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Kris TD

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9th Jan 04 at 13:28

how have people done it? glue on, then use fibreglass matt over the top then blend that?

wezjax

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9th Jan 04 at 15:11

what arches?? plastic or fibreglass??

J da Silva

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9th Jan 04 at 15:46

i'd just bond em flush the best u can, if u smooth em into bodywork the heating temps will be different to original bodywork, good chance of cracks

Kris TD

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9th Jan 04 at 16:51

plastic archs, ie standard ones.

wezjax

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9th Jan 04 at 18:39

i'd put loads of tigerseal on the reverse of the arch then bolt back on. then get the plastic filler and smooth in.

i aint a pro mind so i could be miles out

trile and errors the best way

Kris TD

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9th Jan 04 at 19:00

yeah sounds like a good idea, what ill probs do is use trim adheasive aka tigerseal, bolt on inthe places it can be, then use bumper fill in the recess gap then fibreglass mat over the top and about 4 inchs up the door then blend that in, ohwell its worth a try if it cracks i can redo it, lol.

wezjax

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9th Jan 04 at 19:03

quote:
Originally posted by Kris TD
if it cracks i can redo it, lol.

thats my line of thinking

Kris TD

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9th Jan 04 at 19:08

i always do that, lol. only way to learn, i would rather have to do it twice than pay someone hidious amounts of money to do it for me.

wezjax

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9th Jan 04 at 19:09

can you not make a fibreglass copy of the plastic arch?? would be easier to fix then.

Kris TD

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9th Jan 04 at 19:12

i suppose i could cover the existing ones in cling film, cover them with fibreglass mat, wait till it dries, they take the plastci arch off, blend the fibreglass one on then fill up the back with expanding foam and skim over that with fibreglass too.

mattyboy199

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9th Jan 04 at 20:30

what u really need is a set of metal formed arches which won t move

Kris TD

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9th Jan 04 at 20:32

true, but i cant be arsed with that

i only do very low milage anyway and most of that is around town.

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