Fiberglass...Wat a pain!!

[Peejay]

So yday I went to Autostyle to buy splitters for my baby. Paid R250. Sanded them down and got em ready to paint yday afternoon. This morning I left them on the floor in the sun to get em warm for paint, the sad parrt comes now....ended uo driving over the RHS one by mistake. So much for splitters. Anyways anybody no how to stick fibreglass?

 

[Hennie van Wyngaardt]

Get some fiberglass and some resin

 

[Hellas]

So yday I went to Autostyle

I think I see the problem here...

 

[tcal69]

unlucky bro...

 

[Peejay]

Went to the hardware and bought a sheet and resin. Sorted out. But should have just bought plastic ones!!!Eish!!!

 

[Hennie van Wyngaardt]

Fiberglass will last longer than plastic and its easier to fix

 

[Peejay]

Fiberglass splitters will last longer? I tought that the plastic ones would have been more flexible and wont crack. Anyways its late for me now already have the fiberglass ones

 

[Hennie van Wyngaardt]

The paint will crack easer on the plastic ones remember at high speeds the splitters will have to be very strong with the wind force

 

[Prev]

The plastic ones hold up very well .... i have them on my car (not painted). They cost a bit more but are worth it in my opinion.

 

[moranor@axis]

if you get the right paint... plastic will be better you just have to get paint that can flex and the right primer

 

[Rennzport]

Plastic > fiberglass anyday

 

[Truvalu]

Fiberglass floats better...

Feel your pain...

 

[Phumi]

i got rubber splitters which in my opinion are better than fibre glass and plastic

 

[moranor@axis]

what paint can you use on rubber that wont crack?

 

[Phumi]

dont know, mine came in black so there was no need to paint it.

 

[Peejay]

I dont think any paint would work. Even if you have plastic primer on rubber is would still crack

 

[moranor@axis]

i know you can use road paint to paint tires... but it comes in very limited colours...