Below bumper damage
- Thread starter MiVor
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Ronkh
Wax Waster
looks like it's through the paint, so a glaze aint gonna do it
MiVor
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Perhaps I misspoke - I was referring to a putty or (epoxy?) filler or bondo that will adhere to plastic and can be sanded to fill the gouges.
Accumulator
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MiVor- I dunno whether glazing putties will work on a plastic bumpercover. When I look at that I think "professional refinishing", but I guess it depends on your expectations/abilities/DIY-PIA index. I know that *I* would never get it good enough for me...I'd live with it until I had it removed/refinished/reinstalled by a good shop.
MiVor
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I think that given the location and the minor nature of the damage, a little filler, prep and surface coating will be easy. I think I'll try some Max1 adhesive w/filler, sand and coat with Plasti Dip gun metal gray rubber coating. I have to wait for warmer weather, but I'll post results back here.
Accumulator
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MiVor- Ah, OK, it'll be interesting to see how it works out.
MiVor
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So here is the before/after repair . The Max1/filler was a bit of a bust, but the Plasti-Dip did okay. It's not perfect, certainly not show car quality, but it passes my everyday driver test and then some! If I was to do again (and I might) I might go with either silver or black instead of gray.
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Accumulator
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Hey, that worked out well!
MiVor
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Yes, I'm very happy with the way the Plasti Dip went on and looks. It puts a rubberized coating over the plastic bumper trim. The spray results in a certain amount of self leveling to cover up the minor scores in the damaged plastic (although I did some sanding as well).
I don't know about durability (we'll have to wait and see). On the other hand, with a little effort, it could be peeled off and redone as needed.
I don't know about durability (we'll have to wait and see). On the other hand, with a little effort, it could be peeled off and redone as needed.
Accumulator
Well-known member
MiVor- Yeah, I gotta say that you've changed my opinion of Plasti Dip where automotive applications are concerned. I was negatively disposed before I saw what you did there, but no more.
salty
Active member
Plasti-dip looks good. But you were close to doing a spot repair on the area, with what you did. Many video's on it. The area would have been best candidate.
MiVor
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Since the other side was similarly scraped up (I'm guessing it was scraped on maybe a concrete parking block) this was a bit more than a 'spot repair'.
salty
Active member
Sorry, I meant to paint, repair to original. Like... sand, adhesion promoter, paint, blend etc.
MiVor
New member
Well I was uncertain about a type of bondo/filler that would adhere well to plastic to fill the several deep gouges. I thought that a good coating of Plastidip would self level and fill the holes (which it did very well) AND if it failed, it would peel right off. As it turns out, it worked great! The only thing is that I'm not especially happy with the gray color and when the weather turns warm again I think I'll overcoat with black Plastidip (to match the mirrors, rear bumper and bed liner/rails). I'm convinced that the rubber coating of Plastidip was/is a good choice for this plastic part.
Don
Darth Camaro 12/27/15
Nice save, from the pics it looks stock. My car has similar damage because it sits too low for the ramps I use to change the oil. Since the damage is almost totally underneath and is very difficult to see unless A) You're looking for it or B) You're down low in a position to really get a good look, I just live with it. After all, my car is a DD with 164,000 miles on it (and an econobox as well - not a "worthy" car).