Wheel fairingskirt

[RonM]

Hi All, I lost the drivers side wheel fairingskirt a short time back and I already have the replacement ready to install. Here's my question...the drivers side skirt is split into two pieces to accommodate the slideout so I have to cut this one to replace the front half. Has anyone cut one of these before? Is there anything I should do or not do when cutting this thing and what is the best tool to use?

Thanks,
Ron

[JFlightRisk]

I'd put a couple of pieces of masking or painters tape (side by side, overlapping) where you have to make the cut. This will give you a place to make a cut mark with a pencil, or marker, without marking up the skirt. The skirt's pretty flexible, so an extra pair of hands to stabilize it might help. You can cut it with a fine tooth hacksaw, or any small kerf saw. The cut edges can be tidied up with some fine sandpaper.

[dennis b]

Probably can cut with a sharp pair of tin snips or pruning shears

[mokurt]

I would place the skirt on top of a piece of plywood on top of saw horses and then use a jig saw.
Deburr the ends with a file or scrape with a steel rule.

[RonM]

the only thing I'm concerned about is the flexibility of the plastic but a sharp blade should take care of that. Thanks to all that responded.

[Lake Huron]

RotoZip works great on plastic.

[skids]

The hard part may be marking your cut line because of the 3rd dimension.