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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:48 am 
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hello all i have just fitted the sportspack flares to my mini. think i did an ok job but i have one question.

where there is a larger gap than the black strip that comes with them betweent the flare and the body what can i do to fill that gap?

also where the flares end, eg front lip and back edge of the flare (where they curl under the bumpers), should i fix that edge in place or leave it? how would i go about this.

figured i could silicone it, etch prime and paint?

will load some pics tonight to make it clearer

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Silicon and paint don't mix. One will eat the other.
Look for a wider rubber strip, it'll look neater.
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Harley wrote:
Silicon and paint don't mix. One will eat the other.
Look for a wider rubber strip, it'll look neater.
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Not always true, there are silicones which are acidic and ones which are not (waterbased). Look for the right product and you might get the result you are after.

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I would be looking for a wider rubber strip. If you find a silicone that is paintable then over time the paint will most likely crack as the panel flexes in use.

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go down to clark rubber, they sell this rubber strip stuff thats shaped like a P. It sits in place well and would definatly fill any gaps

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peterw wrote:
I would be looking for a wider rubber strip. If you find a silicone that is paintable then over time the paint will most likely crack as the panel flexes in use.

Pete

Use Sikaflex, it cures to a polyurethane rubber and is paintable.
I like grade 291, I get it from Bias Boating warehouse. Comes in black, or white...

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