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plastic wheel arch flares A new design.Comments please
chuggaman:
We are in process of a new design of a discovery and rangerover extended flare.
I would be gratefull if you could comment please on your likes or dislikes.
Thanks to amalfi for the designs.
mike
Budgie:
I chose plastic but, being more flexible makes them harder for normal car paint to stick too.
On the plus side for the fibreglass ones, they are easy to repair if they do get damaged!
From this:
....to this in a day & half (allowing for the resin to go off and paint to dry)
chuggaman:
thanks for your help budgie.....
the sample i have in my hand is certainly as stiff as the fibreglass ones on my disco......
but its half as thin..........
if i stamp on it it pops back into shape....
mike
imspanners:
If the plastic ones were flexible, they'd be on my Disco tomorrow! :wink:
Boomer:
Re the comment about paint not sticking to plastic wheel arces: if they are made of poly propylene (as most car bumpers etc are) then the trick to make the paint stick is to BRIEFLY pass an open flame over the area to be painted, this opens up the surface to allow the paint to key. One pass only is required, subsequent passes kills the surface and paint won't stick. This process is used in industry to enable painting of poly prop parts.
PS Don't tell anyone, it's a trade secret !!
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