Front Lip Retro-fit, Lot ol’ pics!
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Looks good, now lets see it on the car!
Damn! pretty good detail on that job. Hope to get to that level of accuracy someday!
One thing that’s puzzling me is, why are you using rigid repair materials (fiberglass) on a flexible part (urethane)?
So that it will be strong in those areas, the areas in which the lip was modified do not move worth a bend at all because of the thickness of the plastic behind it.
The only concern I would have is it pulling away from the urethane.. Might hold for awhile, but next time I would use fusor 152 and some backing mesh.
How long does it take you to assemble that booth nex??
Brian, i like the way you work. Lots of attention to detail! But i’d have to
agree with Joe. You may want to consider other materials. It’s gonna cost more,
but charge more!Anyhow, keep posting!
Forgot to mention it does look good!!You kinda remind me of myself about 15-16 years ago. I got heavy into those body kits when I first started out, was very picky! Was nothing to spend 40hrs on a bumper to make it right. I have come a long ways from those days.. Cant say I miss them much! You keep doing fine detailed work like that you could have a good future in this business, or keep it hobby and make a few bucks on the side!! Nice work!
I agree, end result looks awesome, but I also messed around with bodykits, and know how they can be.
One tap against a parking curb, and “pop” there goes your fill job. It looked like when he was filling against the tape the first time it pulled off to start.
Add a little flexibility to it using a similar material and it goes a long way in preventing future problems. When you have dissimilar expansion characteristics between fiberglass and urethane, who knows what would happen.
Now if it had been a fiberglass air dam. he’d be right on target.
I know you’re just starting out, just trying to point you in the right direction.
Installed the lip today and we couldn’t be happier, it is perfect. Job well done, glad I took my time on this one.
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[IMG]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/IMG_8628.jpg[/IMG]Looks damn good! Yeah, don’t listen to these old farts. Do what you gotta do! 😉
b]Joe@FCAB wrote:[/b]
[quote]The only concern I would have is it pulling away from the urethane.. Might hold for awhile, but next time I would use fusor 152 and some backing mesh.[/quote]
I had that concern which is why I glassed the filler to the urethane, but you will see below how I am most likely going to use different materials should a job like this arise again.[b]dturcotte wrote:[/b]
[quote]How long does it take you to assemble that booth nex??[/quote]
With an extra person, about 5 minutes. Takes longer to take it out heh[b]Han wrote:[/b]
[quote]Brian, i like the way you work. Lots of attention to detail! But i’d have to
agree with Joe. You may want to consider other materials. It’s gonna cost more,
but charge more!Anyhow, keep posting![/quote]
Glad you notice the attention to detail! I am going to get some fibertech which was recommend by blover for this exact type of work. Bonds well to this type of material and is flexible. Main reason I use duraglass is because it is what I am to use to when I shape things.[b]Joe@FCAB wrote:[/b]
[quote]Forgot to mention it does look good!!You kinda remind me of myself about 15-16 years ago. I got heavy into those body kits when I first started out, was very picky! Was nothing to spend 40hrs on a bumper to make it right. I have come a long ways from those days.. Cant say I miss them much! You keep doing fine detailed work like that you could have a good future in this business, or keep it hobby and make a few bucks on the side!! Nice work![/quote]
It is definitely a hobby that I enjoy thoroughly, just to be able to shape things to fit and then paint over them as if it came like that from the factory is what I find the most rewarding. I guess it is a compliment if I remind you of yourself =)[b]Kevin Campbell wrote:[/b]
[quote]I agree, end result looks awesome, but I also messed around with bodykits, and know how they can be.One tap against a parking curb, and “pop” there goes your fill job. It looked like when he was filling against the tape the first time it pulled off to start.
Add a little flexibility to it using a similar material and it goes a long way in preventing future problems. When you have dissimilar expansion characteristics between fiberglass and urethane, who knows what would happen.
Now if it had been a fiberglass air dam. he’d be right on target.
I know you’re just starting out, just trying to point you in the right direction.[/quote]
I never take offense to anything and I know some people do. My background is fiberglass for five years now so it is more of a natural material to use fiberglass for reinforcement because I am just so darn use to working it with. At any rate, as stated above, i am going to try some fibertech. Would you recommend anything else. it just so hard to get anything to bond to an edge of plastic and expect it not break off.You can check out Duramix 4247. Its good stuff! Its made for rebuilding broken bumper tabs. Its got some flex to it and sticks really well if you use the 3M ad. promoter that goes with it.
I’ve used lots of the duramix and automix products, and they are a way bigger pain than duraglass. if you can get the duraglass to stick and stay it’s a way easier job. I hope you never hit a curb!
nice work as always Brian.
Use fusor 152, easy to use, dries in 5-10 minutes.
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