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Author FAO people who do there own bodywork need advice
Kris TD
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19th Mar 03 at 18:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
right, i need to blend 2 plastic bumpers together, would be easy if they were fibreglass, but they arent. dont want it too crack so what i thought so far is:

glue as much together as i can with trim adheasive then use fibreglass matting to bridge the join and gaps, then the usual p40 and p38.
corsa_x_15
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19th Mar 03 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yea glue them both together really good mate, then it should be fine when applying the fibreglass

chris
Kris TD
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19th Mar 03 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers. i assume this is how the rieger rear extension is done. cars gonna be crazy when this lot is done
moddedcorsa
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19th Mar 03 at 19:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers chris, ure post has answered my exact question!
Im thinkin of doin this (corsa top half wif sumfin like astra 4 lower part bigmouthed and bonded together)

[Edited on 19-03-2003 by moddedcorsa]
mattyboy199
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You lot are taking the piss
STEvieXE
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for plastic best bet is to plastic weld the parts then skim with pon. the rieger rear is bonded on with stickaflex and pops. the plastic weldings better than the f.glass coz the f/glass's got no flex tho it can be used this way
Kris TD
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20th Mar 03 at 01:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it still has to be fibreglassed though, that swhy i syuggested trim adheasive cos that will have some give in it. mattyboy199 why are we taking the piss????
STEvieXE
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20th Mar 03 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what still has to be F/glassed? what ur working on?
moddedcorsa
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Ho hard/is it possible to diy plastic weld? or is it a specialised skill, what equipment is needed??
STEvieXE
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u need a plastic welder.
its like ordinary rod welding. if it would be something very small u could use a soldering iron and a few cable ties. not the nicest way tho. a tat rough
Kris TD
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21st Mar 03 at 00:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
plastic welding will not be strong enough for this, ive been told by a bodyshop wat to do sso im gonna use his advice, cheers everyone.
-Aliba-
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21st Mar 03 at 00:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Kris, i'm getting a panique kit soon, what kindo of work am i likely to need to do to fit the bumpers????
Kris TD
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21st Mar 03 at 00:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just a bit of trimming and filling in the cracks and chips etc..
-Aliba-
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when you say trimming, do you mean just smoothing off bits etc. What should i use for filler??? Willi it bolt onto the car as the standard bumpers do?? Sorry bout all the questions.
Kris TD
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21st Mar 03 at 00:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nah mate i meen cutting cos it will probably have bits round the lights etc which will need removing so it fits well.
use easy sand bosy filler for the chips etc..

dunno bout the fixings mate, havent had a panique kit myself.
-Aliba-
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21st Mar 03 at 00:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok mate cheers. Are any fibreglass kits supplied with the fixings??? Cheers again.
Desmond
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21st Mar 03 at 11:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What I would do is join the bumpers together with metal plates behind, drill through and countersink screws into the metal behind, all should be stickaflexed together etc, the matting will work for a while but only the same as jam, its not gonna stick to plastic so in time it will crack



The best option is to make it and then go to a fiberglass place and get it moulded then it will be as strong as any other bumper.
Kris TD
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21st Mar 03 at 21:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers desmond
moddedcorsa
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what kind of places make bumper moulds then make the final 1 out of fibre glass? Wont this cost loads??
STEvieXE
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22nd Mar 03 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
f/glass moudling companies
moddedcorsa
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These places must be specialised and pretty rare, never seen any
STEvieXE
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22nd Mar 03 at 21:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i knows its no help but theres two i know in N ireland. one in bmoney and one in antrim

 
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