How to - Hardtop repair?

[leeshuming]

I did something stupid.. and damaged my hardtop on a trail. Just want to know what I can do to repair the scratches?

Please see photos to examine the damages..

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[MayThe4x4BWU]

Ouch!

That first pic looks like more than scratches, looks like some parts on and around the drip rail have split/cracked?

It's a fiberglass type of material, so definitely will need to know/find options for that type of repair.

 

[leeshuming]

Yes, I had a trail rax installed with a rotopax. Basically I slid climbing onto this ledge on a trail, and smashed onto a combination of tree roots and dirt wall. I then tried to get away but didn't realize the rack got caught, pulled and stripped towards the rear out of position. Hench you see a long line of stripped paint at the drip rail as well as the bolts of the rack catching and stripping carbon fiber flesh at the rear of my hardtop.

I told you, i did stupid.

Yeah, the underside of drip rail cracked a little at the edge of the xpel that I have put on original to prevent scratches... Seriously, it is more like a piece of flesh being stripped and a split in two situation.

 

[jack bauer]

I get a couple quotes from reputable body shops that deals with such fiberglass repairs.
I've seen a couple repaired very well.

 

[Carolina Jeeper]

Unless you are alreay very familiar with repairing that type damage it's a job for the pro. It's not going to really be a DIY type if you want it to look good and last.

 

[Cuyose]

As someone who has rashed fenders, etc. on trails. I would just get a can of touch up paint and learn to live with it. You are never going to make it "unnoticeable" and the more you fret about it, the more it will drive you nuts. Once you get a few of those here and there, you will learn to appreciate the battle scars.

If you wanted to have it pristine at a car show somewhere, you would have never taken it offroad, but rest assured 99%+ of other jeep people will appreciate the scars.

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