Fatty_1775

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I have a bodykit and the sideskirts are molded on to my car. The driver side keeps cracking and has been repainted many times. Is there a special type of paint or clearcoat needed? Someone told me paint that they use on Saturns might help. Any ideas?

Chrisfrom1986

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someone did shitty bodywork.

leeminho86

Type of paint shouldn't matter as long as prep work was done properly.

eg6sir-s

prep work is key bodykit or otherwise.

JSPECSIR

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thats probably part of the problem. second if the side skirt isnt mounted extremely sturdy it will continue to crack. when driving, wind under the car could cause it to vibrate, or your exhaust or anything really. also how is it attached to the car before it was molded? screwed, glued, double sided tape, any idea?

Cold Fyre

If you get it painted again and don't want to go through the hassle of getting the body work redone, just ask them to put some plasticizer (sp) in the paint. That should give the paint some ability to move with the kit.

Fatty_1775

it was glued and bolted on, funny, nothing has happened to the other side

CivicEX13

it is prolly goin to crack because the body likes to flex....i have never seen a daily driven car with a molded kit that wasnt cracked or had been cracked...there is really not to much you can do about it when you are trying to bond fiberglass to metal

JSPECSIR

if its the drivers side maybe its because you open and close that door alot. everytime you shut it it probably jars it loose.

GarageAlchemist

ahh.. anther ruined civic

Fatty_1775

how about paint thats on saturns? the body on those cars can bend or flex a bit, right? im gonna look into the plasticizer

JSPECSIR

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sicky

Maybe remove the kit?

Fatty_1775

is that possible to remove sideskirts that are glued on? Would it be hard to put it back to stock? the guy who did all my body work originally is not around anymore.