Sideskirt adhesive problems

[dcporsche99]

Hey Randall,
Despite your taping issues, the car looks mighty nice with those skirts!! :dance: I would probably find a way to mount some hardware on there along with the tape. I would hate for you to lose one or both of your sideskirts because of a bump in the road while on the highway going 70+

BTW, did you also get a new front bumper too?? ...along with the diffuser and sideskirts???

Let us know how it turns out.

[porsche986spyder]

Okay, I just used a red drawing tool in photoshop to show you where 2 screws should go. Just imagine the tire isn't there. You may want to remove the tires in order to drill the holes. Most shops do it this way. Makes installation easier. You will need 2 more in the same place on the front end just behind the wheels. Most companies that sell the side skirts don't give you these screws. You will most likely need to buy some the same size as the ones used on the old mud guards that were removed.

[Houston C4S]

Randall,

Looks like you were "humping" it a the office today, eh?

I thought your car would look like it was Speed Yellow with
all the pollen.

But it's still black. Are you keeping the ol' California duster
in the trunk?

My fleet looks all yellow.

It's been a long day, just got home and I have nothing of
any worth to say to help you so I thought I might just
amuse you this time.

Talk to you soon..

- Mark

[Grizzly]

Randall,

Here's what painter guy says, which is very close to what these guys have already told you:

He says there's no way to avoid taking them off and starting fresh.

If they aren't already there, install a couple of self tapping screws through the skirts into the front and rear wheel lips (2 front, 2 rear). The screws will take a lot of the load off of the tape.

Use a good quality paper towel with either Prepsol or lacquer thinner to clean the rockers and skirts where the tape will stick. Make sure it's cleaned well. If you let the paper towel rest on your paint for too long while cleaning it will ruin the finish, so keep the towel moving at all times.

For tape, use 3m's PT 1100. It is their strongest double sided foam tape. You can get it at an auto body supply house in various widths. You will easily recognize it because it is black as opposed to gray. This tape requires an adhesive promoter, so be sure to get some. Apply a thin coat of the adhesion promoter to the surfaces and allow it to dry thoroughly.

After installing the skirts, roll back and forth as close as you can to the tape on the skirt with a wallpaper seam roller. Get one with a rubber roller as opposed to a wooden one to avoid scratching the skirts. Use stiff pressure to assure that the tape is bonding well.

That should do it.

Good luck.