goodfellow
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whats the best way of fixing the combat 2 kit wides arches?
and whats best to smooth them in wiv
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Basscrazy
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sickerflew to hold them on then fiber glass then smoothe off with filler
p.s will crack allways with them if totally smoothed in
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goodfellow
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where can i get the sickerflew from
im not smoothin them completely to the car im ajuct gonna get rid of the join line where they will meet the bodywork
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Basscrazy
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sorry sickerflex
and just beed it so its tidy (similar to how you would run silicone sealer round a bath etc just for example)
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goodfellow
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so where can i get this sickerflex stuff from then
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MR2Mike
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the fibreglass and filler WILL crack btw. seriously.
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stevegreetham
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any motoring shop really. Tigerseal is an alternative but stickerflex is the daddy
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goodfellow
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so whats the best stuff to smooth them in with then
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Basscrazy
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quote: Originally posted by Basscrazy
sorry sickerflex
and just beed it so its tidy (similar to how you would run silicone sealer round a bath etc just for example)
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RichR
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it wont crack if I did them!!!
but then again I dont use that "pink shit in a can" most people use for "fibreglassing" things together
quick question - for anyone thats done the arches themselves - how much if any body work do you have to cut away - as I lined a set up and the back especially seemed as though they required a lot of trimmed bodywork
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jamesw
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im fitting some to mine soon im also not smoothing in totally, my last skirts were smoothed in with fibreglass and filler, were also held on with tiger seal and expandable filler behind, and you could litterally kick them and they were solid, a year down the line it had just started to crack.
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hitman2k
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MINE are smoothed in had mine fitted on car over 3years ago and is drivern everyday and has never cracked at all! aslo got air suspention and on the lowest sitting it catches the arch but still no sign of a crack!
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goodfellow
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so fibreglass will b ok to smooth them in
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Sly_SRi
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I fibreglassed some bolts onto the inside of each arch then bolted them through into the old holes. you can't use all the holes as they don't all line up but just 3 or 4 will hold it strong, then you can tiger seal it and smooth it
[Edited on 20-02-2006 by Sly_SRi]
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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RichR
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goodfellow - it depends on the emthod and you definition of fibreglassing - mine does not include "filler" or "P40" hence why I can guarantee them not cracking - plus I use a 0,45,90 and under over laminating process - I doubt you'll have the correct facilities to do it properly by yourself
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goodfellow
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if ur on about fibreglass matting i got all that aswell
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Ben ev
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mine were drilled and riveted then fibreglassed and filled and aint cracked a year and counting.
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