Mo
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... i want to blend my gsi arches and side skirts into the panels to give it a smooth effect but bodyshop has recommended not to do it, cause it will crack eventually and he can't gaurantee his work.
Basically cause your bonding plastic to metal and the car has vibrations & 'flex' when driving it will cause it to crack.
Personally i think it looks better smoothed in, but i don't want to keep getting it repaired.
Should i take the risk?? Or just get the pieces colour coded?
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dna23
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Colour code 
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Robin
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colour code.
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richysport
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mine been done for the last 5 years and been fine there a pic to give u a idea
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Mo
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my cars arden blue, so heres a pic with it not smoothed in.
and Richy's (above) is smoothed in
[Edited on 25-08-2006 by Mo]
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Adam_B
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i personally would not smooth it in. waynes was a fucking nightmare 
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Rob B
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Richy - When i saw yours at PVS it was proper cracked dude 
[Edited on 25-08-2006 by Rob B]
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STEvieXE
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u could do it n if its a disaster would be easy enuff to put back to normal altho would need a repaint n the price of getting it done. on average to do a gd job ur talking a day a wheelarch...
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mav
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don't blend them in personally i think it looks crap....and add cracks onto that a wee while down the line and even worse.
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STEvieXE
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i love it but decided against it for my xe project. but i will do one eventually but prob remake the archs out of metal or just a different cars archs welded in
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DaNnY_LaD
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Here's my custom smoothed flared archs and they was done 3 years ago and there fine...
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DaNnY_LaD
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
don't blend them in personally i think it looks crap....and add cracks onto that a wee while down the line and even worse.
O thanks MAV 
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
don't blend them in personally i think it looks crap....and add cracks onto that a wee while down the line and even worse.
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woodwardsbodyshop
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if done properly then it should last a long time, if the guy in bodyshop can't guarantee his work then find a place that does smoothing in alot and they'll do a better job
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Graeme
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Richy - When i saw yours at PVS it was proper cracked dude
i was just gona say that, i saw it at another show at pod and they were cracked loads
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BeArDy
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quote:
Originally posted by woodwardsbodyshop
if done properly then it should last a long time, if the guy in bodyshop can't guarantee his work then find a place that does smoothing in alot and they'll do a better job
From what your saying it will last a long time but not forever........
so can you guarantee it will never crack?
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mav
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quote:
Originally posted by DaNnY_LaD
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Originally posted by mav
don't blend them in personally i think it looks crap....and add cracks onto that a wee while down the line and even worse.
O thanks MAV
sorry  if done right it can look good..like yours  and if it doesn't crack it's a bonus...I just expect cracks thats all. if after 3 years no cracks then   
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woodwardsbodyshop
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
quote:
Originally posted by woodwardsbodyshop
if done properly then it should last a long time, if the guy in bodyshop can't guarantee his work then find a place that does smoothing in alot and they'll do a better job
From what your saying it will last a long time but not forever........
so can you guarantee it will never crack?
no one can guarentee it will never crack, it will defo crack after time, but the better its done the longer it won't crack for
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Graeme
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
quote:
Originally posted by woodwardsbodyshop
if done properly then it should last a long time, if the guy in bodyshop can't guarantee his work then find a place that does smoothing in alot and they'll do a better job
From what your saying it will last a long time but not forever........
so can you guarantee it will never crack?
its impossible to say it will never crack cos at the end of the day its fiberglass and filler and if enough pressure is put on it, it will crack easily!
and if a person makes a gaurentee that it will never crack then tbh they are not that clever cos it will eventually!
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woodwardsbodyshop
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like i've said above, no matter how good its been done it will crack one day
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DaNnY_LaD
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Yeha most likely mine will crack one day but i bolted,boned,Skimmed,Fibreglassed then fillered on my archs and they dont move the only weak spot on my car is near the door on the skirts as thats the bit that get the most wear and tear..
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Mo
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Ok i've decided to against the blend in, cause i don't wanna keep spending £££ on the bodywork as i need to work on the engine too.
Watch out for this space...
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Mo
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Thanks Guys
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RichR
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if its done properly it will "NEVER" crack
unfortunately in the bodyshop/car modifying world very few people know how to do it properly - infact few even know how to use GRP/FRP properly and refer to P40/fibrefill as fibreglass which it simply isnt
be wary of a normal bodyshop doing jobs involving fibre/glass reinforced plastics
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richysport
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Richy - When i saw yours at PVS it was proper cracked dude
[Edited on 25-08-2006 by Rob B]
yeah it's cracked where the arch meets the bumper but but the arches are sound
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