s2000 Crack Repair
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fight nice now kids :kofee
Lord fusor or hot staples for me
Never quite managed to master plastic welding :blush:
dished area is as good as a groove
There is a reason for the dish.
When you apply a fusor like material to a repair area sometimes it will lift at the edges as you sand.
The reason for this is the repair material heats up at a different rate to the substrate plastic, this is why there is sometimes a lift of the repair material,
The repair material is a lot harder than the bumper, so the two heat up at different rates. The result can sometimes be a separation .
If you dish it enough and dont overfill fill with the bond material you can leave it unsanded for maximum strength and fill the rest of the dished area with a flexible filler witch will sand easier and not lift on the edges.
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what are hot staples?
there’s a fancy pants tool somebody posted on here that buries hot staples in the plastic. reinforcement right where you want it, quick and easy. I still haven’t found one for sale in the US….
[quote=”bobwires” post=18930]there’s a fancy pants tool somebody posted on here that buries hot staples in the plastic. reinforcement right where you want it, quick and easy. I still haven’t found one for sale in the US….[/quote]
just melt some pieces of mig wire in to your back side repair with your plastic welder as your welding it.
then weld it on the outside. sand it down , prime it, finished … no filler needed (if the plastic is weldable) :kofee
[quote=”AAE” post=18927]what are hot staples?[/quote]
http://www.refinishnetwork.com/component/kunena/Gallery/15623-plastic-staple-repair-system?Itemid=0
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I do cracks too. This is on an 06 Accord. I melted wire mesh around the whole thing then used fiberflex then epoxy filler to finish it off. It was a 42in crack.
fantastic job AAE, did you do that all outside?
Did you only do the repair from the front? looks really good
Yes,I did the work outside. Air temp was in the low to mid 40’s. And, it was a front side repair. The mesh adds a lot of strength. FYI, I use a grease splatter screen instead of buying the “special” screen.
IMHO screen is screen, do you paint them outside too?
I do mobile repair for dealerships. So, all of my work is outside. If anyone is curious, I have received an exemption from the 6H ruling.
That mobile business is pretty cool, you should post of more of your work.
I am interested!:clappy
that bumper repair on the accord is nuts, i just bought the same bumper that replaces one with just a 3 inch crack for 54 dollars a/m. nevertheless it looks great :cheers
Keystone had one for 110 but for my customers they want it done yesterday. No time to wait. Besides, I used a lot less paint and had it done in matter of hours not days.
Thanks for your comments.
The hot stapler is coming soon. Just heard yesterday. I have been working on my own. Need to perfect the staples and it should be good to go.
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