual-Purpose Application: Functions both as a primary filler for repairing SMC and fiberglass and as a light-duty, non-structural bonding adhesive, offering flexibility across various repair scenarios.
• Controlled Work Time: Provides a working time of approximately 8–10 minutes, allowing technicians sufficient time for precise application, with full bonding strength achieved in 24 hours to maintain repair schedules.
• Broad Substrate Adhesion: Delivers reliable adhesion to multiple materials including steel, aluminum, galvanized steel, SMC, fiberglass, and most rigid plastics found in modern vehicle construction.
• Visual Hardener Confirmation: Includes a blue cream hardener, providing clear visual confirmation of thorough mixing for consistent curing and optimal repair integrity.

Applications

Evercoat 880 is commonly utilized on Corvette and other fiberglass or SMC-bodied vehicles for a range of panel restoration, surface filling, and non-structural bonding tasks. Typical applications include repairing and refinishing Corvette body panels, effectively finishing seam lines to prevent repair mapping, securely bonding and anchoring backing repair strips, and rebuilding damaged or older fiberglass sections. It can also be combined with fiberglass cloth or mat to patch small holes, recondition damaged composite areas, and prepare panels to a primer-ready finish.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Evercoat
• Model Number: 880
• Product Type: Polyester body filler / light-duty bonding adhesive
• Color: Gray
• Package Size: 1 gallon
• Weight: 13.25 lb
• Working Time: 8–10 minutes
• Full Cure: 24 hours
• Hardener: Blue cream hardener included