Disco 2: Fender skirts
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Mudding
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From: Kentucky
Disco 2: Fender skirts
The black plastic fender skirts around all fender welds...I thought when I got this Disco that the previous owner had used some kind of adhesive or decal or something on them; because they were smooth in places and then rough as 60 grit sand paper in other places.
I started looking at pictures of other Discos and it seems like many of them have this issue. Is this just a breakdown of the ABS plastic in the sun over time?
I plan on using some 80 to 4000 wet sand paper on mine to smooth them out; likely spray them with plastic-coat or something.
Doc
I started looking at pictures of other Discos and it seems like many of them have this issue. Is this just a breakdown of the ABS plastic in the sun over time?
I plan on using some 80 to 4000 wet sand paper on mine to smooth them out; likely spray them with plastic-coat or something.
Doc
Mudding
Joined: Apr 2013
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From: Cobourg, ON, Canada
Happens to every disco I've seen. Sand them down and paint them.
tip: if you dont want to mess with taking them off you can use index cards or something similar to stick behind them and the body to avoid overspray.
tip: if you dont want to mess with taking them off you can use index cards or something similar to stick behind them and the body to avoid overspray.
Camel Trophy
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Charlotte
Some owners remove them entirely, but I've read the adhesive can be very difficult to remove from the paint. I recall reading here that there's an attachment for an electric drill that makes removing the adhesive easier. You ought to be able to find those threads with a search.
Pro Wrench
Joined: Dec 2016
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From: Fall City, WA
Some owners remove them entirely, but I've read the adhesive can be very difficult to remove from the paint. I recall reading here that there's an attachment for an electric drill that makes removing the adhesive easier. You ought to be able to find those threads with a search.
Camel Trophy
Joined: May 2016
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From: Britainistan, UK
The playing cards have a coating on them that keeps the paint from soaking through unlike the index cards.
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