molding in my body kit

95civicman · 08-25-2002, 06:05 PM

hey i'm gettin a bomex front end and buddy club rear and i was wonder what all do you need to mold in you kit. i got all the fiberglass and bondo. but what do you do. just lay the fiberglass with a few layers then bondo and make it striaght? any kind of tips would help. i'm goin to be workin with a auto body guy too but i want to know what's goin on. thanks

tenzoracerevovii · 08-28-2002, 05:24 AM

i think that's pretty much it. But just curious, are you gonna mold the front bumper too? isn't that not a very good idea? what would happen if your bumper cracked and you wanted a new one. taking it off might mean repainting the fenders too. i dont' know, but it would look pretty tight.....haha

95civicman · 08-29-2002, 08:35 AM

naw. if it cracks i'll just fix it up with glass and bondo

Tominos · 08-30-2002, 11:57 PM

if your car is lowered like that s2000 in your sig. then you'll be fixing it alot then. when i had full kit on my car, i was scraping everywhere. btw, it was bomex front bumper, black widow sides, hybrid rear. it was just a hassle to drive but if you have the patience and the skills to drive like that, go for it. good luck on your molding, keep us updated on how it goes.

95civicman · 08-31-2002, 09:40 AM

well i put on the bumpers yesterday and the buddy club on fits perfect but the bomex isn't fittin too good so monday i'm goin to my friends house and we will be fiberglassin the front bumper all day. but i think i'm just goin to moldin the back bumper for the reasons ya'll said. i don't have the peices painted yet but i guess i'll put some pics up today so ya'll can see what i'm talkin about and tell me how it looks.

95civicman · 08-31-2002, 01:11 PM

ok here are the unpainted kit pics

back

the part that i have to glass to make it fit right

the front

tell me what ya'll think

tenzoracerevovii · 08-31-2002, 07:04 PM

looks pretty good. I hope you get to paint it soon. what color are you gonna paint it anyways? looks like your car's gonna be pretty tight soon

auke1 · 08-31-2002, 07:38 PM

You gotta get some new rims after you get that body kit all finished up! I dont really like the rims you got on, but that's just me

Tominos · 08-31-2002, 10:57 PM

that doesn't look like real bomex, probably why it doesn't fit right. i had bomex front for my car and it fits perfect, even has predrilled holes so it just bolts on, i wasn't aware that bomex comes in blue color. to make sure, bomex has sticker applied to inside of bumper and is made of really thin handlaid fiberglass.

tenzoracerevovii · 09-01-2002, 02:13 AM

i thought that was kinda weird too. bomex is known for their high quality and good fitment. I hope you didn't pay too much for that bumper. I think some companies from the ads i've seen in mags sell the bootleg ones. And they come in that blue color for some reason. But it'll be pretty fun to make it fit. More sense of pride i guess. And most people probably won't notice. good luck on fixing up your ride.....

95civicman · 09-01-2002, 10:15 AM

yea i'm just goin to paint it red again. i think why it doesn't fit is because it's from a 2 door civic and i think that mines a lil wider than the 2 door model. and i really don't care if it's real because i paid 250 for both, plus the guy is gettin all the material to get it to fit. but the front is very thick so it's pretty strong. and i like my rims, they sparkle in the sun. it cool :sun:

Tominos · 09-01-2002, 01:52 PM

the blue color is the special stronger body kit. its supposed to fit better and have thicker stronger fiberglass. its made by aerogear i believe. well, good luck on your molding project, keep us posted on how it goes.

wagsaccordsir · 09-01-2002, 11:16 PM

Just remember that blue gel coat needs to be sanded down before you can paint it. It will reject the paint if you don't, trust me.... It looks good though. There is an epoxy that is used to fill the cracks for you to mold it into the body... My rear is done.. The front was, but I had to put the stock bumper back on as the engine shop ripped my other one off, and because it was molded on they destroyed it.. So good luck to ya!! Looks good!!!!!

Tominos · 09-02-2002, 01:28 AM

i didn't sand down the blue gel coat on my hybrid rear bumper and it turned out fine.

wagsaccordsir · 09-02-2002, 08:54 AM

I don't know what to say, I'm going from experience, and from what the manufacturer told me... Lucky you!!!!!!

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