front bumper

[cruzking88]

so ive been trying to find out what the best method for repairing the front bumper on a 2003 GT is, and ive come to the conclusion that fiberglass=bad, but that there is urethane patch kits out there. a bmw tried gettin a free ride from my front bumper, the damage is minimal, and with the right product, it is well within my ability to fix. so any suggestions on where to get a kit or anything would be greatly appreciated. if i cant purchase it myself, i may look into paying a body shop to fix it. thanks ahead of time.

[khanley8604]

i have some damage to my front bumper too. its not real bad. I've been trying to find some kits so i can repair it myself because I dont really want to spend the money to have a body shop fix it.

[The Artist]

well the problem you are going to run into is that the front end is made of polyeurothane (sp?)... anything related to the word "glass" is 100% useless here (fiberglass, kitty hair, bondo... etc) what you need are eurothane products... something like maybe fusor or the like.

check with Joey_K as he seems to be pretty knowledgable about body repair

[SilverGA2001]

Here, check out my old threads from this summer. I had some bumper damage (airdam split in half pretty much). See if these help you, or give you a good place to start. :)

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45482&highlight=Front+bumper+damaged

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45903

[cruzking88]

so if im correct, the 3M(duramix) DM4747 is the stuff i am looking for? how hard is this to work with, i have done work with fiberglass in the past, and this current project is nowheres near the extent of my fiberglass. any suggestions is greatly appreciated, its reading week next week, so i will have a couple of days off to work on this. thanks dudes/dudettes

[SilverGA2001]

Originally posted by cruzking88
so if im correct, the 3M(duramix) DM4747 is the stuff i am looking for? how hard is this to work with, i have done work with fiberglass in the past, and this current project is nowheres near the extent of my fiberglass. any suggestions is greatly appreciated, its reading week next week, so i will have a couple of days off to work on this. thanks dudes/dudettes


By the time that information was posted, I'd already found some Urethane 2 part epoxy. I believe I found it at Carquest. I also used mending brackets to keep things in place. Everything on my repair is still holding firm, and it's been 6-7 months I believe.

It'd be easier to help you out if we knew what kind of damage you have. If you can post pictures, it'd probably help your cause. :)

[cruzking88]

im about to post some pictures on here, but ahead of time, sorry for the poor quality, they were taken with my phone. no dig camera right now.

[cruzking88]

heres the car, the damage isnt even that bad. but its bad enough that i would really like to fix it

[cruzking88]

picture 2, this is of the same side, the other side isn't as bad, just a couple small cracks

[cruzking88]

so thats what im dealin with, i would like to pick up my supplies on saturday and then work on it on monday or sunday, so any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

['96GAGT]

All I know is that I can tell you its going to need some sanding and painting when its all said and done.

[cruzking88]

i am aware that i will need to paint, but is this the right stuff that i need to buy? anybody?

[BadBlack00Ga]

so bondo = bad?
I bought 2 bumpers already mostly shaved with bondo. Will this crack on its own or will it take some sort of impact? Would i be better off trying to get all the bondo out and doing it with a urethane product or will the bondo hold up ok?

[TA^Guy]

Look for a epoxy like Fusor, or Kent chemweld EP.

[cruzking88]

so the bumper is fixed as far as "structural" i was in canadian tire, and i found a 2 part epoxy in the automotive section for "flexible plastics" so today i took the bumper off, heated and reshaped the damaged part, scuffed it, put the stuff on, and put the wire mesh that it came with, and so far it seems to be strong enough, now just to get some touch up paint and deal with the other side. when all is said and done the whole repair will be under $20. the 2 part epoxy was $10, and paint is $8 for a half size spray bomb.