Glue for whale tail rubber lip
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Glue for whale tail rubber lip
I bought a factory Porsche turbo tail and the rubber lip is starting to partially detach by pulling the bolt from within the rubber at the front drivers side. There is flex up and down but not horizonal and the gap is maybe 8mm. Because this is a street driver in L.A. (non show car and under 80mph) I think a glue job may work with glue fill in from the rubber to the fiberglass. Any tips on what glue to use?
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From: HATTIESBURG, MS.
Generally if you have separation like that, it if from more than just one stud, it could be several that are bad. I have seen where the bolts had caused a much larger hole in the black foam part of the spoilers, that some of the studs sticking through the base, but were not really even embedded into the rubber part any longer. I was able to get great results from using one of my many different types of epoxy kits. The one that I used on this particular item, is almost identical to the composite filler needed on the newer "soft" bumper covers on a lot of the mew cars. After taking it apart, give a close check to all studs that are in the rubber wing part. Make sure that the stud you are wanting to repair, the hole in the wing needs to be prepped, cleaned, all loose crap removed, then try dry-fitting to make sure you see how you like it. Then mix up a small amount and fill in anyplace the stud had damaged its mounting area. Then use the filler to fill all the way around the stud after you have it in place. This epoxy cures in about 10 min. then start on another one. If you need any other info on this, PM or email me and I will get back with you ASAP.Good luck!! Tony.
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From: kansas
The metal insert is most likely rusted out. This thread will show what you're up against and a good fix. It's a 7 year old post but as good now as it was then.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...placement.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...placement.html
