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Old 02-10-2008, 08:55 PM
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What advice have you been given so far on the best method to repair that nose?

You could either:

1. Grafting a piece in is one method.

2. The other method is to place moulds over the existing body and glass the repair directly onto car itself.

The 2nd method ensures perfect alignment with the existing body, but is prone to more inconsistencies such as air pockets etc as the fibreglass work is performed in less than idea positions & visibility.

The 2nd method has big advantages when you are repairing areas like guards etc as it is very easy to get the alignment incorrect and have a slightly high or drooping guard.

It's not so clear cut with that front repair.

Maybe you might want to find someone else with the same shape G-Force body to make a self locating mould from that covers the repair area instead of a replacement nose area.

Just some thoughts...
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