Originally Posted by tonyb635

OUCH!

You could try to take a dremmel and clean it out then add something strong like jb weld to fill it. This all provided the metal backing is stable... After this, sand the area with wet 240 and then 320 to level the welded area. I think at this point it would be fine for wrapping. I would guess this would be your only hope in salvaging this.

Another option you might try is a fiberglass repair, something like tigerhair. A glass resin with fibers. I would recommend to expand the damaged area with a small grinder in a V shape tapering out about one inch on either side. Mix the tiger hair and apply it to the area. Try not to get it too high because this just adds more work for ya. You can use a body cheese grader once the material becomes semi-hard to get it near level. sand with 100 dry and re-apply if needed. Probably two coats. Finish sand with 180 dry and apply primer. Once primer drys hit it with the 320-400 wet.

When sanding use a 3m sanding block to keep the area flat. Otherwise you have finger and wave marks from your hand.

I think this will work just fine IF you are wrapping...

Originally Posted by NoQuarter

Can you feel the crack with your fingernail? If not, I would just wrap over it. If you can feel it, I would repair it the same way I would any wood repair. In this case, bacuae it will be wrapped, I would try just covering the crack with a line of wood glue and smear it in with your finger and clean up the area with a damp cloth. Sand it smooth and wrap it!

It has a backing on it to help keep the wood stable so the glue should do OK. If it were a solid piece of wood, the glue wouldn't do becuse the wood would expand and shrink and the crack would become visible again.

Originally Posted by Sublime

3M di-noc is really thick stuff, wrap it and you'll be fine. I've covered worse.

Originally Posted by bmwe39

thx alot the place ima take it to i will ask them because they charge 100 dollars to remove the wood trim and 150 for carbon fiber im guessing it wont show i will go monday since they are closed sundays thx for the help guys

Originally Posted by Sublime

If you're saying they will wrap all your trim for $250 total, I consider that a bargain. I did mine and the material alone was half that (with the cost of the heat gun and my over-estimation of the needed amount of vinyl). After burning my fingers and wasting an afternoon - I had marginally successful results. Next time I go to the pro's.


Go for it and post pics