bodykits

im planning on getting either an integra and making a widebody kit for it... this will be my first attempt at bodykit making so i have a few questions. and yes i did look in the faq and how-to.

1. should i/do i have to use styrene?

2. what kind of putty should i use? im confused on which one to use for making bodykits.

3. how do i make the big vents that go behind the wheels on a widebody kit? do i use styrene?

Styrene is reccomended, but not necassary. You won't use as much putty if you use styrene. Since you're doing a wide body kit, you'll need to bend the styrene to adapt to the shape of the wells. Heat it up a little with a candle or lighter. Epoxy putty is best for bodykitting, especially for widebody. It's alot easier to shape then regular putty. As for the vents, I don't know how to make them.

thanks geofroley

i already have a sketch drawn of the integra. i can try to post it but it really bad cuz i drew it in like 5 minutes and most of the time when i try to add pictures it doesnt work.

there is no need to heat the styrene ! use .15 or .20 styrene and it will be fine

do a search, all those question were answered before. But styrene is a mush have thing if you want to scratchbuilt body kit

thanks geofroley

i already have a sketch drawn of the integra. i can try to post it but it really bad cuz i drew it in like 5 minutes and most of the time when i try to add pictures it doesnt work.

Anytime :) Try and get the pics up, I'd like to see it.

does anyone know how to make the pics smaller? the pic is over a megabyte.

use a photo editor like Paintshop or Photoshop (or anything that come with your digital camera)

here u go... once again it is a horrible drawing... i rushed through it cuz i was supposed to go mow the lawn.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/197744Widebodyintegra_WEB-med.jpg

its really messed up. its got all that stuff all over it and i dunno what that is... probably cuz its my first time messing around with a picture that i loaded onto my computer and i didnt kno what i was doing... but u get the point.

ok... lemme get this straight. i buy some styrene and epoxy putty, i bend the styrene into the shape i want, glue it onto the model, dunk some putty on it, smooth it out, let it dry, and sand?

you get the point.. this is how it work

be sure your styrene shame is very stable, or the putty could crack. Wait for few hours for the styrene to glue

asdfasdf i cant wait to get supplies...

if you want to look, I still have progress picture from my S2000 that has styrene and putty work:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=29611

you should understand how it work (they are in order, from 1 to 20)

thanks Vric

ok... lemme get this straight. i buy some styrene and epoxy putty, i bend the styrene into the shape i want, glue it onto the model, dunk some putty on it, smooth it out, let it dry, and sand?

Pretty much. Depending on what putty you use, you should wait 12-16 hours for it to dry. If it's quick type you only have to wait 6 hours. When you sand it, use somewhere around 400 or so grit.

Pretty much. Depending on what putty you use, you should wait 12-16 hours for it to dry. If it's quick type you only have to wait 6 hours. When you sand it, use somewhere around 400 or so grit.


not that much !! Just work with thin layer and you have a drying time of about 1 hour. FOr final sanding, wait 1 day

can i just leave it to dry for a day? cuz u guys are confusing me with 1 hour and 16 hours and stuff like that.

I work with thin layer of putty. 2 hours is ok for that. if you use tick layer, you need to wait for fully dry.. touch the putty, you will know when it's dry. For Final sanding, wait a full day

3. how do i make the big vents that go behind the wheels on a widebody kit? do i use styrene?

This may help, I added these vents on my civic pretty easily. I just cut the hole out in the size and shape I wanted and then I added a straight piece of styrene at an angle to make it look like its double vented. hope this helps

http://www.phamworks.com/~jacksoncreation/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=149

thanx for all the help guys... now all i need to do is to buy everything... lol.