Blending the rear? - LotusTalk

ECPERFORMANCE · 04-17-2009, 03:06 AM

Hi

I`m in the process of repainting the Elise and i`ll be blending the front bumper and clamp together like the exige. I was checking out the rear body gap, would there be any reason not to blend the rear light panel to the rear clam? The light peice can`t be taken off the clam anyway right?

I think this would make for a very clean look with no front or rear body gaps

What do you think?

Exigin · 04-17-2009, 05:34 AM

+1

Some on this forum even covered up the turn signals, I think that looks really clean.

Please post pics of before and after.

sandsmuseum · 04-17-2009, 04:02 PM

I removed the rear tail light grills and tried to plug the holes. It was difficult working inside the opening, filling the hole and getting a nice curve. It is easy to understand why some have decided to fill the void completely. It is very(!) difficult to get the compound curve to look nice with a gloss paint.

The seam is under the lip of the rear spoiler and so does not show. The seam on the sides can be filled easily. The seam goes through the tail light grill opening...

See my efforts on sandsmuseum.com,

Michael

04-17-2009, 03:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
ECPERFORMANCE Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Memramcook New-Brunswick Canada Posts: 89	Blending the rear? Hi I`m in the process of repainting the Elise and i`ll be blending the front bumper and clamp together like the exige. I was checking out the rear body gap, would there be any reason not to blend the rear light panel to the rear clam? The light peice can`t be taken off the clam anyway right? I think this would make for a very clean look with no front or rear body gaps What do you think? __________________ 2006 Chili red Elise

04-17-2009, 04:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
sandsmuseum Exige enthusiast... Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 786 Images: 33	blending rear tail light vents is difficult... I removed the rear tail light grills and tried to plug the holes. It was difficult working inside the opening, filling the hole and getting a nice curve. It is easy to understand why some have decided to fill the void completely. It is very(!) difficult to get the compound curve to look nice with a gloss paint. The seam is under the lip of the rear spoiler and so does not show. The seam on the sides can be filled easily. The seam goes through the tail light grill opening... See my efforts on sandsmuseum.com, Michael Attached Images __________________ www.sandsmuseum.com antique coin op repair mod for the Library on EliseTalk

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04-17-2009, 05:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Exigin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 919	+1 Some on this forum even covered up the turn signals, I think that looks really clean. Please post pics of before and after.

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