should i attempt ..

1. saxtreme Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1660 yamaha tzr50/dt125 cars: 1.0i spree

   #1 6th October 2010, 14:29

   should i attempt to smooth my door badges my self as a start
   then maybe if goes well ill do the ones i will be putting on the car
   as i have a spare set also same with the side repeaters i have 4spare arches
   
   what would i need to buy as i have no idea at all
   thanx guys
2. chrisvtr1989 Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 dunstable, luton Posts: 1563 mk2vtr

   #2 6th October 2010, 14:35

   badges and indicators are easy to smooth yourself.
   plastic welding, bit of fiberglass/filler. then spray
   
   smoothing indicators will fail mot
3. saxtreme Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1660 yamaha tzr50/dt125 cars: 1.0i spree

   #3 6th October 2010, 14:40

   was just going to practice on them then maybe try smoothing my fogs myself save me some cash ?
   
   could any one give me a link to things i will need to buy to attempt it if i do try
   like a fiberglass kit or something not worried about painting it just for practice
4. betty02 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2007 Blackpool Posts: 7123 MK5 Golf GTi FSi

   #4 6th October 2010, 14:47

   Tbh if you don't know what you need you shouldn't be doing it.
5. saxtreme Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1660 yamaha tzr50/dt125 cars: 1.0i spree

   #5 6th October 2010, 14:50

   lol ino but i want to give it a crack on the spare pannels i have so if i actually do ok i might think of trying my frontbumper ...
   
   i think my local halfords sell a fiberglass kit in a box but cant remeber
6. jakeyboi Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Coalville, Leicestershire Posts: 1000 mk6 fiesta

   #6 6th October 2010, 16:49

   i done mine myself . there really easy , but i wouldnt do my bumper my self , some things shold be left to the pros
7. Cammy Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Aberdeen Posts: 2211

   #7 6th October 2010, 17:43

   Filling is the easy part, get cataloy and hardber, mix together and spread IN the badges, and fill the inside completley, then make sure cataloy is over the top of it (dosent matter if it's overlapping or smooth
   
   sand down with 180 grit? Untill looks smooth, and parts that are darker are your high and lows, so you will need to sand it down in that spot till Its all the same colour, then prime, and paint
   
   Cataloy isn't cheap to buy, but there is a new bodyfiller on the Market at £12 a tube (comes in a silicon tube) but where they are available I do not know lol - but they save you mixing up hardners.