imperialbrewer[TK] Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 So I’ve got the front cover strips attached to the thighs and after waiting for the E6000 to dry I did a test fit with masking tape to help hold them to fit my thighs. I’m concerned because the tops have a 30mm and 40mm gap to accommodate my thigh size, yet the bottoms I’m bringing in by about 20-30mm each. I didn’t do any unnecessary trimming in the back — I only took off the wrinkled material left from the pull, enough to make a relatively straight line. So I’m pretty sure that I’m going to need to put in a reinforcement strip inside on both legs, but is a 50mm cover strip just out of the question, or is this normal for some? Advice? Thoughts? What would you do? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugor[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 This may sound like crazy talk but you may need to add a fill strip and fill the gaps with ABS slurry. Then sand smooth and put the proper size cover strip over the top for aesthetics. Potentially a lot of sanding. It sounds like you have one of the smaller kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imperialbrewer[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 9 hours ago, Zugor said: This may sound like crazy talk but you may need to add a fill strip and fill the gaps with ABS slurry. Then sand smooth and put the proper size cover strip over the top for aesthetics. Potentially a lot of sanding. It sounds like you have one of the smaller kits. Yeah, I ended up doing that. There were a couple of guys at RWA Creations' Facebook page that were quite helpful in steering me towards this direction. It was a major pain in the butt — it took about 11 days out of my build to get it from huge gap to relatively clean surface — but in the end it was a pretty good learning experience. Were it not for the saving grace of putting a cover strip on the back, I think it would have taken a lot longer to hide my crimes (so-to-speak). It seemed no matter how much I filled-sanded-buffed, there was always this discoloration that I just couldn't get rid of. Here's a photo from relative start-to-finish: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank75139[501st] Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Gotta day though came out nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imperialbrewer[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Gotta day though came out nice. Thank you Frank! Very kind of you!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank75139[501st] Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I’m sure it was 11 hours of hell thoughSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imperialbrewer[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I’m sure it was 11 hours of hell thoughSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk *days LOLCourse not 11 full days, but probably a good 40-60 hours.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugor[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Ouch! Looks fantastic tho. Nice work you can be proud of a job well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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