Mazdaspeed Sides Repair Thread

**I4MX6** · 3-30-07, 23:23

I said I'd make a new thread when I started. I'll keep this updated with all the progress on them from repair, to paint, to install, no matter how long it takes!

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Here's some of the repair pictures of the skirts. Hopefully things keep going this good because if it does, they will be on in no time!

After some sanding and serious grinding of the bad spots...

^This one has to have a lot of the back end of it reshaped with glass and short strand filler. A lot of rot and damage was done by the previous owner. Wish people knew the value of things, they might look after them more!

^This one had a big crack that had to be completely ground off. This section is being remade with fiberglass now and will be a few days before I can go back in and try reshaping it.

^The worst of the batch...needs a lot of attention!

^One corner completed so far...only a scuff sand away for this end that was pretty ratty when I started.

So far thats all I've got finished. I ran out of time today working on them and assignments are starting to pile up again, so this will all have to wait until next weekend to continue. I want them perfect, so its definitely something that will take longer then over night.

Stay tuned!

**pearsonmx6** · 3-30-07, 23:55

so you are putting fiberglass on urithane?

**I4MX6** · 3-30-07, 23:59

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Originally Posted by pearsonmx6

so you are putting fiberglass on urithane?

No they are made of fiberglass. Genuine MS sides are fiberglass, not urethane.

**pearsonmx6** · 3-31-07, 0:02

oh ok just looked like plastic. that would be bad though glass on plastic i wonder how long that would take to chip off.

looks good though

**I4MX6** · 3-31-07, 0:05

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Originally Posted by pearsonmx6

oh ok just looked like plastic. that would be bad though glass on plastic i wonder how long that would take to chip off.

looks good though

I wish they were plastic because A. they probably wouldn't be this badly damaged and B. the plastic fillers are easier to use and don't clump because there is no strand to them. This stuff is a pain to work with because it has glass strand in it to make it bite better.

Next time I'm down I'll take a picture of the backs of them because they have all new fiberglass laid in them to strengthen the corners. Much needed because as you can see they didn't fair to well to being dragged along something!

**1<stockMx6** · 3-31-07, 0:11

I love those skirts. Can't wait to see pics of another set on the road.

**Parydox** · 3-31-07, 0:12

Damn I didn't realize you were going about it yourself, awesome. Still thinking about a future reproduction, or you just wanna keep them rare?
-Glenn

**I4MX6** · 3-31-07, 0:16

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Originally Posted by Parydox

Damn I didn't realize you were going about it yourself, awesome. Still thinking about an future reproduction, or you just wanna keep them rare?
-Glenn

Shops want too much money to repair them. If I can get the major stuff out of the way I can save myself a lot of money. I do know what I'm doing, but I haven't done it in so long that my skill level of getting that perfection I seek might not be the highest. For the final touches I will probably have a shop do them. Paint will be done professionally.

As for replication, well, they need to be finished first before that becomes a priority. Shops wont even quote me until they are done and until they are done, I wont know if I have to self fund that or have a shop help me out. Only time will tell, but it wont be until later in the summer that they get replicated, if at all. They will be done, so don't worry, I just don't know when I'll have the chance to do it just yet.

**ragincanadian4** · 3-31-07, 11:21

I love, I want.

**unamedplaya87** · 3-31-07, 13:48

I thought you were going to have them dublicated so that other mx6ers can buy them. Is that still a plan or its gone?

**I4MX6** · 3-31-07, 13:57

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Originally Posted by unamedplaya87

I thought you were going to have them dublicated so that other mx6ers can buy them. Is that still a plan or its gone?

Yes...

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Originally Posted by I4MX6

As for replication, well, they need to be finished first before that becomes a priority. Shops wont even quote me until they are done and until they are done, I wont know if I have to self fund that or have a shop help me out. Only time will tell, but it wont be until later in the summer that they get replicated, if at all. They will be done, so don't worry, I just don't know when I'll have the chance to do it just yet.

I could have replicated them damaged, but then who would by them. They have to be repaired and painted before replicated.