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To the left is a pic of the damage done to James' bumper. It seems that
James backed into a truck with its tail gate down. As with any type of
refinishing job, I started by washing the car and then masking
everything but the area being refinished. With the majority of the car
masked, I wiped down the bumper with a wax and grease remover. With
these preparation steps complete, the repair could begin.
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The damaged area required reinforcement from the back side of the
bumber. I used a 3M Easy Fix flexible patch. This product does require
the use of an adhesion promoter. The patch is super easy to use, and
not only provides strength from the back of the bumber, but it also
keeps the urethane repair material from going all the way through the
bumper.
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Here is a shot of the bumper with urethane-based plastic-repair
material filling the damaged area. This layer actually bonds the
damaged plasitc and can be used to begin to fill the damaged area to
the correct height.
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After sanding the urethane plastic-repair material, I used a high build
flexible surfacer and guide coat to aid in the elemination of the
remaining sand scratches. |
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With the surfacer and guide coat sanded down, I cleaned the area again
and sprayed the base coat. I only sprayed base coat in the areas that
needed attention. Obviously one of those areas was the repair area, but
I also repaired several small rock dings while I was at it, and those
areas needed base coat as well.
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As soon as the base coat is dry, it is time to spray the clear coat. I
laid the clear coat on a bit heavy and ended up with several runs and
sags. I dry sanded with 800 grit sand paper to level out the runs and
sags. I then used an electric buffer and rubbing compound to remove the
sand scratches. After using the rubbing compound, I applied a poslshing
wax to remove the swirls left behind by the rubbing compound. At this
point the repair was finished. I removed all of the masksing,
cleaned any residue left behind by the masking tape, and washed the
whole car one meore time so that it would look nice for the customer to
pick up. |
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