rx7locost wrote:
Are you trying to cover scratches? or dents?
24 ga aluminum is hardly a film. It is 1/2 the thickness of my aluminum skin. As such, it would be hard to make it conform to and stick to the "existing less than perfect tub skin". I laminating in the flat, you might get delamination when bending the bonded composite. Or if trying to cover existing bodywork, you might have issues getting it to form tight to the existing skin in the corners. I don't think there is enough material there to cover the traditional sides, rear and hood of a Locost.
In answer to your question, I aspire to have a polished "tub" one day. Mine has body filler and fiberglass patches under the paint hiding old issues. Polishing what I have would not be an option. At the very least I need to strip and re paint soon. I saw the polished sheet and thought wow, then Hmm... I was toying with covering existing skin - 90 degree at bottom edge, and forming over top. Perhaps VHB and some type of adhesive? No re-riveting though, mine is structurally sound. I'm afraid it might be too big of a risk / experiment though.