Bagshot

Well-Known Member

• Aug 23, 2020

• #1

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

Very

Full Member

• Aug 23, 2020

• #2

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

Well-Known Member

• Aug 23, 2020

• #3

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

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

 

kermit_rr

Very

Full Member

• Aug 23, 2020

• #4

Bagshot said:

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

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

 

Henry_b

Think outside, no box required.

• Aug 23, 2020

• #5

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

 

Tricky of York

Well-Known Member

• Aug 23, 2020

• #6

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

Well-Sprung Member

• Aug 23, 2020

• #7

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

Well-Known Member

• Aug 23, 2020

• #8

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

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OMG.... Savages..!!

 

T

tomcat59alan

Well-Known Member

• Aug 23, 2020

• #9

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