Ben_Copeland
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 posted on 23/6/11 at 08:36 PM |
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Help Concealing Gap
 
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 
Ben
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/6/11 at 08:45 PM |
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Sikaflex  Take the nose off and fill the hole then rub the edge of the panel down to taper it in.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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fesycresy
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| posted on 23/6/11 at 08:45 PM |
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Put some Caterham style carbon canards in front of it.
Would you see it then, that should take your eye off it?
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 23/6/11 at 08:52 PM |
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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.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 23/6/11 at 08:54 PM |
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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?
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/6/11 at 11:11 PM |
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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.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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indykid
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| posted on 23/6/11 at 11:40 PM |
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Black sharpie it first and see what it looks like once it's not a white fibreglass edge
What's behind that edge?
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 03:48 AM |
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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.
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