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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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Over time, my car has had some downfalls and I now have stress cracks on the front and rear bumper covers. Can these be sanded down and maybe filled over, or am I stuck with buying new ones?
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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Usually these stress cracks can be sanded out with a DA, using 180 grit and then going to 320 grit , next step is primer, if the cracks are still there they can be filled with Evercoat metal glaze, i know metal glaze, but it will work very well and sands easy!!!!
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 04:29 PM
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ya doing a paint job for a guy right now. sanded with 180, primed, and sanded the prmer obviously, took them all out.
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 07:31 AM
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holy ****!! you never ever use bondo or the metal glaze on plastic, 1. its wrong 2. its not going to stick 3. its not going to last i dont give a rats *** what anyone says it doesnt work

evercoat makes a glaze for plastic, but if the bumper is TPO/TPE/TEO OR PP then you need to apply a adheshion promoter, that dries for 15 mins then you apply your material

stress cracks are a easy fix, d.a. with 180 then 240
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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Thanks for all the advice, glad I dont have to shell out for new front and rear bumper covers.
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