Molding Body Kit to body?

[TBK1]

just wondering what material is best to use for molding the fiberglass kits to the body! Had mine done and guy cant remeber what he used but it has never cracked and pretty flexable but not soft, it was sometype of sandable filler! Reason I,m asking is I have to redo the front spoiler due to having had to remove it to fit on a tow dolly! everything Ive tried cracks with very little impact/stress! but not the bluish looking stuff they used the first time!

[hls30.com]

The only thing I can think of is compound used to repair the flexible bumpers and body parts. It takes paint well, and has some "give".

Will

[TBK1]

any idea what it is called or where to obtain, only thing Ive found is bono type crap!

[hls30.com]

Go to a real bonafied paint and body store-forget Autozone, Cragens, Kmart, Walmart, find the Napa Paint store, the Martin Senior dealer, The Dupont AutoColor Store or the or the like. Check the (ahem) phonebook(if you can find one) under automotive paint, or paint, automotive depending on who put together your phone book.

Will

[EScanlon]

What you are looking for is called "Flexible Bumper & Plastic Patch"; kind of an obvious name, and the last can I saw had in fact been made by the "Bondo" manufacturing brand group, under the Mar-Hyde brand. So since you don't like that stuff...you're out of luck.

Marson is another brand, that also produces a flexible filler, but most body shops also call it "bondo". Maybe because it IS manufactured by Bondo. So again, you're SOOL.

"Bondo" as a product has been around for so long that it has become part of the body-man's lexicon as a "genericized trademark".

In fact, IIRC, Bondo brand was one of the FIRST body filler replacements for the Lead Solder technique which is difficult to master and more noxious to people than Bondo is. That's why it's name is synonymous with body filler...regardless of who manufactures it.

Additionally, the Bondo company has bought up many smaller companies...that still produce body filler under their original name...simply to get away from the perceived "bondo crap" stigma of people who don't know how to use it properly.

Look at the problem's you've had, and imagine that you had sold the car immediately after "fixing" it. When your "repair" started showing it's weakness due to bondo being used improperly, the new owner would be calling YOU an IPO and bitching about the "bondo crap" you stuck him with.

So since you don't like Bondo, go get a bunch of bubble gum, start chewing and as the flavor wears out, stick it on the car and while it's still soft blend it smooth. Anyone who has ever looked under the seats at a public school will attest to how hard gum gets with time...until you try to remove it. Then it gets flexible as heck.

With time you'll have filled in the cracks with a flexible substance that you can be sure will remain flexible...all the while flapping your jaw about the "Bondo crap" you avoided.

Don't take offense, I don't mean this as a personal attack.

It is just incredibly difficult to try to help people who have this misconception of the product, and object when you mention you would use it on their car.

Bondo used properly, is no more problematic than using paint stripper...again, when used properly and knowledgeably. But like paint stripper, if used improperly...it can be a real nightmare.

FWIW

E

[mikemeade]

I've always heard people mention using corvette panel adhesive in relation to fiberglass flares and such... I'm not sure where you would find it though.

[TBK1]

thanks for the info guys!

[EZ-E]

Read through this thread on Hybridz.org. It is very informative and should tell you all you need to know. If not just pm or email RacerX, I'm sure that he could assist you in your needs.

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=80057&highlight=fiberglass+metal+adhesive