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Help Concealing Gap
Ben_Copeland - 23/6/11 at 08:36 PM




I've got a bit of a gap

The side panel is hard up against the chassis, but the nose is slightly too narrow.

Anyone have any good ideas how to hide this neatly? without being obvious....

Dont want to cut the side panel back behind the wishbones, as it took me ages to cut the wishbone holes!

Thanks

Peteff - 23/6/11 at 08:45 PM

Sikaflex Take the nose off and fill the hole then rub the edge of the panel down to taper it in.

fesycresy - 23/6/11 at 08:45 PM

Put some Caterham style carbon canards in front of it.

Would you see it then, that should take your eye off it?

Ben_Copeland - 23/6/11 at 08:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by fesycresy
Put some Caterham style carbon canards in front of it.

Would you see it then, that should take your eye off it?


I was thinking about them, and I think I'll get some anyway. But I'm thinking they are usually further forward and you'll see behind.

Ben_Copeland - 23/6/11 at 08:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Sikaflex Take the nose off and fill the hole then rub the edge of the panel down to taper it in.


Also a good idea, does sikaflex go that hard? Or you just talking about rubbing the fibreglass down?

Peteff - 23/6/11 at 11:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Sikaflex Take the nose off and fill the hole then rub the edge of the panel down to taper it in.


Also a good idea, does sikaflex go that hard? Or you just talking about rubbing the fibreglass down?


Sikaflex was a tongue in cheek suggestion, it gets used for everything. Body filler would be my choice to blend it in.

indykid - 23/6/11 at 11:40 PM

Black sharpie it first and see what it looks like once it's not a white fibreglass edge

What's behind that edge?

Ben_Copeland - 24/6/11 at 03:48 AM

quote:
Originally posted by indykid
Black sharpie it first and see what it looks like once it's not a white fibreglass edge

What's behind that edge?



Behind? Chassis and wishbone brackets. It's sitting tight to chassis.

I'll try black marker first, maybe a small edge trim.