P38A Plastic bumper repair

Bagshot · Aug 23, 2020

Hi All,
This probably more of a general question for any vehicle, but.. anyone come across a good repair product for a crack in a coloured bumper. Mrs Bagshot has given the thumbs up for the Orville to be resprayed up..(Yeehaa..!!! That's gonna be a thread all it's own.) and one task is the front bumper has a crack right on the corner, just below the indicator. Need something that will hold together and can be finished.
Answers on a postcard..

kermit_rr · Aug 23, 2020

What would i do?
Take it off, press it together so it's barely visible, then bend some paperclips to shape and sink them into the plastic with a soldering iron, cover over with some fibreglass. Finish the front side as normal
But that's just me, there's probably much better ways to do it

Bagshot · Aug 23, 2020

kermit_rr said:
What would i do?
Take it off, press it together so it's barely visible, then bend some paperclips to shape and sink them into the plastic with a soldering iron, cover over with some fibreglass. Finish the front side as normal
But that's just me, there's probably much better ways to do it

Cost effective.. I'll give you that..!

kermit_rr · Aug 23, 2020

Bagshot said:
Cost effective.. I'll give you that..!

Only if you don't have to buy a bag of paperclips

Henry_b · Aug 23, 2020

If it is being resprayed a 2nd hand crack free bumper.

Tricky of York · Aug 23, 2020

Hi Bagshot,
I would advise using a Polyurethane bumper repair kit, many are available via bay of e or just google and view some YouTube vids. This is exactly what the car body and mobile repairers use. The best part is it's very flexible, can be sanded and painted really easily. Hope the project goes well.
Tricky.

RangeRoller dt · Aug 23, 2020

I’ve seen plastic stitch welding on bumpers, filled and smoothed, looks okay outside but whenever you get under and it’s staring at you is dreadful feeling. Orville deserves better.

Replace

With humongous metal one
And winch

Bagshot · Aug 23, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
I’ve seen plastic stitch welding on bumpers, filled and smoothed, looks okay outside but whenever you get under and it’s staring at you is dreadful feeling. Orville deserves better.

Replace

With humongous metal one
And winch

OMG.... Savages..!!

tomcat59alan · Aug 23, 2020

There wax an advert last week for a hot staple gun for stitching cracked plastic, try the Bay.

P38A Plastic bumper repair

Bagshot

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kermit_rr

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kermit_rr

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Henry_b

Think outside, no box required.

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