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Drifter995
20-07-2013, 04:51 AM
As per the title...
Has anyone ever bodged the front and rear bars to get rid of the mouldings? By bodge, I mean bog. Take them off, and then make flat and beautiful with bog? I'm half tempted to stop the hunt for mouldless bumpers in launceston/ tas, and just ripped them off and bogging it up, or just leaving them on, and colour coding them.

So, what do you think? Worth the effort? Or just better off getting mouldless bars?
Reason why: I think they are horrible. They give me diabeetus. I must get rid of them
Daveho1
20-07-2013, 09:32 AM
its doable, just remember to apply the bog in very thin layers, there is however always the risk that the bog will just fall out one day.... but thats a risk with any reaper with any bog thats thicker then intended.
it may be worth looking into some thing reenforced with fiberglass or cutting the moulding lines out from the back and adding reinforcement there like patching a hole in a wall
Drifter995
20-07-2013, 03:21 PM
its doable, just remember to apply the bog in very thin layers, there is however always the risk that the bog will just fall out one day.... but thats a risk with any reaper with any bog thats thicker then intended.
it may be worth looking into some thing reenforced with fiberglass or cutting the moulding lines out from the back and adding reinforcement there like patching a hole in a wall

That's true... I've never worked with bog before, so had/ have no idea what it's like, hah.
Hmm, you may be onto something there in regards to the patching it up. So, rekon just kinda chucking a layer of fibreglass over the top would work? Like, fibreglass it, then make it smooth, then paint over?
dougie_504
30-07-2013, 11:00 AM
Bog should be fine just give it plenty of time to cure and sand it well. Work is in the prep more than the paint.
Drifter995
30-07-2013, 03:22 PM
You think so? Any tips for getting it to work well? or how to apply it nicely and all that jazz... never worked with bog as I said above, so any tips for that would be great.
But yes, if that's the case, this is good news :D
Daveho1
31-07-2013, 06:08 AM
the trick to bog is just using very thin layers and making sure its mating surface is clean.
other then that build it higher then you need so you cut back to the final height
Drifter995
31-07-2013, 06:16 AM
the trick to bog is just using very thin layers and making sure its mating surface is clean.
other then that build it higher then you need so you cut back to the final height

Awesome, thanks for that :)