Best filler for smoothing bumpers?!?!? Help

HD9POLOGTi · Post by **HD9POLOGTi** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:02 pm

Just got two bumpers for the gti whats te best filler to use?

Anyone????

njbuchan · Post by **njbuchan** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:56 pm

HD9, where are you? If that's your postcode we're neighbours!

HD9POLOGTi · Post by **HD9POLOGTi** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:15 pm

Yes mate jagger lane

njbuchan · Post by **njbuchan** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:27 pm

ha ha, Hade Edge mate...

HD9POLOGTi · Post by **HD9POLOGTi** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:34 pm

Cool what colour polo should i keep an eye out for then?

tombarrack · Post by **tombarrack** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:59 pm

I've been considering doing this as well.

From what I've read, the best option is to plastic weld small strips of plastic into the recesses and smooth to the profile using fibre-glass or body filler. I think body filler used on it's own has the tendency to sag over time. I'm pretty sure I've heard of people fibre-glassing directly over, but this doesn't flex in the same manner as the bumper, so any small ding = expensive repair job.

I've been considering doing this for a while, I think I'm going to get it professionally plastic welded. Anyone know of anywhere in Aberdeen or the surrounding area which would offer this service?

6N2 GTI 00 · Post by **6N2 GTI 00** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:07 pm

Plastic welding is the best method because its strong and will last for years.
If your going to use filler then use the fibre-glass stuff because your bog standard car filler isnt really strong enough.

If a stone jumps up and hits the filled recess its likely to dent or crack the filler

Got mine done nearly 2 years ago, I love the look of smoothed bumpers

njbuchan · Post by **njbuchan** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:58 pm

Red 3 door mate, S60PSG. How about you?

HD9POLOGTi · Post by **HD9POLOGTi** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:07 pm

njbuchan wrote:Red 3 door mate, S60PSG. How about you?

Silver gti W46HJO think i saw it while back in car park by newsome bridge behing uni accomadation

HD9POLOGTi · Post by **HD9POLOGTi** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:09 pm

6N2 GTI 00 wrote:Plastic welding is the best method because its strong and will last for years.
If your going to use filler then use the fibre-glass stuff because your bog standard car filler isnt really strong enough.

If a stone jumps up and hits the filled recess its likely to dent or crack the filler

Got mine done nearly 2 years ago, I love the look of smoothed bumpers

Cheers lads think ill go for plastic welding and fibreglass progress thread coming soon been meaning to start it for along time now

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:01 pm

I would take it somewhere mate, I work in a bodyshop and u need to Plastic fill the recess.

I would plastic repair bondo it up and then skim with filler not fibre glass filler as fibre glass filler is for use on fibre glass hence the name....

Filler won't sink back like the fibres on the fibre glass will...

Iv done a few now and iv had no worries. U obviously need very good products to get a good result, won't be much to have done in a bodyshop mate if you take the bumpers off and remove all the bits....

U doing the bumpers only???

HD9POLOGTi · Post by **HD9POLOGTi** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:13 pm

Trottagti wrote:I would take it somewhere mate, I work in a bodyshop and u need to Plastic fill the recess.

I would plastic repair bondo it up and then skim with filler not fibre glass filler as fibre glass filler is for use on fibre glass hence the name....

Filler won't sink back like the fibres on the fibre glass will...

Iv done a few now and iv had no worries. U obviously need very good products to get a good result, won't be much to have done in a bodyshop mate if you take the bumpers off and remove all the bits....

U doing the bumpers only???

Yes mate just doing bumpers and a mate is doing the work he just asked to find out best method for it and were better to go then the forum..... Thanks mate

njbuchan · Post by **njbuchan** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:01 am

HD9POLOGTi wrote:
njbuchan wrote:Red 3 door mate, S60PSG. How about you?
Silver gti W46HJO think i saw it while back in car park by newsome bridge behing uni accomadation

bet you didn't, I only bought it from a geezer in Lincoln last week..... I'll keep an eye out for you and your smoov bumpers

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