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:wak Hi guys, must of you know that I am an intruder in your world, I am not a pro but just an adventurer but I need your help, I have always used regular body filler for bumpers but someone told me today that’s a no no. Can any one point me in the right direction? pls. :blush:
Regular fillers can work (you know this as you have used them before). The problem is the lack of adhesion and flexibility. As mentioned, it is not the correct procedure.
The best products to use are a 2 part epoxy (or urethane in done brands) such as what is offered by 3M, Fusor etc, when used in conjunction with adhesion promoter (for most plastics). These can be used for cosmetic repairs as well as tears and holes.
The next best thing is flexible polyester fillers (Upol has a great product). These are basically like regular fillers, but much more flexible. Some are actually pretty good quality. These are for cosmetic repairs and shouldn’t be used to repair holes and tears. Plastic welding would be required for that.
Thank you Ben, I do use a plastic welding kit and it works good for repairing tears and filling holes as well as repairing mounting holes but there is always the need for filler, in the past always used the filler from 3M which it has worked for me but this guy put the bug on me. I’ll ask my supplier for the 3M product. Once again Thanks for your imput 😉 :cheers
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