Rear Spoiler Cracks
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Rear Spoiler Cracks
So I'm looking at a S5 spoiler that I'm going to have to paint anyways. It has a few cracks where it bolts to the car on the drivers side (farthest to this side). Though the cracks are a pretty decent size, it's in one piece and they are on the sides where it wouldn't be super visable. How hard is it to repair a spoiler like this? Has anyone tried? Can I just apoxi the crap out of the cracks and have it stick together or is it not so easy?
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If I were going to spend the money to paint it I would find one without the cracks.
The spoiler has a foam core, almost like the outer surface is vacuum formed onto to it.
When I recently had my car painted, they said that they even had to bring in special paint that would not attack the surface and cause bubbles.
The spoiler has a foam core, almost like the outer surface is vacuum formed onto to it.
When I recently had my car painted, they said that they even had to bring in special paint that would not attack the surface and cause bubbles.
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What type of plastic is it made out of? Epoxy won't adhere to polypropylene for very long, which is what the front bumper cover is made out of. I would use c/a or some type of plastic model cement (the kind that dissolves the plastic to bond it).
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