Should I putty my bodykit?

[Junjie]

Hi bros,

Went JB to installed bodykit last Friday...now looking for spraypainting...checked with a spray shop this morning, was told that they will apply somekind of fibre fill up and then apply putty over it, from there they will buff the putty to blend in with the front and rear bumper and lastly spray over it....this procedure will cover up the visible line between the bodykit and the front /rear bumper....my question is: some bros that fix up bodykit were against the idea of having putty over the bodykit then spray, they said just spray over it without applying putty to fill up the gaps as putty will crack easily....so how should I proceed from here, I m confused, should I have putty over the bodykit or just spray over it...

Any bros got experience in these can advise.....appreciate yr kind attention...

Cheers

[Laserghia]

Hi Junjie,

 

 

what my painter did to my car is fill the gap with silicone. It just look like those black rubber lining that u see on those factory fitted kits.

[Bernard_2]

As wat i understand from the printer. either way can be done. body kit will have crack lines as times go by....

[Junjie]

Noted...thanks for the advises....

[Wankie]

Hi,

 

Better not to putty over it, can be quite difficult if not impossible to take out next time. My previous kit wasn't puttied over but was still damn difficult to take out as the installer used a lot of silicon to stick it to the car in the end, had to respray bumpers as paintwork was damaged. Best is if they can use silicon sparingly just to cover up the gaps. My 0.02.

[Bernard_2]

Hopes it helps....

[Milgram]

Hi Junjie, you drive a Getz right? Do you have pics of your ride with the bodykit? May I know where in JB did you go fix up your car and how much did it cost you? Thanks!

[Eryker]

if u putty the connecting area and spray, it will crack when you bump yer kit, esp the front lip.

my fren's car has a hairline crack along the whole 'puttied' strip.

 

and to the people that design mscps, stop putting humps at the bottom of the down slopes!!!!

 

edit: just realised old thread...heheh

Edited August 18, 2004 by Eryker

[Junjie]

You can get the bodykit in JB at Xtra...cost less than 200 sing...but maybe now can get cheaper bcos moffix and Auto accessories having price war....why not login to www.getzclub.com.... more lobangs can be found there for getz...

[Keithz]

hi,

 

may i knw which workshop in msia u get yr bodykit fixed? any good recommendation?

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[Lanceteo]

putty or not the crak lines will come in abt a month it will look terrible...

[Kevs]

But with putty, the hairline cracks are greatly more visible..

I always prefer a bolt-on kit with minimal riveting..

[Lanceteo]

YEAP 100% agree!

[Cheequin]

guys... mind if i ask whether is it ur bodykits always have a gap btwn the kit and ur car when u gys fix it down?? if tht is true... ever tried to find rubber extrusion to fill up the gap so tht no silicon is needed and it wun spoil the bumper paint...

[Lanceteo]

like to noe is urs rivot on? as in u did in JB and they cut and join the pieces for the body kit?

[Cheequin]

sry lance.. i dun drive

but so many kits i have fixed.. i used rubber extrusion... so no rivots and no gap..

[Lanceteo]

oh ok.. anyway .. rivot is a no no! mine doesnt have a rubber thingy but no visible gaps so far. ....

[Cheequin]

okok... anithing juz cal me up ya... u shld have my number rite?