Lexan Shell Repairs

[gazwilts]

Any tips? i have an old nissan king cab shell that would be hard to replace, it has a few cracks on corners etc that id like to fix and get it looking like new, has anyone ever restored a lexan shell and painted it on the outside? simalar to the way you would repair a hard shell?

i guess because of the flex it would be a bit of a task. the king cab is a real nice detailed shell and id hate it to go to waste

[Japanscaledriver]

dont paint it on the outside, like most of the suggestions on this forum, dip it in coke for five days. then there will magically be no paint, no cracks and not chips.

there are king cab bodies often for sale by an Australia ebayer, though, I believe they are re-pro bodies.

the other option is to consume yourself in the hunt!! GO SON, FIND THAT BODY!! GOOD BOY!! 

[necronomicon]

Depends what you want to do with it afterwards, you can paint on the outside, its just more difficult and wont last as long if a regular runner. you could try epoxy resin to repair cracks etc, or fibreglass real car body repair paste. Shell needs to be well sanded around the repair area first to allow epoxy or fibreglass to fix to it.

Stripping all the paint off to go back to a clear shell is the other way to go, and is good if the shell is otherwise in good condition. There are several threads with suggestiosn on what to use here, it depends what the shell is currently painted with. I've just stripped back a shell painted with enamel spray, using Mr. Muscle oven cleaner.

[rc-martin]

Cracks can be repaired with Shoe Goo (available on ebay) and some of that mesh that plasterers use when joining sheets of plaster board together (available from diy stores).

cut the mesh out to cover over the damaged area then cover over with the shoe goo, works a treat!