Minor bumper repair

Martin Brown · 2014-05-16T07:56:55+00:00

Wife caught a piece of rusty angle iron reversing in a car park and left a nasty V shaped nick in the outer profile of the rear bumper. Damage limited to the extreme edge and about 4mm deep feathering to nothing over about 1cm. The surface skin or glass fibre and whatever resin has breached. It is entirely of plastic resin construction. The edge profile is something like / Unfortunately the damage is also highly visible plastic core is a very different colour to the paint :( What does the team recommend as a flexible tough filler for such a small patch but in a highly exposed position and what should I do to ensure the best physical key of the repair to the substrate. It is almost small enough that I am tempted to just use epoxy glue as filler but I am sure there must be something better and able to cope with being on a flexible plastic bumper. I had a look online and could find any dent/damage fillers that got decent reviews. Any suggestions gratefully accepted.

May 16, 2014 24 Replies

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Peter Crosland 12 years ago

What make and model of car?

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Old Git 12 years ago

+1 They do a brilliant job and less expensive than you would think.

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Adrian 12 years ago

Some do, some don't. They're your typical franchise outfit.

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ARW 12 years ago

I would just wait until she hit something else and then buy a new bumper. It's only a matter of time.

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The Natural Philosopher 12 years ago

cost of capital + minimum wage...

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