Anyone good with sealent ? on car body work ?

[JRM Rossi]

Anyone good with mastic or sealent i have this little problem thats getting on my nerves,Its on the clio v6 were the body kit meets the main door frame the last painter painted the joint its cracked a little so i was thinking of some sealent or something to go over to seal it & make it look a bit better
can any one reccomend what to use ? its got to be a little flexable

[JRM Rossi]

Thats a pic of the problem

[KevF]

Jason,


For help locally, speak to Jon Hogarth at S.I.D. in Great Yarmouth. He will recommend something or do it for you. Have seen his work on cars, trucks and bikes and it's awesome.

http://www.specialistindesign.co.uk


or try speaking to Kelly at KDS Keltec. He will be able to point you in the right direction

http://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/

[Rodders2305]

Black sikka flex is probably best or White depending on weather it's going to get painted over or not

[XKRacer]

I agree, Sikaflex, you pile it up as thick as you like and then use panel wipe to smooth it off for that professional finish, damn strong stuff too, I have used it many times to stick panels on with.

There are other names Tigerseal, Bond n Seal, Technaseal, all pretty much the same stuff, dont go thinking it is silicone, it is not, this stuff dries to a hard rubber finish and cannot be removed with water, hence the need for panel wipe


Be careful with Sikaflex there 2 main types and one stays soft as it is used mainly for windscreens, I am pretty sure you will need 221

[Rodders2305]

Yeh 221 is the stuff you need

[JRM Rossi]

THanks for the help guys its been done now & looks very nice i have got to say it finishes the car off nice & looks a lot better, I found a company locally who restore old porsche,s they fitted it in next day now i can wash it ready for supercar sunday @ goodwood...

[extremekiter]

Rodders2305 said:

Yeh 221 is the stuff you need

Yep Sikaflex is fantastic stuff but as ive used this stuff for 20 years in the caravan industry on a daily basis i think if you smooth it off it can weaken the product. Now if you "bead" it straight from the gun it lasts for years and is easily paintable. Ill always try to bead rather than finishing with my finger and smoothng myself it is just tougher and more durable and wont peel on edges and will give you "rubber seal" look if applied correctly and your nozzle is cut perfectly on the end.

221 or 512 is the correct one to use for automobiles. 512 is more plyable and sets skins faster.

Here it is;



Justyn

ETA

Sorry but you cannot plug your own wares on the forums.

Edited by Big Al. on Monday 2nd May 13:01