fiberglass side skirts

[myseatcupra]

does any one know. the best way to fit them.. i know i have to glue them on. is sekaflex a good glue to use? and do i bare the metal or just flat the paint off or stick it on as is?
any help would be great.

 

[L7 KVV]

It should come,or be available with a primer you swab on over the paint. But we use this stuff in work for fiting windows, it drys VERY quickly and is near impossible to remove.

 

[myseatcupra]

how do you mean.. to key the paint ? or to glue the skirts on. and whats it call

 

[L7 KVV]

to key the surface, dont know what its called or how it works. But ive seen the stains it leaves on fresh paint wen spilt. Im sure it will stick without this though.

But 1 example, a new fitter put a skirt on an astra, wasnt aligned properly, but it was tea-time (more important obviously) came back 15mins later and couldnt get it to budge. Hada cut it off and repaint quarter panel

 

[myseatcupra]

do you ruff the paint up or just leave it as it is?

 

[L7 KVV]

we would leave it as it is, just incase you decide to remove them later

 

[myseatcupra]

the info's great mate. one other thing what sort of filler or sealer would you recomend as i want to blean them in. but dont want it to crack

 

[L7 KVV]

Oh well if you are going that far, and you wil have to repaint quarters and sills I would scratch the surface as you will need it for the filler to stick. P40 filler to start with, to give you the build, then p38 for a finish.

Or if you are just talking about a bead along the edge so there is no gap, the likes of the window bond would be fine. Smooth it along with a wet finger and use panel wipe/white spirits, not thinners, to remove excess.

 

[myseatcupra]

ok cool this window bond is that a typo or is that what its called. ive done a search and cant find it. once again thanks for the info

 

[L7 KVV]

the sikaflex or others like it