What material should I use to fill gouge in plastic bumper cover?

[Timbers]

Someone hit my TA this morning and put four license plate bolt gouges in the rear plastic bumper cover. I was going to sand the the holes out and then probably will them with "something" prime and have it repainted.

Anyone know what that something might be? Is there a certain plastic filler that I use? I assume I can't use regular body filler on a plastic bumper.

Thanks!

...Tim

[Joe 1320]

Use 3M flexible bumper repair. It's in a tube, squeegie the stuff into place, let it dry and sand smooth.

[Joshu]

Use 3M flexible bumper repair. It's in a tube, squeegie the stuff into place, let it dry and sand smooth.

Ah! I was just about to make a thread about this. I have a hairline break in my nose on the raro. Can this be found at like an autozone or pepboys? Dumb question but thought i would ask before i make the trip.

[Timbers]

Not sure, I'll check there, or NAPA, or go to my uncle's autobody shop!!

...Tim

[Black97]

Ah! I was just about to make a thread about this. I have a hairline break in my nose on the raro. Can this be found at like an autozone or pepboys? Dumb question but thought i would ask before i make the trip.

Hairline breaks or cracks are little more difficult to repair since you don't really have a big groove or dent to apply the stuff into. The less material you have, the less is there to stick and hold things together.

Not sure how to do yours.

[Joe 1320]

This stuff is not for adhering cracks back together. I have however, fiberglassed a small repair patch on the inside of the plastic bumper, then filled the remaining low spots with the 3M filler and sanded smooth. Perfect results. If you try it any other way, it's not going to work.

[Black97]

This stuff is not for adhering cracks back together.

That's what I was trying to say.

I did the repair as you described on the "panel" below the door jamb. It was cracked and I used woven fiber glass band and epoxy on the inside to glue it together and the body shop did the rest on the outside with filler.

The guy at the shop claimed that he usually "welded" cracked plastic pieces.

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

That's what I was trying to say.

I did the repair as you described on the "panel" below the door jamb. It was cracked and I used woven fiber glass band and epoxy on the inside to glue it together and the body shop did the rest on the outside with filler.

The guy at the shop claimed that he usually "welded" cracked plastic pieces.

Yep - they weld them with a hot air torch and plasic rods. You could pick up a cheap one at Harbor Freight and try your luck. Pretty sure you need an air supply to make it work.