Repair the bumper with his own hands. A few simple recommendations

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It would Seem, why we need to repair the bumper, and especially to give money for it, if it has no effect on the drive. It should be done for several reasons. First, the bumpers need to protect the car during an accident. Secondly, bumper – the appearance of cars, which should not be neglected. And, third, in the case of a subsequent sale of broken bumper will not only greatly lower the price, but will potentially tell the buyer about how the previous owner cared about this car and most likely, scare yourself.

The old cars have metal bumpers. Repair the bumper with his own hands in this case is labor intensive and requires special repair technician. Otherwise it will just rust. If the damage to the bumper is strong, then it is simply replaced.

On modern cars, the vast majority of cases, installed plastic bumper. Plastic provides a significant vehicle weight reduction and, thanks to the replacement of the damaged bumper on the new does not make any problems. Repair the bumper with his own hands, in this case, much easier. Small scratches, holes and minor dents are quite amenable to self-repair, it is enough to buy a special repair kit. To repair more serious damage it is better to address in the workshop. And in those cases, when the bumper there are many cracks, holes and deep dents, it is more appropriate to replace it with a new one, saving a lot of effort, time and nerves.

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Repair plastic bumper their hands. Getting rid of scratches

The First step is sanding all the scratches with coarse sandpaper. Skins should be as long as the surface is smooth. The main thing in this case - do not overdo it, as the plastic is quite soft.

After sanding apply primer spray to the scratches in two layers. Each layer must dry for about thirty minutes. Repair the bumper with your hands requires some skill, but if it appears small cracks or scratches will no longer scare car owners. Painted seat should be sanded with fine grit paper, then wipe with a damp cloth. It remains only to apply three or four coats of paint  (each layer must dry for thirty minutes), then apply to this place transparent the paint in two layers. The paint should dry within a day.

Repair the bumper with his own hands. Getting rid of nicks, chips or cracks

The First thing you need in this matter – liquid plastic that matches the plastic bumper. The bumper must be removed and clean the surface with means for care of plastic things. The injury rubbed with sandpaper, and a drill bit that is V-shaped trough. Now you need to stick masking tape and over it is applied a mixture of glue and thickener. After the masking tape is removed, the surface of the bumper sanded and re-cleared, this also applied liquid plastic. It remains only to wait until the plastic hardens, and sanded it. The final stage is painting the bumper, which is made in several stages. It is necessary to accurately observe the painting, otherwise the paint will quickly lose its appearance.

Following these instructions to repair plastic bumper will not cause any difficulties and hassle. In addition, if done correctly, the work done will bring a lot of positive emotions, because when you do something with your hands, then look at it a little differently than the thing, renovated a stranger, especially taking money for it. But we should remember that in strong damage on their own is not enough and can only aggravate the situation.


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