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    How to repair cracked front splitter

    Hey gents,

    Had an unfortunate incident the other day when I scraped my front splitter when parking, and the gutter must have been higher than normal because it cracked it...

    Below is a picture and I was just wondering if this is something that can be fixed..?

    It doesnt have to perfect, as its on the bottom of the car but just wondering whether something can be done relatively easy..

    How to repair cracked front splitter-img_20150830_155710-jpg

    How to repair cracked front splitter-img_20150830_155717-jpg

    Look forward to your help..

    Cheers,

    Daniel
    Last edited by dportaz; 30-08-2015 at 04:21 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dportaz View Post
    Hey gents,

    Had an unfortunate incident the other day when I scraped my front splitter when parking, and the gutter must have been higher than normal because it cracked it...

    Below is a picture and I was just wondering if this is something that can be fixed..?

    It doesnt have to perfect, as its on the bottom of the car but just wondering whether something can be done relatively easy..





    Look forward to your help..

    Cheers,

    Daniel
    What's it made out of? Possibly you could use a fiberglass repair kit and glass the backside of the crack. You'd have to hold the crack together somehow while drying though. You'd also need to scuff the backside before applying the glass to make sure the resin has something to "key" into
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    Quote Originally Posted by tomd3969 View Post
    What's it made out of? Possibly you could use a fiberglass repair kit and glass the backside of the crack. You'd have to hold the crack together somehow while drying though. You'd also need to scuff the backside before applying the glass to make sure the resin has something to "key" into
    Its made out of a plastic type material.. Don't know what exactly tho..

    Yes was thinking fibreglass but just don't know how easy it would be to do considering its tight and a lot of angles..


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    there is an industrial superglue with filler that you can try. Rapidfix. Available at auto paint supplier. Not cheap at about $30
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    Quote Originally Posted by mr gee View Post
    there is an industrial superglue with filler that you can try. Rapidfix. Available at auto paint supplier. Not cheap at about $30
    Ummm... if this thing works as per videos etc, that is unbelievable... I can think of bucketloads of times I could have used this... I think i'll be getting this.. hopefully I can also give it a light sand afterwards then give it a re-paint and it will look like new...

    thanks for the suggestion.

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