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FLD	FLD posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 2.7K	Glad it's not just me that thinks that
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	On what, the Lotus? Freakin junk. You wouldn't believe how badly fibreglass panels could be made on an expensive car like a Lotus Exige.
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FLD	FLD posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 2.7K	Magic, thanks. Just out of interest.....what do you think to the OEM bodywork panels?
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	FLD (28/03/2016) Perfect, what resin did you use? Infused with Araldite LY3600. Pretty standard laminating epoxy. Didn't have to use flexible resin, the sheet thickness is only about 1mm so it's flexible enough. Flexible resin wouldn't hurt though, I just don't have access to any here.
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FLD	FLD posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 2.7K	Perfect, what resin did you use?
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	I made some inner guards for our Lotus Exige race car just out of some flat sheet. I think it was 1 sacrificial layer of fibreglass > 1 layer carbon/kevlar > 1 layer kevlar > 1 layer carbon/kevlar. These were flexible enough to be folded around the wheel arch and held in place with blind rivets. They work very well, 300-something laps and a few trips into the sand later the fibreglass layer hasn't even been damaged yet. Will try to find my photos.
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FLD	FLD posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 2.7K	Wheel arch liners on a car. They stop all the mud, stones and crap getting into the nooks and crannies of the car. They'll often be subject to sharp impacts and require to be flexible for ritting / removing.
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	What's it used for?
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FLD	FLD posted 9 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 2.7K	Wheel arch liners for my little plastic skip are getting scarce and are freekin' dear from GM/vxl. Some of the owners have considered making them and the flexible resin often crops up. Not best for the job IMO. Anyone ever made arch liners with any success? The OEM plastic is nice and tough 600 quid each is a bit OTT though.
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