'68 Camaro Rear Spoiler Repair

[Mkelcy]

Originally Posted by Roberts68

My only thought would be that rather than just a straight hole id I would reach up in there with a ball shaped burr and create some rings or grooves for the epoxy to fill in. That way you will have your bond in the thread relieves of your studs as well as in the grooves. It only takes a couple minutes, and may be overkill... but short of the epoxy crumbling it will not pull out.

I have read that JB has an insanely high shear strength and it is readily available in many forms.

After reading your post again I gather that you wanted to drill/tap the epoxy. My offering was meant to mount the stud in epoxy. Make sure you have alignment though if you go that route.

I thought about trying to create a wider area lower in the recess, but I feel like I'm already living on borrowed time drilling on a completely painted and ready to go spoiler. I keep waiting to go a touch too far and penetrate the paint.

My sense was that the tapped threads were more likley to fail than the bond of whatever material I use to the spoiler. On an unpainted spoiler, I'd definitely do it your way.