TBK Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 just wondering what material is best to use for molding the fiberglass kits to the body! Had mine done and guy cant remeber what he used but it has never cracked and pretty flexable but not soft, it was sometype of sandable filler! Reason I,m asking is I have to redo the front spoiler due to having had to remove it to fit on a tow dolly! everything Ive tried cracks with very little impact/stress! but not the bluish looking stuff they used the first time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Not sure, but I would think it would be some type of epoxy. If you don't use some insane amount of catilist, it should be pretty flexible, But would need to be attached to the bare metal surface. If attached to the paint, the "paint" would come off at some point, I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldestzguy Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Read all of RacerX's posts. That is sure to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two40MuscleZ Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Yes, it's time to ask our resident expert body and fender Guru...ERNIE, aka RacerX! He is DaMan! VAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spork Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 I've had pretty good luck with 3M's Truckilne adhesives. Only problem is they take a special gun to apply them. Then use a flexible filler over that so it can handle any slight movement (evercoat makes a flexable filler for bumper covers and things like that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260zShooter Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 I use a product called MarineTex. It is used to repair fiberglass boats. This stuff is so strong, I know a guy that repaired his boat motor with it. The fiberglass will break befor the bond will. It can be found where boat supplies are sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I would think that post of yours would deserve a "sticky" status, as to me it was a great read and helped me a lot informing me one what to and what not to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerrari GTO Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Here is my vote for "sticky" status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bendix Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 just wondering what material is best to use for molding the fiberglass kits to the body! Had mine done and guy cant remeber what he used but it has never cracked and pretty flexable but not soft, it was sometype of sandable filler! Reason I,m asking is I have to redo the front spoiler due to having had to remove it to fit on a tow dolly! everything Ive tried cracks with very little impact/stress! but not the bluish looking stuff they used the first time! I think the better for molding is such some epoxy for it... _________________ Rapid Tooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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