I Messed up my bumper, so I fixed it

[RRnold]

Good job!

[S2kphile]

From the pictures it looks totally like a $500+ OEM repair job at a body shop. Nice work

[kwood9000]

Looks great!

[_F-R-S_]

Move to DIY?..- good info

[baldolera]

Wow, that looks mint! Kudos to you! Also in for some macro/close-up pics.

[SkitterSkotter]

Originally Posted by ftc~brz

way to go! I tried to do that to my trade and I gave up half way through. my spots looked like pic 3 when I quit. I'm impressed with your effort and follow through! what grit paper did ya use? or did you use multiples?

Yes I used a 120 grit to grind down the roughest of the plastic weld then I moved to 220. After that, and for the final step, I used this green sponge like sanding instrument to polish it even more. The paint job is really in the sanding, the second paint goes on all the prep work instantly shows.

[SkitterSkotter]

Originally Posted by turbonium

is plastic weld better than bondo filler?

and what grit sandpaper did you use on the plasticweld to even it out? seems you globbed it on, could you have possibly wiped it flat w/ a ruler or something?

But nonetheless great job sir, i commend you. Hopefully u didnt get too much of a clearcoat line. Those are impossible to prevent.

Bondo filler is great, however, after doing some research and looking up some information, it seemed as though plastic weld worked best with plastic, where as bondo works best with metal. I just wanted to use something that would create a super strong bond with the plastic and that would't flake during sanding.

I did get a slight clear coat line, though I think after a good wash and possibly some wet sanding it should look good enough.

[FRSGT86]

Awesome job on that fix, can't even tell it was messed up in the in the first place.

[tnt]

I'm impressed ! great job

[R_E_L]

for what it cost you came out great. i wouldn't notice it if i didn't know where to look. good job.

[GT-ROKIN]

Excellent Job!

[mashal]

How did you look up the code ? I need some paint coz I put some nice damage on my bumper too, also where did your order the paint from?


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[JackTrasher]

Where there any cracks in the bumper? Can't tell from the pic... I ask because I may or may not have done the same thing...

[gmookher]

bery nice