imperialbrewer[TK] Posted December 29, 2017 Report 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
Zugor[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Report 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
imperialbrewer[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report 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
Frank75139[501st] Posted January 31, 2018 Report Posted January 31, 2018 Gotta day though came out nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
imperialbrewer[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Posted January 31, 2018 Gotta day though came out nice. Thank you Frank! Very kind of you!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Frank75139[501st] Posted January 31, 2018 Report Posted January 31, 2018 I’m sure it was 11 hours of hell thoughSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
imperialbrewer[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report 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
Zugor[TK] Posted January 31, 2018 Report Posted January 31, 2018 Ouch! Looks fantastic tho. Nice work you can be proud of a job well done. Quote
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