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what are the stock skirt & fbars made out of?

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So what are the stock skirt & fbars made out of?

The reason I'm asking is I need to repair some cracks. Everyone says to fiberglass it up. But if you use the wrong resin, all that hard work is just going to come off when the road gets a little bumpy.

I know epoxy only sticks to epoxy, and for polyester and vinylester you should their respective resins...

Anyone got any ideas?

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Hi!

I do not know much about the resins and that but when I used to get it for our company (we made custom panels) I just told the guys at the fibreglass workshop what we were doing (Kirkside in Perth) and they were really helpful. They even sent their expert over to help us make models of a protoype firbeglass shell for a sportscar.

So the best bet would be to take it to one of these types of workshops, and they will show you what you are after, how to mix it and everything!

This is my opinion anyway, if you want to do it yourself, and learn about it for future reference! :D

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The bumper and side skirts are usually made out of a plastic called ABS. There will be some form of branding on the inside of the product confirming this. Just look for the ABS lettering. The plastic is injection moulded and can be repaired using any quality polyester resin two part system(resin and catylist) The trick is to get the oriniginal parts super clean with a good quality acetone. Just remember : no clean, no stick ! Then you need to get the original parts back together and find a way to hold them there then brush a thin coat of catylised polyester resin on the area, wait till it starts to gell . Then apply a layer of fiberglass or another very strong material on the gelling surface ,squeezing or rolling it into place. the let it cure completely. To finish it off mix up some more resin and paint it over the rest of the exposed fiberglass and let cure.

Now If your head hasnt exploded by now from all that info you should be right

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