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01-19-2007, 06:42 PM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch.   Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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|  Fixing Holes In Lexan Body Any tips or tricks to fix mounting holes in an unpainted body? |
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01-20-2007, 11:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: holts summit
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| whats wrong with them, cracked, wrong spot?? |
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01-21-2007, 12:01 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2004 Location: delavan
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01-21-2007, 06:51 AM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| Yep, wrong spot. Decals would be a good good fix. I was just wondering if anyone had used another method. I was thinkng of cutting circles to fit the hole and then using some CA glue to hold them in. |
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01-21-2007, 07:51 AM
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| Gold Star Baby!  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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| You can put a small peice of tape over the hole on the top, And fill it from underneath with some clear 5 min apoxy.. No sanding needed, And if you do it right you will never see it..  |
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01-21-2007, 08:31 AM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| Shoe-Goo works also...So I've heard. Haven't tried it myself. Everyone should have SHoe-Goo in there tool box.... |
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01-21-2007, 10:32 AM
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| RC4WD Team Mgr/W.Pa.C.   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here
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| Don't use CA glue. It will fog the lexan. Put a decal over it and then fill the back with Shoe Glue or clear epoxy. |
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01-21-2007, 11:24 AM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Thanks for the tips guys! | |
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01-21-2007, 12:38 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: uk
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| sorry i dont know how to fix holes in your body but to stop it splitting and cracking put a product called FENDER MENDER on the inside after painting and it wont split as easy.you will find it in most hobbie shops and you brush it on and it sets in about 30 mins and dosn't effect the paint or lexan |
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01-21-2007, 05:10 PM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| Thanks for the info NIP! I use a reamer to make my body posts and dont get much tearing, but that is good to know. |
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01-29-2007, 04:34 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ...
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| Jb weld, then sand it smooth then paint. cheap easy and strong. btw get JB quick, its a lot faster |
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01-31-2007, 08:52 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newburyport, MA
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So now i have 2 sets of holes that aren't right. yes...I suck at this  . | |
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02-03-2007, 09:52 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal
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| Next time punch the holes before you paint. Makes it alot easier to line everything up. |
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02-03-2007, 11:05 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Clovis, NM
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| Paint it first then put a piece of tape over the hole fill it with shoe goo. Once it dries you can spray a little paint inside a lid and use a brush to paint the shoo goo from the out side once the tape is removed. works well and if done right is hardly noticeable. |
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02-03-2007, 01:45 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eden Prairie, MN
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| what i've done in the past is to use a spare/scrap piece of lexan, paintd the same as the body color, and cut it into a dot about the same size as the hole. Taped it in with some electrical tape. Other times I've had it held in with Shoe-Goo and this stuff: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXD576&P=7 |
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