Another Smooth Bumper Question

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:43 am

How did you guys get your bumper smoothed? A guy I know doesn't do plastic welding but fills it with some fibreglass filler type stuff. He said he couldn't guarantee it though. He quoted Â£300-350 to smooth the front and rear bumpers and colour code my splitter

loud · Post by **loud** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:55 pm

i don't know about plastic + fibreglass but i know fibreglass on its own will sink over time and look gash

RICHARD HARPER · Post by **RICHARD HARPER** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:17 pm

Agreed fibreglass will look gash.

It'll either sink or crack

Theres a few places in Aberdeen do plastic welding Mouse.

PAINT TEKNIK

and

CRAIGSHAW AUTOBODY (i think, call them)

You'll get there numbers in phone book and there both in Tullos around corner from each other which is a boost

It may be worthwhile texting or private messaging Phil Watson (Deevub)with the red polo to see where he got his bumpers smoothed.

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:54 pm

I dont like the job the guy done on mines......you can slightly see it on the rear bumper

RICHARD HARPER · Post by **RICHARD HARPER** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:54 pm

Who did it though ?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:37 pm

I'll have to see them on Friday as I've just started my placement. It's gonna be years before my car is back in shape

2001pologti · Post by **2001pologti** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:45 pm

use expanding foam like on the diy guides im going to start this weekend

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:55 pm

That would be Andy's guide.

He said he wouldn't do it that way again

2001pologti · Post by **2001pologti** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:56 pm

awwww damn y?

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:57 pm

Started to go all funny, drop him a pm and ask him about it.

RICHARD HARPER · Post by **RICHARD HARPER** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:16 pm

ModifiedMadness wrote:That would be Andy's guide.

He said he wouldn't do it that way again

I was away to say wouldn't expanding foam be full of air bubbles ?

And a b***h to do ?

Get to stick etc ?

If it was me i'd get it done properly, meaning plastic welding..

Did you get your bumpers plastic welded tom ?

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:23 pm

No idea how they done it to be honest Rich, cost a lot of money though at the place I used... but it looks as good now as it did the day I picked it up (over a year ago)

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:07 am

who has done it themselves? i'd pay a good price?

vdubit · Post by **vdubit** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:24 pm

The expanding foam was (i thought) a good idea. And it did the job perfect. Only (i've still not quite worked out why) it continued to expand way after it was set. I believe it was probably the heat from the summer.

I've now dug out all the foam on the front and started bonding in strips of plastic as an in fill. When i've done the complete bumper it'll be skimmed with plastic filled and flatted back. This should in theory be a more successful idea than the last. Shall show pics when its complete.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:43 pm

Checked out 4 bodyshops today. The 2 that Richard mentioned - one was closed, and the other was too expensive and used filler type stuff. My Dad said they were crap too. Check out another two and one used just fibreglass, whilst the other would use fibreglass/filler. Plastic welding a rare thing or something?