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General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: winky on February 08, 2014, 10:42:10 pm
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started doing body work about a year ago at the dealership, who would have guessed that would happen? lol. anyways i ended up having a pretty good knack for fixing ripped bumpers with my butane soldering iron. just thought i would post some pics and see what yall thought and maybe get some constructive criticism from fellow collision techs
rip "welded" up on front and back
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140204_135507_711.jpg) (http://s1269.photobucket.com/user/josh_brooks2/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140204_135507_711.jpg.html)
wiped some putty coat, blocked it then primed and blocked.
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140205_083000_876.jpg) (http://s1269.photobucket.com/user/josh_brooks2/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140205_083000_876.jpg.html)
ready for pick up :)
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140205_162734_968.jpg) (http://s1269.photobucket.com/user/josh_brooks2/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140205_162734_968.jpg.html)
sorry my pictures aren't crystal clear my phone has been acting up
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Looks good. I have fixed a few over the years. There are a few good products out there that work well without a torch too.
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what other kind of products are there? the way i was taught was to drill a hole at each end of the tear/ crack to prevent it from spreading and then drill holes on both sides of the rip, then apply TPO or panel bond and add reinforcement sheets on the back side.