88V8 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 The car will be V8 powered on Saturday, when it's towed by The Shed for a trip to the welder. Removed the spoiler for access to the towing eyes - found the front edge of the spoiler is distorted and split along the seam for about 4". No signs of impact. The spoiler is hollow, and quite thin. Doesn't look feasible to glue. Is there any way of mending it, or a company that can do this economically, or should I look for another one? Ivor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 The car will be V8 powered on Saturday, when it's towed by The Shed for a trip to the welder. Removed the spoiler for access to the towing eyes - found the front edge of the spoiler is distorted and split along the seam for about 4". No signs of impact. The spoiler is hollow, and quite thin. Doesn't look feasible to glue. Is there any way of mending it, or a company that can do this economically, or should I look for another one? Ivor Ivor there are companies around that do plastic bumper repairs and I would have thought they would have the technology to repair it. Look through Thompson local or yellow pages. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pinky Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 The car will be V8 powered on Saturday, when it's towed by The Shed for a trip to the welder. Removed the spoiler for access to the towing eyes - found the front edge of the spoiler is distorted and split along the seam for about 4". No signs of impact. The spoiler is hollow, and quite thin. Doesn't look feasible to glue. Is there any way of mending it, or a company that can do this economically, or should I look for another one? Ivor Hi Ivor i had a similar problem they are made of polythene cant glue it paint it or fill it i settled for a new fiberglass one from rimmers 80 pounds this wasnt very good, had to rubbed down, filled, the end of the spoiler turns slightly, i had to reinforce this with a metal plate laminated into the spoiler to stop the bolt pulling through i then sprayed the spoiler the same colour as the car at least now if it gets damaged i can make a repair pink Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Try a soldering iron to 'melt' the repair together Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Millward Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Hi Ivor, I can't help with the spoiler repair (I just bought one off Ebay for $60 AUD. Which car is now V8 powered?...I'm intrigued... Cheers Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Goldthorpe Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 From a chatgroup, regarding the repair of an ABS motorcycle fairing... "I bought a ABS pipe union at lowes, maybe 3 or 4" size, put it in my lathe and turned a lot of stringy shavings. You can use some other tool to do that if you don't have use of a lathe. Note, I cleaned the lathe area real good to avoid contaminating the ABS with metla chips and oil. I cleaned the area around the hole, inside and out, and roughed the edges up with 60 grit sand paper. Cleaned are with tack rag and let it dry. I took the shavings and by experiment figured out the right amount of acetone to add to make a paste. If you add too much wait about ten to thirty minutes and the acetone will evaporate. I put a piece of stiff brown wrapping paper on the outside of the bag held with duct tape to block the hole, making it as smooth as possible, and then used a small putty knife to 'fill' the hole on the inside. 24 hours later removed the paper and did a little sanding to make it smooth, same for inside. So far, one year into the repair they look good and are functional. It would be harder on the outside of the bag where the pebble finish is harder to duplicate. The color was a perfect match. Note: read about safety in handling and breathing acetone. Also, I started this 'research' using ABS pipe cement from teh hardware store. That worked for tiny holes like for screws. I recall it taking several coats, been a number of years ago. The Acetone technique filled holes worn through from the shock towers that were several inches long. Also, you can leave this abs/acetone mix to dry in an aluminum cookie sheet and make sheet material in any thickness for custom projects. It comes out very strong and flexible." Worth a shot, I guess. Basically dissolving the plastic in a solvent, getting the goop into position and letting it set. Acetone shouldn't be hard to get - paint shops should have that. Rmemeber safety - don't smoke, don't drink it, fumes etc, etc, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Hi Ivor, I can't help with the spoiler repair (I just bought one off Ebay for $60 AUD. Which car is now V8 powered?...I'm intrigued... Cheers Tony Hi Tony, he is going to tow it with the V8 Landrover, aka "The Shed", thats why it will be temporarily V8 powered.. Ivor, what about just replacing it with a new one ?. Both TRF and Moss over here sell them and I believe they are plastic/poly and not fiberglass. I assume you can get the same thing from Moss UK. Stan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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