Shaving the Fin?

Not a real good pic but Painter has the best looking finectomy I've seen

He's the one to talk with

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So after a recent meet in Indiana, a fellow Sling owner was telling me how he is going to shave his fin off, and get rid of the "pods" under the roll hoops. I was realllllly interested in how this would look. I've seen a couple crappy pictures online and loved it.

Have you done it? Care to share some pics? Im currently dipped Concord Grape but already itching to peel it off and do something else, but i'm really interested in shaving the fin off. Im not much of a bodywork guy, but I know the basics, and i'm sure I could do it with some pointers.

After cutting it off, what are you using to fill the gap in the panel, adhere it and make it smooth?

Slingrazor

Look at my photo album and you will see plenty of pictures, the white one shows it best.

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Look at my photo album and you will see plenty of pictures, the white one shows it best.

Is that some kind of white supremacy statement?

Someone here on the forum dif it and it came out super clean. I forgot his username but its a blue sling i believe.

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Would you care to share some details on what you did to finish it?

Looks like you used a multi tool to almost literally "shave" it off versus just cutting it off with a Dremel or something? Then attach a plate under the plastic and I assume bondo or fiberglass the void and sand, sand, sand, sand, sand until it's smooth and flat?

Im keeping the pods, as I have the speaker pods there. Just looking to ditch the fin.

Painter

Shaving the fin!!,! Not for the faint of heart or for a “beginner” body man I would say. Slingrazor is the master of the process and I just make it look good afterwards.

Unless you know the process, you WILL screw it up. Hope there is an extra deck laying around because you might just need it!

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This Slingshot is Painter pride and joy. It has been fun for those of us who have been around for a while to watch it evolve. It started out as a 2015 base unit (gray) and was painted burnt orange before Polaris thought about it.

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Jim

Your ride is just way too cool.................

Slingrazor is the visionary...... copied by many but equaled by none! 😉

To explain the process would be more than just cumbersome and more than likely would fail because of all this entails. I’m more than swamped for the next two weeks but if you really, really, really have to have a flat rear deck and don’t expect someone else to advise you only to do all the work.... then PM me.

If not.... good luck and I wish you the best.

I dearly love this Forum and miss it so much. Life takes tolls but the Sling has been my joy... pure joy holding a very close second to the best of the best who reside here!

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My god it looks so much better!

And...finectomy!? Thats great lol

PMd you my number

As for the flattened “pods” under the roll hoops...... I have the mold and had made 6 sets and given them to special members. For me to make any more would take a request from an OG for sure! (Or @Bullsh1t)

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PMd you my number

OMG bdye ...... I hope you know what door just opened for you!!

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Not a real good pic but Painter has the best looking finectomy I've seen

He's the one to talk with

DER..... what an unflattering picture of a man than gained 40 Covid pounds!

Painter sorry bro but it was the best pic of your sling I have...had to look twice to notice someone was in the sling