i have an sir front end for my 91 hatch and the bumper has some bad gouges in it

bumper repair place wants $200-$300 to repair

what can i use to repair it myself, what bonds well to a poly plastic surface? thanks

 

i dont want to use bondo cuz it will crack.

Anybody have a suggestion

 

is the polyurethane torn? one time my friend put a good fist size dent in his rear bumper, so he brought it to an acquaintances shop. All then did was heat gun it a lil bit and nudge the dent from the other side and pushed it out. Looks like nothing happened at all, except for the tiny scratches from the colision.

 

daym.. i forgot the name of what i bought at Kragen, but it worked really well. its made for bumpers and plastics. its flexible and holds pretty good. its not pre-mixed.. you gotta mix it. its better that way so the catalyst helps it dry and hold up.

 

the bumper is not buckled like your friends it just has some deep scraches in it like it rubbed against a stucko wall or something

dlplayboy LMK if you figure out what you used

 

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if it's poluurethane then you would have to use a heat gun and melt it and then pop it out..thats is the only way cause the bondo will crack right off easily..

 

i dont need to pop it out it just has some deep scratches and some gashes in it they just need to be filed with something but i dont know what

 

go to your local "PEP BOYS" or a shop like that. there is a particular brand, but i dont know what its called. it is somewhat like a putty filler, but it has some silicone and plastic type of substance...i think its about 20 bux for a tube, and you'll need a heatgun and something to flatten out the portion of where you put the putty...then heatgun with some waxpaper on top, then primerseal that bad boy, then its ready for paint.i hope this helps you.

 

sounds good ill give it a try

can i sand that stuff after it drys?