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Title: My Side Skirt does not like ice!! Advice needed??
Post by: MC71 on January 21, 2013, 03:04:26 pm

Over the last 2-3 days I've noticed that one of my Side Skirts has started to come away from where its attached and today its got even worse. I assume its water getting in and turning to ice and expanding and then this happens. Any suggestions as to a fix, am thinking its a body shop thing?? By the look of it the Side Skirt will just come away now if I undo any screws so no problem with getting it off.  :laugh: Bloody Ice!!  :fighting:

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Title: Re: My Side Skirt does not like ice!! Advice needed??
Post by: scopes on January 21, 2013, 03:44:36 pm

Let it thaw out.....

Title: Re: My Side Skirt does not like ice!! Advice needed??
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 23, 2013, 08:25:02 am

Looks like it will need re-bonding?. No more nails or i think there is something called tiger seal which people have used in the past.

Title: Re: My Side Skirt does not like ice!! Advice needed??
Post by: MC71 on January 23, 2013, 11:02:11 am

^^^^  Thanks for that.  :happy2:

Title: Re: My Side Skirt does not like ice!! Advice needed??
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 23, 2013, 11:10:11 am

Quote from: MC71 on January 23, 2013, 11:02:11 am

^^^^  Thanks for that.  :happy2:

......pleasure mate. :happy2:. One of my last cars did the same,they were held on by a screw/bracket fitment at each end & a strip of double sided tape along the edge. Removed the old tape & used no more nails along the edge & that did the trick.

Title: Re: My Side Skirt does not like ice!! Advice needed??
Post by: andybon on January 24, 2013, 10:21:13 am

Best using tiger seal. No more nails dries solid and doesn't flex, where as tiger seal dries like silicone and has a slight flex to it.

Title: Re: My Side Skirt does not like ice!! Advice needed??
Post by: MC71 on January 24, 2013, 12:17:39 pm

Ta very muchly for the advice!  :happy2: