 Heat Gun question, how to use this baby |
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 Feb 20, 2007 - 12:39 AM
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Trying to fit my skirt and its really a toughie. its an invader skirt. I cant make it stick into the car. Huge gap, something seems to be preventing it from fitting into place. Probably the door area, how do I use the heat gun to make it fit and mold it into place?
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Feb 20, 2007 - 11:05 PM
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theres buncha ways to bend fiberglass with a heat gun...i prefer to heat it from the inside (backside) of the skirt adn wait til it gets soft but not soft enogh that the fiberglass will melt...and then jus slowly bend it to your liking....
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Feb 21, 2007 - 11:32 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 28, '06 From Brooklyn, New York Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
yay its fitted now
 so now I can sell it lol
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Feb 21, 2007 - 3:34 PM
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QUOTE(DeW_H0e_GT @ Feb 21, 2007 - 4:05 AM) [snapback]528893[/snapback] theres buncha ways to bend fiberglass with a heat gun...i prefer to heat it from the inside (backside) of the skirt adn wait til it gets soft but not soft enogh that the fiberglass will melt...and then jus slowly bend it to your liking.... any1 else got any more tips? wear thick gloves 
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Feb 21, 2007 - 3:52 PM
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QUOTE(LeonStryfe @ Feb 21, 2007 - 11:32 AM) [snapback]529018[/snapback] yay its fitted now so now I can sell it lollols....mind telling us how u did it?....we wanna see pics as well....
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Feb 21, 2007 - 4:07 PM
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QUOTE(DeW_H0e_GT @ Feb 21, 2007 - 3:52 PM) [snapback]529119[/snapback] QUOTE(LeonStryfe @ Feb 21, 2007 - 11:32 AM) [snapback]529018[/snapback] yay its fitted now so now I can sell it lollols....mind telling us how u did it?....we wanna see pics as well.... Fiberglass does not become soft like plastic does! I taped my side using a heat resistant tape. This way, my paint doesnt get scratched up. Then I tried fitting it again. It fits but it had gaps, nasty gaps it seems that the top part of the skirt that goes inside the car isnt fitting well. It's hitting the the body part of the car. So i heated it inside to a point that its semi soft and forced it in there. when it stucked to the car i just heated areas and forced it to bend BECAREFUL and use gloves... IT GETS HOT... very hot!. This worked ecause the area that I did this in is thin. If you are to try this with a thick piece, its not gonna work as well. Also, if you want the kit to stick permanently used industrial glue if you dont want it molded. I will be taking a pic once I get it painted
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