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Title: rash???
Post by: gs5oh on June 27, 2003, 07:37:12 AM
i want to buy a fairing but it has a little rash, how easy is it to fix or how much??  :guns:
Title: rash???
Post by: snapper on June 27, 2003, 08:54:41 AM
What kind of rash?  Maybe a little Hydrocortisone will help!   :mrgreen:

No seriously, what kind of fairing?  If mine had scratches it would mean I would have to paint the whole thing.  Also how much is the fairing!
Title: rash???
Post by: gs5oh on June 27, 2003, 09:24:28 AM
it's a spec 2 for 200, it has some rash a couple places on the right side
good buy??? :thumb:
Title: better descrip
Post by: gs5oh on June 27, 2003, 09:27:34 AM
Yes $200 for the whole fairing. It has an upper with a windshield, which is quite intact. The 2 sides, and the right is the one with light rash, the lowers are good and the right side also has a little rash. There is also a rectangular headlight and a frame that goes on the steering neck. There is also a bar brace that fits to the motor mounts and I have it all. I also have that little bag that the wiring is supposed to be stuffed into. There are some bolt holes that have damage...but other than that it is fine.  

that's what he wrote
Title: rash???
Post by: JasonB on June 27, 2003, 01:42:50 PM
Doesnt sound too bad, can you look at it in person? If the rash isnt too deep you might can just sand it smooth or if its pretty deep just use some Bondo or simular to fill and sand it smooth.
Title: rash???
Post by: werase643 on June 27, 2003, 02:54:36 PM
is it SILVER????? :mrgreen:
you are going to repaint it or does it match your bike?

if you are painting....no big deal....part of the prep work for painting anything is fixing slight imperfections....
Title: rash???
Post by: Rashad on June 27, 2003, 03:20:51 PM
Heh, i thought this post was about me :roll:

I would say if its fiberglass, just about anything can be easily fixed. If its cracked up, then get some fiberglass and redo it. If not, bondo and paint should do you good.
Title: rash???
Post by: threatrockone on June 28, 2003, 12:04:56 AM
also...if the cracks are "tiny"....there is a fiberglass product called "creeping crack cure"...its mainly a marine product for spider cracks and is super easy to work with....if it is deeper "rashes", you could use a product called "marine-tex"...its a putty type thingamabob that can be sanded, drilled, etcetera.....it also hardens quickly so that is nice too.
Title: rash???
Post by: gs5oh on June 30, 2003, 07:07:14 AM
thanks for all of the info, it's really nice to be able to talk to a bunch of gs owners instead of a dealer who is saying buy buy buy