how do i make a custom spoiler ?
2.2 Straight six
03-10-2005, 02:58 PM
i have made the shape of my spoiler using sheet styrene (plastic card) but i need to somehow make the plastic into a curve, because i dont want the spoilers "lip" (the bit between the end paltes, the actual spoiler) to be a curve and not straight. how do i do this ?
blubaja
03-10-2005, 03:07 PM
Hey,
Get a pen, or your hobby knife. Try to bend the plastic around the knife untill you get the shape you desire. I think that's what you were askin? Good luck.
Frank X.
Get a pen, or your hobby knife. Try to bend the plastic around the knife untill you get the shape you desire. I think that's what you were askin? Good luck.
Frank X.
pettercardoso
03-10-2005, 03:44 PM
I don't know if this of any help, but you can always try with aluminum. Check my 320i Jagermeister thread (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=353096)
Best Regards,
Pedro.
Best Regards,
Pedro.
DukeMan
03-10-2005, 05:33 PM
Don´t know how thick your spoiler is or what exact shape you´re asking for, but maybe you could do like this if bending it does´nt work:
Take some pretty rough-grit paper and wrap it around something round like a marker pen. Then start sanding along the spoiler until you get the desired, "curved" shape:
http://realcar.e-line.nu/e-line/images/products/unvt0500900.jpg
Good luck!
Take some pretty rough-grit paper and wrap it around something round like a marker pen. Then start sanding along the spoiler until you get the desired, "curved" shape:
http://realcar.e-line.nu/e-line/images/products/unvt0500900.jpg
Good luck!
mike@af
03-10-2005, 06:33 PM
Build it out of multiple pieces. Its rather easy if you think.
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