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Jan 13, 2013 13:51:06 GMT
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Sorry but ive got a crack in a plastic bumper and wondered if any one has any experience repairing them. Ive seen some special plastic filler in halfords and i was just gonna grind a v shape in the crack and fill with the plastic filler stuff.
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rodney
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Jan 13, 2013 13:53:32 GMT
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should work if its just a crack , if you can get behind strenthen it with fiberglass so it holds up,.
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Jan 13, 2013 14:19:13 GMT
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Yeah i was wodering about strengthening it would it be best to use fibreglass matting or the stuff in a tin and some mesh
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taurus
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Jan 13, 2013 14:36:23 GMT
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A trick from reinforcing model airplanes - I've used surgical bandage with epoxy resin soaked into it. Much easier to use than glass mat and it works fine. Put a layer on behind the crack and it will reinforce it - then use the plastic filler from the front. That way the repair retains a bit more flexibility than using fibreglass.
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Jan 13, 2013 16:58:14 GMT
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If you can get some of the same plastic to use as a filler rod (there might be some you can steal off the back somewhere) you can probably plastic weld the crack up with an old soldering iron.
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Jan 13, 2013 18:30:05 GMT
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I do have another bumper it was one that got wrecked by a badger. Would i just cut a thin strip off old bumper and then try and melt it into the crack and then just use ordinary filler to smooth off
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Jan 13, 2013 18:44:51 GMT
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Jan 13, 2013 23:06:04 GMT
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Why
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fred
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Jan 13, 2013 23:22:08 GMT
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shane24v
'got wrecked by a badger'
Lordy these chav badgers are a real hassle
swear I had one take his baseball cap off and swipe my indicator several times afore
giving me the middle claw :-0
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fred
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Jan 13, 2013 23:24:37 GMT
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On a useful note
taurus's post was the post I was going to suggest
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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Every year my car gets attacked by them. They wait in the bushes untill after my 12hr night shift. Then jump out and wrestle with the car.
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Jan 16, 2013 14:38:09 GMT
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If the plastic is thick enough you can drill some very small holes either side of the crack and use very small cable ties to hold the join together (with the ends on the inside face), you will however need to work out where the ties will sit and cut out a deep enough 'notch' for them to sit in so they are not proud of the surface when filled over - hence mentioning the thickness.
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