ok i got a RK sport bumper for free when i sold my old one and it is pretty beat up like a nice chunk out of it and it looks like layers are chipped off the lip...how would i fix this ?
"Speed kills!!!! drive a mustang live forever!!"
first of all answer this before i go into a large amount of typing.
How skilled are you with body work?
Do you have access to an angle grinder, and a drimmel with a variety of different bits?
if you dont know what your doing then your just going to mess it up really bad, causing you to have to buy a new bumper. In which case, it would be better just to pay somebody to fix it for you.
I used to repair all types of plastic and urethane bumpers at a bumper remanufacturer (united bumper), and i can give you very detailed instructions on what needs to be done, but you need to have atleast some knowledge and skill with bodywork.
yes i have all the tools and i am skilled with fiberglass "if that helps" and the bumper was free so if i fu*k it up o well not a big loss
"Speed kills!!!! drive a mustang live forever!!"
nope it don`t fiberglass will not stick to plastic
but he`s right i could type a long instruction list as well put the tools down and let the pro`s fix your bumper
sorry but it`s the truth
can i haz bondo
i say get some seam sealer glue that comes in the double tubes and you need a gun to make it come out with and that should help you out. i used it on my streetfire front bumper and it is hard as a rock and hasnt cracked or anything. any body shop has it also. You can mold the thick glue over the missing areas.
I'm running into problems fixing my Streetfire front. It has a large crack in it and a piece missing. Tried FUSOR... held good for a while... tractor ran me into a small ditch... cracked right where it did again. I'd be open to suggestions... cause if I can't find anything permanent and very durable (roads around here suck)... I'm thinking of riveting a metal plate to the back of the bumper to hold it together...
95cavirider... any suggestions? I've fixed all kinds of stuff in my 4+years in the auto body and paint field... but nothing to this extreme...
nikki i miss that @!#$*ing fiberglass bumper i bought off of u it was so easy to fix....i regret selling it
"Speed kills!!!! drive a mustang live forever!!"
uuugghhhhhhh.....ok again in my own professional opion fusor sucks donkey balls
duramix or 3m adhesives are the way to go , and i am sorry but fallen angel why on god`s green earth would you rivet metal on the back side of a plastic bumper is beyond me again sorry but it`s true
if the piece missing of the bumper is that big it`s not worth fixing and nothing you do will fix it
but for little cracks, tabs missing, stuff like that any type of plastic can be fixed
to fix a broken or missing tab lightly grind both sides of the plastic clean it off with the CORRECT cleaning material 3m or duramix makes a plastic forming tape that is made to hold shape with the adhesive
panel bond yes panle bond sticks to any type of plastic tpo. tpe, pp, polyurathene, you need to promote the plastic and then apply the panel bond, yes fiberglass or bondo will stick to panel bond but not on plastic use a finishing glaze to fill any imperfections
if the missing piece is that big and you want to be stubborn about things and try to fix a bumper that dmaged here is my suggestion
take a piece of plastic that is the same type of plastic you are working with, lightly grind both side and on the bumper, clean the plastic i would plastic weld the piece`s together and then promote the plastic and apply panle bond over the repair
DO NOT APPLY HEAT when using panel bond on plastic the product generates enough heat when it is dryin
panle bond is a epoxy so it has corrosion protective proerties in it i know no worry on plastic but just food for thought
according to I-CAR yes i am i-car certified what i told you is accroding to i-car ways and allittle of my own knowledge
plastic is not like metal not all products stick to plastic you need to determin what type of plastic it is and use the correct adhesive and the correct procedure to fix the plastic
and oh yes i have 15 yrs in body fender work but hey wtf do i know
can i haz bondo
big daddy wrote:uuugghhhhhhh.....ok again in my own professional opion fusor sucks donkey balls
duramix or 3m adhesives are the way to go , and i am sorry but fallen angel why on god`s green earth would you rivet metal on the back side of a plastic bumper is beyond me again sorry but it`s true
if the piece missing of the bumper is that big it`s not worth fixing and nothing you do will fix it
but for little cracks, tabs missing, stuff like that any type of plastic can be fixed
to fix a broken or missing tab lightly grind both sides of the plastic clean it off with the CORRECT cleaning material 3m or duramix makes a plastic forming tape that is made to hold shape with the adhesive
panel bond yes panle bond sticks to any type of plastic tpo. tpe, pp, polyurathene, you need to promote the plastic and then apply the panel bond, yes fiberglass or bondo will stick to panel bond but not on plastic use a finishing glaze to fill any imperfections
if the missing piece is that big and you want to be stubborn about things and try to fix a bumper that dmaged here is my suggestion
take a piece of plastic that is the same type of plastic you are working with, lightly grind both side and on the bumper, clean the plastic i would plastic weld the piece`s together and then promote the plastic and apply panle bond over the repair
DO NOT APPLY HEAT when using panel bond on plastic the product generates enough heat when it is dryin
panle bond is a epoxy so it has corrosion protective proerties in it i know no worry on plastic but just food for thought
according to I-CAR yes i am i-car certified what i told you is accroding to i-car ways and allittle of my own knowledge
plastic is not like metal not all products stick to plastic you need to determin what type of plastic it is and use the correct adhesive and the correct procedure to fix the plastic
and oh yes i have 15 yrs in body fender work but hey wtf do i know
You know there was no need for you to get an attitude about it. I was suggested by another fellow custom auto body guy to make a small lightweight metal "brace" to hold the two plastic pieces together to be more permanent. You of all people with your "extensive auto body knowledge" should know that different people and different shops have different ways to do things and different ways they prefer doing things. No need to be a jerk about it. You don't see me or anyone else on here that has any auto body knowledge getting an attitude when they're trying to offer help to other people...
oh ya every shop has their own ways of doin things but what you and your guys want to do is completely butchering the car oh my god
i am glad i am a body man and can fix my own car, because i would not let you fix my lawn mower
lol
can i haz bondo
big daddy wrote:oh ya every shop has their own ways of doin things but what you and your guys want to do is completely butchering the car oh my god
i am glad i am a body man and can fix my own car, because i would not let you fix my lawn mower
lol
Normally... I'd just keep my mouth shut and not say anything... but everytime I see you answer a question for anyone you're always being an arrogant inconsiderate jerk and come off acting like you think you're the auto body/paint god. I wish you'd find something more constructive to do with your time then surf the JBO. The JBO doesn't need arrogant conceited jerks like you on this site putting people down all the time.
@!#$ plastic weld????
WTF are you smoking?
And the reason someone would rivet a peice of metal behind it is obvious.....
.....IT WILL HELP HOLD THE TWO PEICES TOGETHER SO THAT THEY WON'T CRACK WITH THE BUMPS YOU HIT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, OR AT LEAST HOLD THEM UNTIL THE FIX IS COMPLETED.
Stop being so damn arrogant.
sorry to the guy that started this thread
but you to have to be the biggest butchers i have come in contact with
so ya go ahead and keep putting metal on plastic, not arragont i tell the truth and how to fix a car correctly
you obviously do not know how to use a plastic welder correctly, plastic welding is a great tool to fix plastic,
so you guys go ahead back into the amateur hour at the okey dokey coral
can i haz bondo
