what you mean by fibreglass matt??
thanks

[Edited on 23-01-2004 by daveyboyuk]

wat my idea of how to do it was which i may do

1. cover the arch and about 6 inchs up the car with clingfilm
2. lay about 4-6 layers of fibreglass matt over the top of the arch
3. take it off and remove the plastic arch
4. fill the back of the fibreglass arch with expanding foam
5. glue the fibreglass arch where it would normally bolt on
6. lay another couple of layers of fibreglass matt over the arch and up onto the body work, oh sand the paint off too, down to the metal.
7. blend this onto the wing and 3/4 panel
8. skim over with filler
9. paint.

I think the guy means does the paint work on colour coded plastic arches crack

you could take the plastic arch off, cover it in cling film using it as a mould by fibreglass matting over it.

im not that talented i dont think :D

u dont
u jus cut metal n shape it urseldf

so how cud u get a mould of arch .....??

for metal?

it sounded like you were suggesting keep origoanl arch

:lol: itl melt the plastic n drip onto the metal :lol:

just remove plastic arch put metal one there weld it on and smooth it in.

btw i weld everyday so i no you cant weld to plastic :lol:

i agree wi adam, but id widen the arches by an in first with a block of wood and hammer, then weld them and smooth them, u really need a top quality welder then u use as little filler as poss!

why would you have weld to plastic??

u cant weld to plastic tho fella already thought of this

i would match the arch using matal and weld on and smooth in

claire r
robertio
koni
all have them ask them
theres more but forgot names

just wondering have you got any stress cracks ??

did you stengthen the arches before you smoothed them??