The Exige needs some small fiberglass repair before I sell it. (nothing on the actual body, just external parts)
one of my side scoops was a bit crushed at the last San Diego nat. tour event and a little piece broke off.
Also the front splitter has some hair line cracks in the clear coat.
The cost of fixing these small issues is out of control.
If I can get any help on this it would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Small Fiberglass repair
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Re: Small Fiberglass repair
They'll either look like home made repairs or, their expensive pro attempts. 
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Bill Schenker did good work on my Elise. Then a small paint spray from a painter.
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Re: Small Fiberglass repair
cool
I just bought a new side scoop
so now I just need it painted.
I just bought a new side scoop
so now I just need it painted.
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Re: Small Fiberglass repair
Dude, just take the price of painting the scoop off the price i am going to pay you , so scoop is ??? Painting = $40,000.00
And then we can just do the paper work, right ?????
And then we can just do the paper work, right ?????
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Re: Small Fiberglass repair
really nice glass work is easy if you're patient and have lots of time.
what's hard is getting it right the first time. good news is that fixing mistakes is the same as fixing damage - see point #1. you won't get decent results unless you take your time and really really think your way through the job first. even then, you'll probably realize five major improvements as soon as you're done.
carve out the area with a sanding disc on an angle grinder - remember that all new material has to have somewhere to go or it's going to show. add some glass and sanding resin (NOT laminating resin!) to the area then mud over the mess and blend well - I really like mixing micro-balloons with the resin for DIY mud. lotsa high-build primer and lotsa 400grit sanding. then shoot with good quality paint. have had good results with spray cans from http://stores.sanleandrocolor.com/StoreFront.bok" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - they'll sell catalyzed paint in a spray can that actually works better than my harbor freight gun. <shrug>
if you're really in a hurry - http://www.solarez.com/index.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is available at most surfboard shops.
what's hard is getting it right the first time. good news is that fixing mistakes is the same as fixing damage - see point #1. you won't get decent results unless you take your time and really really think your way through the job first. even then, you'll probably realize five major improvements as soon as you're done.
carve out the area with a sanding disc on an angle grinder - remember that all new material has to have somewhere to go or it's going to show. add some glass and sanding resin (NOT laminating resin!) to the area then mud over the mess and blend well - I really like mixing micro-balloons with the resin for DIY mud. lotsa high-build primer and lotsa 400grit sanding. then shoot with good quality paint. have had good results with spray cans from http://stores.sanleandrocolor.com/StoreFront.bok" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - they'll sell catalyzed paint in a spray can that actually works better than my harbor freight gun. <shrug>
if you're really in a hurry - http://www.solarez.com/index.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is available at most surfboard shops.