How hard is it to repair them?



I've got a nice notch in the center of mine....


And I read the sticky, but it's a bit vague about things that have material missing, ad there was some dispute as to the best method blah blah.. Im trying to decide whether I should spend the money to grab a fresh front gfx piece or whether this is entirely fixable... If fixable I'll just post pone it to another day, but if it's not I want to go ahead and grab a fresh part while they're available.

But from reading the thread far worse has been supposedly repairable and it really doesnt look too bad to me... I just am not sure what "material" will suffice to fill in the missing part.

 

you can fix it, just use fiberglass and epoxy (some flexible epoxy) and build up the area and then sand it down. i did the same thing to my chipped areas.

 

I agree with gramps you can fix this. its not in to bad of shape at all. If I ever needed a new one I would buy one in this condition from a yard and repair it myself.

 

Yeah it's easily fixable.. Put something behind it [fiberglass mesh cloth or even like duct tape] then mold it to specification on the front.. My buddy bottomed my car out and snapped one of my GFX in half, and I just fiberglassed it back together and it looks fine.

 

If you want to get completely and totally **** about it,Glass it as they said up above Patch the gelcoat and repaint the entire front end. The experts won't even know.

 

Thanks guys!

 

Is it cracked at all or just scuffed up a little? If it's scuffed....don't use fiberglass. The front ground effects is made form urethane. If you fiberglass it...and it bends in anyway...it's just going to crack. 3M makes a 2 part flexible epoxy for flexible parts. It allows the repair to flex.


If it's cracked:

Scuff up the back of the crack and surrounding area REALLY well. Apply the
3M epoxy, lay down a layer of fiberglass, then apply one more coat of the 3M epoxy. Although your using fiberglass as a "backing" it won't crack because of the 3M epoxy. Then "V" out the crack, scuff up the area really well, then apply the 3M epoxy. Sand down the epoxy, then do your basic body work (using flexible filler) and your done.

You can fix it however you want, but the way I describe lasts and it won't crack.

 

id either one plastic weld it or two....put mesh behind it and use a product called Norton Speed Grip on the top. Level it down via sanding....and whoomp there it is....im in the autobody trade