Fill-in spaces on rear spoiler
05-19-2008 | 02:46 PM
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Well, you know...we are always in the pursuit of perfection. I had a rieger rear trunk spoiler put on today...it looks great! He did a good job putting it on. There are VERY slight gaps towards the ends where it didn't quite sit all the way down (maybe 1/16" at most). In our ever lasting attempt to make things perfect...I was wondering if there was something that I could squirt or sqeeze in the gaps to make them go away (my car is white). Something like caulk or bondo or something. Any thoughts?
05-22-2008 | 04:59 PM
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Short term, white outdoor silicone caulking might work, I would be concerned whether it would last, but I suppose it would be easy to replace . The downside of white caulking is that it will yellow over time . Do it and show some before and after shots . BTW check out a factory installed M5 trunk spoiler and see if you are ok with that ,,good luck
05-22-2008 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='586578' date='May 22 2008, 08:59 PM
Short term, white outdoor silicone caulking might work, I would be concerned whether it would last, but I suppose it would be easy to replace . The downside of white caulking is that it will yellow over time . Do it and show some before and after shots . BTW check out a factory installed M5 trunk spoiler and see if you are ok with that ,,good luck
05-22-2008 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kram0326' post='583944' date='May 19 2008, 06:46 PM
Well, you know...we are always in the pursuit of perfection. I had a rieger rear trunk spoiler put on today...it looks great! He did a good job putting it on. There are VERY slight gaps towards the ends where it didn't quite sit all the way down (maybe 1/16" at most). In our ever lasting attempt to make things perfect...I was wondering if there was something that I could squirt or sqeeze in the gaps to make them go away (my car is white). Something like caulk or bondo or something. Any thoughts?
05-22-2008 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by subarashi' post='586590' date='May 22 2008, 09:21 PM
There is a white silicone based adhesive you get for boats -- it's marine adhesive that hardens to a tough plastic. I used a black color to squeeze in between my ACS spoiler and my orient blue body as a touchup ~ looked great when it was done. It bonds/cures within 24hrs and is tough and solid. It is also water tight so it won't let water creep in. Unfortunately, it is difficult to remoe so only do this if you are keeping it on as long as you have the car...
05-23-2008 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='586633' date='May 22 2008, 10:13 PM
whoops. wrong thread.