Silicone vs. Self Tapping!?

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Silicone vs. Self Tapping!?

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My Local shop/garage have quoted me 400 to:

fix Rieger rear apron
blend apron
paint apron
paint rear door insert (badly faded)
paint sills (faded too)

But m8 recommended another guy, 200 for the paint job, extra 100 to blend the seem! RESULT Except he's off on hols for 2 WKS:(

Sorely tempted to get an isert for that rear door and have him blend it all (Yours looks so damn goood) but I'm intent on replacing the front door handles for Marea ones now the rubber getting worn, so guess I have leave the boot alone.

Duno if I can be patient enough to wait till he gets Back!
He did say (since I'd bought some of the v cheap off the shelf paint sparay) that I could have a go (I never have sparayed anything before), and (when I've no doubt finished my crap effort) it could be sanded down and may or may not need priming.

Still reluctant to fix it in the meantime tho, but I've been reading (thru past threads)that suggest easiest way is to fix it first then spray anyway.

I duno how some of you must fix such trims securely, if not bonded with silicone, when you have managed it seems to seperate them again when selling off at a later date. Anyone care to let me in on your methods (self tapping screws would be imposs to hide)!!??
 
If you are gonna blend in a kit then you would not silicone it on as it would not be solid and would crack the bodyfiller. You wouldn't silicone it on ANYWAY as silicone attacks paintwork.
 
Bonding Agent

Sorry guys thats me being ignorant.

Supplier for the Rieger apron sent me a tube of Sikaflex. I figured is was just a silicone substitute, hence my inaccurate reference.

Guess you have confirmed for me that the guy who will no doubt finish the job for me, wouldn't use anything different, so I could indeed secure it in position in the meantime myself.

Ta muchly
 
Re: Bonding Agent

one thing with sikaflex, the areas your stickin must be very clean and keyed up with sandpaper, clean up with meths or white spirit,
but as for fitting now i dont know if the sprayer is going to prime and spray it off the car then fix it on a fair it in,
good luck.
 

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