car350z Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I have to admit... I screwed up. I have a Varis CF front lip and when I was parking at Tesco's, I went a tad bit too far and hit the curb There CF lip now has a crack and the scratching removed much of the resin on the underside. Is there a way to repair that kind of damage without a huge visible difference? Is it possible to sort of fix it with some kind of transparent fibre glass or so and then put some resin back on to keep the gloss? Or would it be easier and better to buy a new lip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 scratches can be sorted with a bit of nail polish, but the crack is another issue. it could be reinforced from behind with Fibre glass, but depending on the thickness depends on if it will go back on the car. personally its a fibreglass repair and a paint job, you'll loose the CF finish, but it will look good as new. could at least do the proper repair and sell it on, then buy a new CF one if the CF finish is so important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 personally its a fibreglass repair and a paint job, you'll loose the CF finish, but it will look good as new. could at least do the proper repair and sell it on, then buy a new CF one if the CF finish is so important. +1 fill it and repaint it gloss black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 you could repair it then prime it. there was a trade stand at castle coombe last year at the japfest show who simulate cf effect in anything. they used a diping service. the finish was fabulous. you could check online for these service, then send off your primed item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Doesn't rtbiscuit do graphics dipping? On topic of "Just buy another one" it's gonna be quite hard as it seems to be very hard to source Varis CF lips at the moment. You might have to opt for a different lip or bumper altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 i do dipping, but i'm waiting for the temperature to increase as it makes spraying easier. i can use my local bodyshop for the painting, but that of course pushes the prices up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P19DRO Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Is the carbon cracked or is it just the epoxy thats cracked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car350z Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 I'm afraid the carbon is cracked in one place, and the epoxy is scraped off on the underside on a couple of inches :-( What is this "dipping"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taras Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I'm afraid the carbon is cracked in one place, and the epoxy is scraped off on the underside on a couple of inches :-(What is this "dipping"? I can help you with this. Sending you a PM now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I'm afraid the carbon is cracked in one place, and the epoxy is scraped off on the underside on a couple of inches :-(What is this "dipping"? Hydrographic Printing. http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hydrog ... =firefox-a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taras Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 car350z did you get my pm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P19DRO Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I'm afraid the carbon is cracked in one place, and the epoxy is scraped off on the underside on a couple of inches :-(What is this "dipping"? Hydrographic Printing. http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hydrog ... =firefox-a I just had a look at that there, never heard of it before but it is pretty sweet what they can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car350z Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 car350z did you get my pm? Thanks, I did get it, I'll have to see when I get a chance to take a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.