Restoration of inner fender Splash Shield

[TomoHawk]

I'm about 1/2 finished with the first splash guard.

There was a longitudinal crack at the top of the arch. and a couple cracks at the front, where the bolt is, and near where the headlamp wire goes through.

I first tacked the crack together using GOOP, and then used a cut-up antifreeze jug to form a patch, or backing piece. The patch was heated to the softening point with a heat gun, then placed over the crack, and formed to shape with a dry rag. The patch was then glued on the back of the part so it will not be seen. The patch was oversized to provide strength to the old, thinly-made splash guard.

I will do the same with the crack at the front; you just have to move quickly to get the backing piece to form well to to the splash guard.

Since the clips for the fender arch lip are not available, I will probably use a clip for electronics, such as below.

[Guest armandjones82]

I think you need to continue to paint up the Engine Splash Shield in order to really get the style of it going. In order to make it look good, and to make it clean as well.

[TomoHawk]

If you could get one in Polyrethane, it would be great. I bet everybody would have them on. the only problem is that no one makes those for the S30, and the only ones you can get are steel, used and probably rusted too.

thxZ

[sblake01]

Tomo, he's a spambot from the Philippines. Note the syntax of the post and the cheezy link......

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Edited August 13, 2010 by sblake01