DIY - Repair STi / Ultrex lip
#1
Posted 06 October 2011 - 03:20 PM
This lip has a few large cracks through it and has snapped the centre bracket off.
Materials needed:
Sandpaper 80 - 400 grit.
Fibreglass kit
Body filler kit
Dremel
Matt / Satin black paint
Start by roughing up the area that is going to be fibreglassed with 80 grit sandpaper. A rough surface will help the resin hold even more.
Clean the area free of dust with some mineral turps / Prepsol, etc.
Cut the fibreglass matting to shape to cover the damaged area with approx 150mm past the edges of the damaged area. any excess outside the lip is easily trimmed later.
Position the lip in a way so that the cracks are aligned.
Mix the resin as per the instructions and brush on a layer of resin to the area to be repaired.
Lay the fibreglass matting over this and then apply more resin to the top of the matting with a brush spreading it out until the matting has gone transparent.
I let this cure for 24 hours before turning the lip over and repeating this process on the bottom crack.
Once this cured, trimmed the excess matting off to the lip edge.
Use a Dremel to V the cracks to allow a better area for the body filler to adhere and sanded the area.
Mix the body filler as per the instructions and overfill the Dremeled channel.
Sanded back the body filler and then gave the area a few coats of primer filler.
I made up a proper alloy centre bracket, measured off a genuine STi lip....
A coat of paint and an Ebay STi badge and no ones the wiser.
Repaired areas...
Finished...
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#2
Posted 06 October 2011 - 06:03 PM
i'll keep this in mind if it happens to mine!
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#3
Posted 06 October 2011 - 06:30 PM
Not a good quality photo but all I got on my phone hahaha.
They're gonna do exactly as you are, fibreglass, bog, respray and fit.. all for $250.
Get out of my thread.
#4
Posted 06 October 2011 - 07:17 PM
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#5
Posted 06 October 2011 - 09:58 PM
If I told you I was a compulsive liar, would you believe me?
#6
Posted 06 October 2011 - 10:05 PM
Damn, you better drive more carefully.
Blame Sydney potholes 30cm deep.
Get out of my thread.
#7
Posted 07 October 2011 - 02:23 AM
Blame Sydney potholes 30cm deep.
Learn to dodge them better!
#8
Posted 07 October 2011 - 07:53 AM
ahhh the potholes, i smashed a side skird on one the other night.Blame Sydney potholes 30cm deep.
#9
Posted 09 October 2011 - 09:43 AM
Blame Sydney potholes 30cm deep.
Move to Melbourne.
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#10
Posted 09 October 2011 - 09:49 AM
I should have done this to my lip, I gave it to shaz instead LOLs.
#11
Posted 01 April 2012 - 04:36 PM
#12
Posted 06 April 2012 - 01:10 PM
I have almost completed another one that was actually in 2 pieces. Came up perfect though.
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#14
Posted 07 April 2012 - 08:40 AM
Heres a pic of the one I finished yesterday. It was in two seperate pieces......
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#15
Posted 13 February 2013 - 03:25 PM
thanks
mitch
#16
Posted 13 February 2013 - 03:34 PM
can i ask what paint you use, or if you use anything else to help the paint flex? mine wont stop cracking and its driving me nuts
thanks
mitch
I have this flex paint at home... Cant remember wat its called but will update when i get home
#17
Posted 13 February 2013 - 03:39 PM
I have this flex paint at home... Cant remember wat its called but will update when i get home
cool, thanks heaps. i have tried septones acrylic stuff as well as duplicolor's bumper coating but both have cracked on me.
#18
Posted 10 April 2013 - 09:56 AM
Blame Sydney potholes 30cm deep.
i know that feel...
Also curious what brand of paint because all the paints i use crack when i scrape because the lip bends
you can see the chips that came off in the middle and the nice long hairline crack on the right.
its frustrating.
#19
Posted 10 April 2013 - 04:55 PM
Wanting to buy/looking for: single genuine STi rim, genuine STi front lip, Corazon or Zero/Sports grille and another OEM grille
Can you hook a brother up? Please contact me now. I have cash ready.
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#20
Posted 01 May 2013 - 11:28 PM
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