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Old 01-25-2010 | 05:48 PM
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I have aftermarket fiberglass sideskirts, and they are chipped up pretty bad on the bottom due to rocks or and all the other road junks that I round up... It's never happened to the oem ABS sideskirts though... Is this just a matter of fact for fiberglass kits or did my bodyshop do a bad job at painting it? Of most of the aftermarket side skirts (if not all), I don't ever see paint chips... I try to drive very slow at places where my car makes extreme noises when going thru a puddle of rocks and pebbles, but sometimes it's really inevitable. Anyways...... Hope someone can chime in.







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Old 01-25-2010 | 05:51 PM
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The frp skirts aren't as durable as stock, but chipping is based on the paint. Bad prep, mil thickness too thin, bad cure, could be a lot of things.
Old 01-25-2010 | 06:04 PM
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Need pics of your damaged sideskirts.
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Need pics of your damaged sideskirts.



Old 01-25-2010 | 06:54 PM
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That paint was laid on hella thin.....that is painters fault.
Old 01-27-2010 | 01:02 AM
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it could be both.
Old 01-27-2010 | 01:06 AM
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skimped on painting process..hope you didnt pay for anymore then one coat of paint and one clear coat...
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