Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
Location: Staffordshire Drives: Astra SRi
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Right, fancy trying something different with a bumper im hopinng to colourcode. On the facelift Corsa C's, the rear bumpers have little rub strips in them. These are held in place by a moulding behind that sits proud of the bumper when the rubstrips are taken off. If i cut these back, would it be easy enough to smooth the panel by plastic "welding" some blanks over the hole, sanding them back, then spraying as normal?
Can clearly see the little strips in that pic.
Any suggestions welcome  .
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casper_ac
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
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use filler and sand back?
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
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Wanna try and avoid filler if possible. Plastic and filler dont go well together In my experiences. Just wondering if you can get it looking pukka wihtout using filler at all .
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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You can get a special plastic filler that won't crack and fall off like fibreglass would.
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
You can get a special plastic filler that won't crack and fall off like fibreglass would.
he speaks the truth  it flexes with ure car and won't crack 
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ed
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Though, I don't have a clue what its called 
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
Though, I don't have a clue what its called
i was under the impression it was just "Plastic Filler" thats what its called in my local place and its black 
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ed
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Oh, well there you go 
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
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wicked . Is it just like normal bodyfiller then? Can you buy it in small tubes so i can still put the plastic panels in and then use that to get the smoothed finish easier?
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