Definitely F*%ked
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Jimbo
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We have a composite bay on my Squadron,
Looking at that dude, I wouldn't be able to do much to make it much more aesthetically pleasing!
Time for a new set Josh
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I'll be honest, my stupid mistake! Not had them on long and completely misjudged a gap, used to knowing where my bumper ends!
I'm afraid not, if anyone does please post up, that would be awesome!
I will do if I can't find anywhere to repair them, the other one is perfect. I was thinking of repairing this one myself but I'm not confident enough with composite, 90% of the damage is most visible on the rear, it's mostly just cracked lacquer on the front! Could be a good cheap option for someone with the skills to repair them!
Absolutely mate....painful, expensive mistake....oops
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We have a composite bay on my Squadron,
Looking at that dude, I wouldn't be able to do much to make it much more aesthetically pleasing!
Time for a new set Josh
If you coated it again in a lair of carbon and laqured it after it would look new, i've seen our composite shop do some serious good work.
Just a thought do
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We have a composite bay on my Squadron,
Looking at that dude, I wouldn't be able to do much to make it much more aesthetically pleasing!
Time for a new set Josh
Thanks anyway mate!
Time for a new set I'm thinking. Probably stick these up for sale, see if anyone fancies repairing it. I could bond/glue the rear where it has split, it's just the cracked lacquer on the front that I couldn't do anything about
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Fancy asking the lads in your composite shop if they'e up to the task for a few pennys?
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I could but i dunno would it be worth your while with posting it too and from ireland and you would ave to laqur it yourself after.
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I don't mind paying the postage etc mate, considering a new set is £200 +, all depends how much they'd want for repairing it really. I don't mind lacquering it myself.
Worth getting it repaired anyway, could always sell it on for more then
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I'll let ya no
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im an aircraft fitter and if this had of happened week or more ago a good friend could have repaired that no probs 
he moved job on monday so he aint working with composites anymore...doh.
i will ask him if he can help out thou as he knows people who work in the part he moved from.
only a matter of time before i can get more access to composite materials as they are building a new factory in our place to make full carbon aircraft wings.
dont sell them just yet bud.
he moved job on monday so he aint working with composites anymore...doh.
i will ask him if he can help out thou as he knows people who work in the part he moved from.
only a matter of time before i can get more access to composite materials as they are building a new factory in our place to make full carbon aircraft wings.
dont sell them just yet bud.
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im an aircraft fitter and if this had of happened week or more ago a good friend could have repaired that no probs
he moved job on monday so he aint working with composites anymore...doh.
i will ask him if he can help out thou as he knows people who work in the part he moved from.
only a matter of time before i can get more access to composite materials as they are building a new factory in our place to make full carbon aircraft wings.
dont sell them just yet bud.
Thanks for post buddy! If you get in touch with your friend and he can help definitely let me know!
Otherwise, I'll hold out for a while, a brand new set of canards wasn't really budgeted for anyway, so will be a fair few weeks before I can even justify placing an order for new ones!
Thanks
