filling holes on lexan bodies?

[SkR8pN]

Is there a way to fill in holes on lexan bodies?

[samson_simpson]

electrical tape thats what i use.

[yotachump]

Originally Posted by samson_simpson

electrical tape thats what i use.

Sounds ghetto.

[davway]

Originally Posted by yotachump

Sounds ghetto.

so whats your suggestion then?

[yotachump]

Originally Posted by davway

so whats your suggestion then?

Don't use electrical tape.

[JUSTGOINGSLOW]

Theres always shoe goo always worked on onroad bodys

[SkR8pN]

Originally Posted by JUSTGOINGSLOW

Theres always shoe goo always worked on onroad bodys

Can you sand shoe goo? I'm going to repaint the body on the out side and would like the panels smooth.

[samson_simpson]

most of my bodies are dark colors so you dont notice the tape too much

[samson_simpson]

maybe you could cut one peice of lexan to fit the hole and a bigger peice to glue behind the smaller peice to hold it in place. whats is the body for?

[mattman]

try using epoxy with a lot of micro baloons filler. If you use enough of the filler in the epoxy it will sand almost like bass wood. it should be about the thickness of moist sand before it dries.

[SkR8pN]

Originally Posted by samson_simpson

maybe you could cut one peice of lexan to fit the hole and a bigger peice to glue behind the smaller peice to hold it in place. whats is the body for?

I was just thinking that, its for my crawler. I'm going to try my hand at dove tailing it and thought i might as well fill the old holes in while i'm at it.

[JUSTGOINGSLOW]

Originally Posted by samson_simpson

most of my bodies are dark colors so you dont notice the tape too much

Shoe goo stays kind of plyiable you can trim it with a ecxto knive to get it as flat as possiable. And because your painting the outside it should look pretty good

[51WillysJeep]

I've filled in holes before,( if its a nice body ) by cutting 1"x1" small lexan pieces ,then painting them the same color as the body,( around the hole your trying to fill ) and just glueing them to the underside, then put a piece of "duct" tape over it for the final touch.. works sweet.., Never had a problem before doing it that way..!

[Locked Up]

The last holes I filled came out pretty well. I used Elmers Glue, Wax paper & Scotch tape.

I cut out the wax paper to just barely cover each hole and taped it on from the outside ensuring it was smooth and as flat of a fit as possible. From the underside I poured in a little elmers glue making sure to not have any bubbles. if you get bubbles, dig them out with a toothpick or pop them with a pin.

After 12 hours I peeled off the tape (wax paper as well) and had a nice smooth finish, no sanding necessary. If you leave the glue thin enough, you can probably just paint the underside. I ended up dabbing a little paint on the outside though and it looks pretty good. You can't see the holes unless you are really, really close.
(the patch holes are about 1" behind the body posts)

[samson_simpson]

wow thats cool

[SkR8pN]

Originally Posted by Locked Up

The last holes I filled came out pretty well. I used Elmers Glue, Wax paper & Scotch tape.

I cut out the wax paper to just barely cover each hole and taped it on from the outside ensuring it was smooth and as flat of a fit as possible. From the underside I poured in a little elmers glue making sure to not have any bubbles. if you get bubbles, dig them out with a toothpick or pop them with a pin.

After 12 hours I peeled off the tape (wax paper as well) and had a nice smooth finish, no sanding necessary. If you leave the glue thin enough, you can probably just paint the underside. I ended up dabbing a little paint on the outside though and it looks pretty good. You can't see the holes unless you are really, really close.
(the patch holes are about 1" behind the body posts)

That looks really good, you can hardly see the fill in.

Thanks for the suggestion's guys!