Jim881 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 HI all, Well since my calipers and wheels are away for refurb im trying to do some comsmetic fixes on my car. As you can see from the picture the wheel arch has got some bits of what seems hard plastic missing. I was after a few ideas on how to fix this as it makes the arches look messy. 1. Fill them with body filler, respray and laquer. 2. Carefully cut the whole lot off and sand the area, respray and laquer. 3. Remove it and see if i can order a new strip from Mr T. Hopefully gonna be doing it tomorrow as long as the weather says nice !! Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 how the hell did you do that ? you wont get a new strip , its the seal which covers where the 2 skins join to stop water getting in and im sure its put on when the car is built before it is sprayed, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim881 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Was already like that mate when I bought the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Remove the lot carefully, try not to damage the paint, then go and purchase some tiger seal, some thin plastic and some paint thinners. Cut a shallow "U" into the thin plastic and some kind of guide to run along the edge of the arch. Then put the tiger seal around the arch where you removed the old seam sealer. Then apply some thinners with a lint free cloth, run the plastic over it with the shallow "U" cut into it...this will mould the tiger seal into the same shape as the stuff you removed. Leave it to dry. Mask off the paintwork and spray the new seal the same colour as the car, when its dry job done....rsist the temptation to polish it for a month, then you can set to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowchinaman Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 It's the same stuff on the edges of the doors. I scraped aloof mine back and sanded it smooth. Then base paint with a good metal sealant before prepping and respray. It's stupid Toyota uses this craps. It's ugly and gets brittle with age. Also tramps water causing it to rust over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shocks Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 if Mr t does not sell edge trim liners head over to honda and get them for a civic it fits just the same and it can come off as its black rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim881 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Well ive taken some better photos by peeling a little off and it looks like weve had water ingress!!! Still solid though so might of caught it in time. What do reckon to cleaning it up and filling the gap with sealant. Would this do? Sealant Then prime, spray, laquer then fitting a wheel arch rubber strip to it? (Like this I presume shocks? Strip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shocks Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 thats like it, that way it gives it a little protection from stone chipping, its that or if you sand then stone chip the edge and then re paint in the colour of car that way it will give it a little further protection and keep it hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim881 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 OK, what do you think of this?? 1. Remove old seal. 2 Remove all rust (with hammerite Kurust) and clean up and fill gap with sealant (still unsure which one to use, but was gonna use a silicon sealant from halfords) 3. Couple of coats of Hammerite stonechip shield (grey) 4. Paint and then laquer 5. Order a rubber strip for civic to fit over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shocks Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 do not use a silicone based sealer it will react with any painted finish, tiger seal or a like product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim881 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 do not use a silicone based sealer it will react with any painted finish, tiger seal or a like product. cheers mate, I will have a look in halfords tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim881 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Well ive done my shopping this morning. I was gonna buy some seam sealer but decided to go for Tiger caus ive got some side skirts to put on soon. Gonna have a crack at doing it this afternoon. I will take some pictures on the way and try and produce a bit of a guide in case anyone else needs to do the same. (As long as it all goes ok ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim881 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Just thought id give you an update.... Firstly I removed the old seal. I found the best way to do this was to run along the edge with a stanley and then use a small flat bladed screwdriver. Chiselling away the on the edge first (into the vehicle) Then running up the seam to remove whats left. After I gave it a quick sand down and applied some hammerite kurst to the to the rusty parts. Once done gave it another sand down, wiped and masked off. I then applied some tiger seal to my finger and rubbed into the gap between the panels, then applied seal to the whole surface and smoothed down with an old credit card (found this easier as it is quite flexible) Once that was done I removed the masking tape while the seal was still plyable. As you can see it has turned out quite nice. Gonna wait till the sealant dries and then fill in the edge wirth more sealant just to smooth it off. Gonna have to wait till tomorrow now until I start painting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim881 Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Masked off this morning after the tiger seal had cured and I must admit im chuffed with the way it has turned out. Needs a little clean up around the edges as the laquer soaked though the masking tape but i can do once the laquer had hardnened. Cheers for the advice guys. Really appreciated!!! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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