outrigger advice please

[sapper]

Im just about to lower the body back into place after replacing outriggers and I thought I would fill the corners with a silicon type roof sealant.
Simply squirt loads in before the body is lowered, lower the body while its still wet so there are no gaps.

The thinking is it will stop any crud getting in to the areas which end up rotting.
Good idea or bad??
What you think??

[jr6yam]

Sure I read somewhere it's not a good idea
Maybe seam sealer would be a better bet

[s p a c e m a n]

Have a look a bilt hamber s50, thats what I plan to get in the next couple of weeks.

[carsy]

sapper said:

Im just about to lower the body back into place after replacing outriggers and I thought I would fill the corners with a silicon type roof sealant.
Simply squirt loads in before the body is lowered, lower the body while its still wet so there are no gaps.

The thinking is it will stop any crud getting in to the areas which end up rotting.
Good idea or bad??
What you think??

Thats exactly what i did.

[sapper]

carsy said:

Thats exactly what i did.

So did I, loads in so no room for crud

[bobfather]

Good idea but silicon won't work, you need a flexible polyurathane like Sikaflex or Tigerseal

[ExplosiveTrail]

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.27076029...

Dont do it! If any water/crud gets behind there it will rot from the inside out unless you are 100% sure to is sealed. I had silicone, plus fibreglass bodge repair on mine before I bought it and I have had to have a full body off repair done.

I have seen small rubber flapps fitted to stop stones and debris getting in which I have considered, appart from that I am going to keep it clean and wash out reguarly.

Edited by ExplosiveTrail on Saturday 15th June 07:03

[jojackson4]

That looks like the titanic

[GTRene]

Indeed, something like this, or sort of is way better to use, it protects against the first impacts of stones/gravel, so it can not hurt the paint behind it, and or you almost get no dirt behind it.



some more examples in this thread, but watch out, not all are the right solution... ;-)

you have to think like water and stones and mud etc, how they like/want to attack those lovely TVR
legs/outriggers
so you can protect them a bit against that.


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by GTRene on Saturday 15th June 10:04

[SILICONEKID343HP]

Been on three years and not a stone trapped behind..lift up for inspection

[ADM06]

What about covering clean, good riggers with underseal?

[KennyAbarth]

ADM06 said:

What about covering clean, good riggers with underseal?

I seem to remember that when my outriggers were done loads of waxoyl went on. The chassis tubes are still nice and slippy lol.

[jamienshelly]

If you sikaflex the chassis and then lower the body, If you ever want to remove the body you will struggle to separate it without damaging the body. I think the best idea is leave it uncovered and inspect and touch up a few times a year, I would rather clean and touch up something I can see rather than hide it with sikaflex, silicone, tigerseal and or waxoil, and you never know what is happening beneath it.