Reinforcing FRP fenders
#1
Reinforcing FRP fenders
Has anyone used the spray truck bed liner on the underside of their fenders to reinforce them? Im considering doing this before painting them so theyre not as prone to cracking. Any issues with this I should know or things Im not thinking of?
#4
FC guy
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I dont think the bedliner will do much and the issue with stiffening parts of the bumper is that you should use a flexible resin and even then it might just transfer to the next stress point and crack there. If they used a surface seal in the resin so it wont be sticky to the touch you have to sand every bit of it to get the truck bedliner stuff to stick. A friend of mine did his fenders on his kit car to try to quiet them down when rocks hit them and it all just ended up peeling off in sheets.
Best thing you can do is put the fenders on the car, spray them flat black and drive the car for a few months to see what happens, make your repairs then paint them when you paint the car.
Best thing you can do is put the fenders on the car, spray them flat black and drive the car for a few months to see what happens, make your repairs then paint them when you paint the car.
#6
Aren't FRP products "Fiber Reinforced Plastic"? The FRP Downforce fenders I have on my S2000 have strategically placed strips of carbon fiber (mounting points, etc) for reinforcement.