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Corsa-prem
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28th Jul 11 at 06:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm thinking of smoothing my front bumper but leaving the number part as it is. What would I need to use? Or could I just use fiberglass or bodyfiller?

Also what's the best way to smooth the bumper top on a colour coded post 97 bumper?
corsa-vxr
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plastic weld then a skim of filler dont use just fibreglass and filler if you bend the bumper it will most likely fall apart thats what id do anyway you can use fibrglass etc but it would be more prone to cracking
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28th Jul 11 at 17:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks. Can I use something like a soldering iron to melt some plastic?
Jed D
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plastic filler on ebay bud, doing mine, was going to get some but them my mates took it into work to do it for the price of a few beers
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quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
plastic filler on ebay bud, doing mine, was going to get some but them my mates took it into work to do it for the price of a few beers


Just going to plastic weld it now.
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let me know how you get on mate and how long it takes etc..
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quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
let me know how you get on mate and how long it takes etc..


Will do.
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buy a plastic welder much easier soldering iron takes ages i used a heatgun on mines did the trick
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Heatgunning plastic Together would be a mission! Would be best to plastic weld, not sure how much they go for though just use to use one at college

[Edited on 29-07-2011 by DanielJamieCobb]
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I've done it now, thanks anyway.

 
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