material fenders made of
Asked by tucktanner Oct 19, 2018 at 04:04 PM about the 1992 Cadillac DeVille Touring Sedan FWD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I have a crack in the front passenger side of fender on my 1992 Deville. I have
tried to repair it using epoxy and fiberglass cloth and condo, but crack comes
back. Had thought about a plastic welder (local shop has one) but need to
know the material the fender is made of to know if it will work. Can't find
anything about material used.
4 Answers
tucktanner answered 6 years ago
Not steel. They are made out of either a plastic, PVC or something. There may be steel someplace below, the the surface area is a plastic of some kind and is split from where it angles into the engine area, accross the top of the fender and about an inch toward the wheel well
I owned a '93 DeVille and, to my knowledge, all sheet metal was steel. I doubt if your '92, which was basically the same stamping, is any different and I suspect that your problem was created by some type of body filler used by a previous owner.
tucktanner answered 6 years ago
You are correct, the 1993 fenders were made with sheet steel. However, the 92 Deville's were not. they are a plastic material, non metal. My question remains, what kind of plastic material were they made of?
