Hey there, my name is james and I'm driving an sr coupe, 5k with cam & 32/36 weber, 5spd, fxgt dash, elec windows, central locking, integra seats, cynos back seats, lowered in progressive springs, re-set leaves and gas shocks, just about to take off the road for paint, air brush and motor polish. well thats me and now for the question. i was hoping to tap into some panelbeater/fabricator expertise. ive just had fi-glass flares made, have plastic side skirts and fi-glass end caps. Can i use bog or nu-tec to blend fi-glass parts in with the body before the new paint job or with heat and time will fi-glass and metal expand at different rates and crack the brand new paint??? any ideas would be appreciated in sure that after all the work cracked paint in the guards would only end in tears

can't give any info on fibreglass, however after rebuilding the rust in my car with metal plates and bogged over the top, in around the rear window, probably the thickest patch of bog in the car the paint has cracked.

i am not sure if this is from stress across the chassis or because bog does this when applied thick. as ive heard it can crack when applied in thick layers, but not sure the reliability of the source. just thought id mention it as something to watch out for, both the thickness and where you are putting this bog and the stresses it will come under

Edited February 7, 200620 yr by love ke70

you could do them seperately and put the flares and skirts on afterwards, that way there is no chance of cracking paint but there will be lines and you also have to get the joins really neat.

 

i have also seen people do them seperately, no neat joins required and then put a rubber strip in between that tapers out flush to each panel in either black or colour to match (they may have painted the rubber?).

 

or you can try fill it, bog may work, acrylic gap filler may be more flexible and is paintable.

If the fibreglass is done properly, you only require high fill to do your patch up! :D