Black wheels and undertray? Opinions?

CSK_423 · Post by **CSK_423** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:37 am

Will a bit of white spirit not clean this up ????

I'm sure some kind of cleaner will take the glue off without having to re do the powder coating.

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:40 am

Tried white spirit and it's helped a bit, but you can still see the drips. Any other cleaners that will get this off??

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:40 am

What kind of glue did you use?

http://www.eurochem.co.uk/products.php?categories_id=14

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:45 am

It's "Kwik-Fix" Super Glue. I think I might have some tar remover in the garage. Will try that tomorrow. If that doesn't work, I'll maybe try something from that website. Cheers Rob.

I'll probably end up just putting up with it and hoping that the dirt hides it!

Post by **simon** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:51 am

I fitted the edging with the undertray on the car and just ran the superglue along the inside of the edging, stuck it on and that was it done.

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:31 am

I just used my fingers to spread some clear silicon along the edge of the undertray and stuck the rubber on with that. Jobs a goodun

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:34 am

You can get superglue remover, IIRC it's acetone. It might affect the powdercoat but I doubt it. Failing that get an ice cube on it so it's good and cold then see if it will chip off, superglue is strong but brittle.

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:24 pm

Stuck the diffuser back on tonight and it looks cool.

Really glad I got it done. Just looks so much better - I can't believe Lotus don't send them out the factory like this.

Managed to get the worst of the superglue drips looking a bit better and you don't really see them too clearly once it's back on the car. Just looks like dirt.

r055 · Post by **r055** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:51 pm

lookin forward to seeing it on mon!

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:27 am

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:You can get superglue remover, IIRC it's acetone. It might affect the powdercoat but I doubt it. Failing that get an ice cube on it so it's good and cold then see if it will chip off, superglue is strong but brittle.

No need for ice cubes.... just park it outside one evening, or do it next time you are at KH.

Some folk are clearly forgetting that Scotland is not as balmy as Preston

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:51 am

dezzy... looking forward to seeing the pics, before I decide.

How many mtrs of that rubber edging stuff did you need?

Post by **simon** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:42 am

gorrie wrote:How many mtrs of that rubber edging stuff did you need?

3 is enough with some spare in case of cock ups

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:05 pm

The spare I was left with from the 3m I ordered wouldn't really be enough to be used in place of any cock-ups (which are quite likely knowing me

). I didn't actually measure what they sent me . . . maybe they didn't send 3 metres.

Gorrie, whatever you do, don't use superglue to stick it on if you're a cack-handed oaf like me and liable to drip it! Use something else that won't stain the black powdercoating.

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:59 pm

mucho gracias'

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:50 am

as requested

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