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Old Mar 17, 2014 | 10:48 AM
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So I got my stock spoiler last week. UPS did a great job of dropping it right on the corner. Now the corner is chipped. It's not huge, but if I just smoothed it out, it would definitely be noticeable. Anyone have any suggestions? Figured I could just get some resin and gob it on and sand it to match, but didn't know if that would hold up? Any help is greatly appreciated. Here's some photos.
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Old Mar 17, 2014 | 10:53 AM
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Was your shipping insured?
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Old Mar 17, 2014 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Syner
Was your shipping insured?
Currently waiting to hear back from the seller. They asked if I could get a quick quote to fix it, which I did, and then they filed a claim. I planned on doing the prep work on the spoiler though to save money at the shop.
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Can't tell from the pics how deep the chip is.If its fairly deep,I'd cut some small pieces
of FG cloth dipped in resin/brush more resin when pieces are fitted to the damage.
Sand it down after it cures.Apply some Bondo to low areas.Sand again,feather edge
into the area.Clean/prep and prime.
Thats what a body shop would do.Also,the company that made the spoiler would do
this to cover up any imperfections before priming.
If the chip is pretty shallow,just use Bondo not resin.
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Most likely the whole spoiler will have to be painted anyway. So don't worry about how bad it will look after sanding
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Thanks for the input. Reprinting the spoiler is fine since it's the wrong color. I'm just worried that with it being such a small area, it would be hard for it to bond to anything and it would eventually chip away.
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