Bren Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I fitted a fibreglass boot spoiler to my audi two years ago. Made from finest Lithuanian fibreglass, bodyshops were reluctant to go near it and quouted far in excess of what I paid for it. In the end I sprayed it myself with cans and bonded it with sikaflex. Sadly it looks shabby now - the finish has weathered badly - I have used rattle cans for thirty years and can get a decent finish, I think the construction of the spoiler is the issue rather than the prep. I am thinking of removing it completely but dont want to damage the boot lid. Has anybody removed anything that has been bonded with sikaflex? Please don't buy any fibreglass body mouldings of the tinterweb - they are generally very poor and the trade won't entertain them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Can't see it coming off without causing damage to the paint. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOD500 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 acetone works pretty well. Cellulose thinners will also work but not as well, easier to get hold of though. only really works on small areas, unless you want to spend ages on it. The more of the old stuff you can cut back the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Can you paint it on the car? That or if its a saloon remove the boot and mask it out. I cannot see it coming off easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I hate to say it but glueing fibreglass spoilers on rarely works out well longer term, as demonstrated by countless 17/18 yr-olds in deprived former industrial towns I say buy another bootlid in the right colour, or ask a bodyshop to sort it (including respraying the bootlid after they smash off the spoiler and ‘mechanically remove’ the Sikaflex) purplebargeken, strangeangel and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I successfully repaired a broken clutch pedal linkage on a van (think ball in socket joint thing like a gear linkage) using sikaflex to rebuild the worn out innards of the ball joint It set irrevocably solid You’re fucked. Bren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 I successfully repaired a broken clutch pedal linkage on a van (think ball in socket joint thing like a gear linkage) using sikaflex to rebuild the worn out innards of the ball joint It set irrevocably solidYou’re fucked.I had formed this opinion myself given that it is used to hold windscreens in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOD500 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I had formed this opinion myself given that it is used to hold windscreens in place.But windscreens are replaced by cutting through the PU adhesive with a sharp snap blade knife without damaging the paint.Then use thinners to clean off the remaining PU sealant. If it still looks like a dogs dinner you can still take the boot lid to a body shop but it will be cheaper to fix since they don't have to cut a spoiler off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 The only way you'll get that spoiler off is smashing the fucker off. I'd mask it and spray it in situ. oldcars and Bren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I just text my mate who works in a bodyshop. Apparently you have a bigger chance of getting your leg over with Danni Minogue than getting that off without damage to the boot. His words not mine. MikeR, The Moog, bigfella2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Hang on there's someone at the door..... Jerzy Woking, oldcars, Datsuncog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jams Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Working with this stuff every day... bob hope! twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Tri chloro ethylene shifts it iirc, but it’s been illegal to buy for a few years. Someone mypay have a small stock ‘for personal use’ if you are lucky. They also changed the formulation of sikaflex a while back and the new one is even harder to get off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Cheese wire it off? Christine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Flog the car.Find a bootlid in the right colour. Forget about it and go to the pub or something. Pick your favourite. Eddie Honda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Cheese wire it off?Did this once, difficult not to start sawing into the spoiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I just text my mate who works in a bodyshop. Apparently you have a bigger chance of getting your leg over with Danni Minogue than getting that off without damage to the boot. His words not mine. Can you ask him if Kylie is available? 3VOM and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Will not even be attempting to remove the item. Hopefully can find a body shop that is willing to paint it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Can we have some photos of the offending article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I use Sikaflex and Tigerseal for the Irmscher parts on my 2 Vauxhalls. After 10 years theyre still on solid. A few edges needed stuck back down after frost got a hold but in the main theyre going nowhere. Can you not just mask around it and repaint? I am going to do that with the lip spoiler on the boot of my Astra Coupe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 so when this stuff sticks somat together , it stays stuck ....... ? nothing in mind ,just this some one who annoys me ............................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders59 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Removing a spoiler stuck on with sikaflex takes about 15 minutes. Ive done it to all the Omegas I dismantled for parts. You will be left with a bead of sikaflex stuck to the bootlid though, so not sure it will help.Removal method is to use a wallpaper / paint scraper and tap it with a hammer along the seam between bootlid and spoiler. In your case you would need to be careful to keep it away from the bootlid and in the middle of the bead of sikaflex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 so when this stuff sticks somat together , it stays stuck ....... ? nothing in mind ,just this some one who annoys me ............................?? Pray tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 a bitch that snitches ...... that or a pierced tube of building foam in her hand bag ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jams Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 You could* bond her tyres to the tarmac car needs to stand for 24 hours to take full affect Or a blob on each tyre and a few hours causes pandemonium when driving! It always needs to set otherwise it causes a mess MikeR and pilninggas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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