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olly22n said:
bob1179 said:
olly22n said:
I reckon this ones fixable
Good man! I reckon some decent glue and a bit of 'back to black' or something might just to the job. Though to be honest I don't have the first clue when it comes to restoring old rubberised spoilers!olly22n said:
bob1179 said:
olly22n said:
I reckon this ones fixable
Good man! I reckon some decent glue and a bit of 'back to black' or something might just to the job. Though to be honest I don't have the first clue when it comes to restoring old rubberised spoilers!olly22n said:
S3_Graham said:
I saw some rubberised paint or something in B&Q during the week. That could work? Glue wise For interior trim in general at work we use stuff called 1300L, it's a contact adhesive it's pretty strong!
I was thinking super glue?On the big split and was going to araldite some threaded bar in it to strengthen it up a bit.
olly22n said:
S3_Graham said:
Super glue will stick it, but it'll be solid and have no 'give' in it. Rubber adhesive will bend with the rubber and you get time to move it about a bit if it doesn't line up! + super glue goes everywhere as its so thin. How will you get the bar in without ripping it in half completely?
Only 3" or so either side.Re: glue - will it need to bend? Plenty of spoiler else where to take up the flex, shirley?
http://www.vikingtapes.co.uk/p-872-3m-1300l-scotch...
I'll give them a ring in the morning and see what's what.
You could do with a smaller tin than a litre if you are just mending that one split.
Would Sikaflex 221 do it? I've just got some off EBay for £8ish.
http://www.uksealants.co.uk/downloads/Sikaflex-221...
You could do with a smaller tin than a litre if you are just mending that one split.
Would Sikaflex 221 do it? I've just got some off EBay for £8ish.
http://www.uksealants.co.uk/downloads/Sikaflex-221...
olly22n said:
Re. Sikaflex, that doc, it's all gobbleaduke to me. Same stuff as 1300?
No. It's more like a very sticky black silicone sealer. A lot of bodyshops use it for sticking on badges, sideskirts, spoilers and so on. I'm not sure how good it would be on rubber.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321033046390?ssPageName=...
S3_Graham said:
I've just rung up. It's only available in 1 litre tins.£23.63 + VAT.
Munter said:
Would the stuff you get in push bike puncture repair kits be appropriate/cheaper?
Vulcanising rubber? Hmm would that distort it? I used some of that black silicon-y stuff to glue a splitter on my polo years ago. I could possibly decant some from a tin here Olly, not sure how quickly you need it though?Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff