advice/tips on repairing this BTCC!!


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Phil
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hi all

bit of advice/ tips from the experts please Smile

basically picked up this bit of rare touring car history, its a 1999 Vauxhall Vectra BTCC touring car front splitter, as you can see its took abit of a beating in its time, this a little project for myself and to eventually fit it to my car for show perpose Smile





as you can see i have damage to this corner its cracked the carbon and actually took a chunk out of it and theres a hole, now im not after repairing it so that it can be used in racing terms.... but i would like to repair it so cosmetically it looks like new my plan was to fill the hole and smooth over the damage with fiberglass and then wetlay the whole splitter in carbon..... your thoughts please guys

many thanks

phil
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Hi, got loads of pics in boxes somewhere. Before the time of digital cameras so they are hard copies I will have to get some scanned of whatever it is you do with them. (old bugger me).

From the pics it looks like it was originally made in two halves upper and lower and bonded together. It looks like it has split along the "join line" on the front edge/lip. Think if it was mine I would do patch repairs as you say to get the strength back, but I would then wet lay/skin the bottom "lip" in one piece of carbon.( just up to where its painted white now) Paint everything above that and then clear coat the whole thing. At least then you would have some "visible" carbon.

Regards Warren

Carbon Copies Ltd
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