Hi all I need to fix my flares up as they have dipped where the bolts are and look wavey and shithouse.
Question is, to make them smooth like glass again am i better off using bog or a fibreblass resin to fill the dips and imperfections before paint ?
Any advice on products would be fantastic
Thanks
resin or bog to fix flares ?
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, Apr 26 2015 09:20 AM
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 09:33 AM
My concern with the bog is if it shrinks ill be in the same boat and have painted them for nothing
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 09:35 AM
Bog doesn't shrink.
Would probably need a pick to make an informed recommendation.
Would probably need a pick to make an informed recommendation.
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 10:28 AM
Oh wow.
How did that happen? Done up to tight and not supported properly from the back?
How did that happen? Done up to tight and not supported properly from the back?
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 10:33 AM
No idea, came on the car when i got it... personally i just think they were poor quality to begin with.
Ive bought a new set but figure it might just be easier to repair these ones
Ive bought a new set but figure it might just be easier to repair these ones
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 10:50 AM
Has that puckering occurred at every fixing on all four flares?
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 10:55 AM
Fronts are ok, the photo is showing the worst one.... but does dip a little on some of the other fixings on the rear flares.
Should i just replace them or fix them ?
Should i just replace them or fix them ?
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 11:00 AM
I'd be inclined to fix them if that pic is the worst one.
There is the possibility your new set of flares (different manufacturer?) may not line up properly with the existing bolt holes.
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 11:20 AM
Most guys use bog to fix flares
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 11:22 AM
That is what I'm thinking....gonna need a bloody lot though.
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 11:51 AM
Replace them and have them installed correctly. You will put yourself through headaches otherwise.
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 12:50 PM
Something to consider though before attempting to repair the existing flares is what happens to the puckering when you remove them from the car?
You will probably want to remove them to repair and paint them.
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 06:51 PM
Give them a good course rub 80 grit.
Fill some of the whole with some resin and matting. Then bog up the rest of it.
Tape off the guard area with some good plastic etc and do most of the repair on the car.
Then remove to paint. They shouldn't flex to much on removal I wouldn't think.
That's would be my way but these many ways to skin a cat.
Fill some of the whole with some resin and matting. Then bog up the rest of it.
Tape off the guard area with some good plastic etc and do most of the repair on the car.
Then remove to paint. They shouldn't flex to much on removal I wouldn't think.
That's would be my way but these many ways to skin a cat.
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 06:55 PM
How thick are the flares?
Does the dip go away when loosened?
I had some flares that were really thin and deformed with any pressure.
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 07:00 PM
Are they plastic or "glass"?, (hard to tell from pic),if plastic you might get away with gently carefully heating to "reform" the sagged bit to a better shape while fitted then use filler?
If glass, another method will be needed.??
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 07:05 PM
Been thinking about it most the day, im really curious to know what happens if you loosen the bolts off a bit.
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 09:10 PM
just use bog . never use resin as a filler by itself , it gets to hot and depending how thick it is it can boil . You also need a gel coat to make it smooth.
I use to make fiberglass pool filters , all we used to fill dents was resin mixed with talc , witch i think bog is made of ?
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 09:19 PM
TMK pretty much polyester resin + talk yeah, few other bibs and bobs I think.
And I agree, I definitely wouldnt try to fill it with resin.
Try loosening the bolts and see what happens, curious.
cheers.
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 09:24 PM
if it pops out just fiber glass the back of the flare
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 10:19 PM
Resin and micro-balons (it is a bulking agent to make resin into a filler) - what we use on sail boats. Bog isn't a whole heap different, main thing is to braid the surface so it has something to stick/adhere to.
My flares are the same, one day!!!
Edited by Yella-5000, 26 April 2015 - 10:20 PM.
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Posted 27 April 2015 - 07:46 AM
Thanks for the replies. Flares are glass,fairly thick and the dip didnt budge when i took the flare off. Ive got another set of flares so i might just replace the door flare rather than repairing it. The rest can just get repaired where needed.cheers
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Posted 27 April 2015 - 08:08 AM
Do the dimples relax If you loosen the bolts?
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