dean101287
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Plan on doing this when I move house
I will be using fiberglass ( Not the best but there you go).
I was wondering if there is anything that needs to be done to the black plastic at the top of the bumper to enable the fiberglass to stick or do I just slap it on?
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swedge
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i would get some gritty sandpaper and rough it up first
better contact for the FG
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woodwardsbodyshop
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i wouldn't use fibreglass, get a soldering iron, buy anoter cheap bumper, cut it up into 1cm wide long strips and melt the strips into the swage lines and then once hard/cooled, sand down the plastic to get it smooth then skim over with bumper filler
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EarlofBarnet
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Halfords etc do some proper filler for use on bumpers. That might be better/easier.
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dean101287
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i have seen plastic welders on ebay- do you just use that as a sort of filler?
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woodwardsbodyshop
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quote:
Originally posted by EarlofBarnet
Halfords etc do some proper filler for use on bumpers. That might be better/easier.
it is only meant for small/thin skims, the swage line on a bumper is too deep
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woodwardsbodyshop
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quote:
Originally posted by dean101287
i have seen plastic welders on ebay- do you just use that as a sort of filler?
you don't need a plastic welder(stay away from those sealey hot air gun/plastic welders, they are shit), just use a soldering iron and like i said just melt strips of plastic into the swage line and build it up to just under flush then skim over with bumper filler
[Edited on 18-02-2008 by woodwardsbodyshop]
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woodwardsbodyshop
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i can sort you a smoothed front bumper, painted too for a decent price, drop me a u2u
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dean101287
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ok cheers mate- will probably be a mess but i will give it a go- i will let you know how it goes in the distant future
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16V_1600
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If you don't know what you're doing then bodyshop in my opinion.
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woodwardsbodyshop
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quote:
Originally posted by woodwardsbodyshop
i can sort you a smoothed front bumper, painted too for a decent price, drop me a u2u
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Forbes789
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i'm just trying a similar thing,
i cut out the v grill and the middle bit, going to mesh it up and try and smooth that top line between the plastic part and the colored bit. worth a try i think 
anyone got any idea about what to use for the v grill hole?
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woodwardsbodyshop
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plastic weld it up, if you fibreglass it, it will just crack/fall out after time
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16V_1600
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quote:
Originally posted by Forbes789
i'm just trying a similar thing,
i cut out the v grill and the middle bit, going to mesh it up and try and smooth that top line between the plastic part and the colored bit. worth a try i think
anyone got any idea about what to use for the v grill hole?
Scrap the idea and buy an FK slatted grill? 
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richc
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DONT RUFF IT UP WHO EVER SAID IT. YOU WILL SEE IT WHEN YOU SPRAY. IT SCARS THE PLASTIC!
[Edited on 18-02-2008 by richc]
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Chris C
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Do it properly, get it plastic welded by a bodyshop
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swedge
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
DONT RUFF IT UP WHO EVER SAID IT. YOU WILL SEE IT WHEN YOU SPRAY. IT SCARS THE PLASTIC!
[Edited on 18-02-2008 by richc]
thats why u filler over the top
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Tommy L
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Its not hard to plastic weld. You can get a good finish if you take your time and don't rush and me patient 
I self taught so it is possible
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swedge
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fancy making a tutorial on plastic welding ?
or just give some advice on how to do it?
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STEvieXE
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first bit of advice i can give is plastic welding does NOT envolve a soldering iron. it envolves a plastic welder and like been said its not really that hard. a day messing around with a plastic welder and ud be well on your way.
proper plastic welder is a thing kinda like the shape of a grinder without the disc head obviously with nozzles for heating. u then need to match the plastic and use filler rods to weld
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