The fractures or scratches on the bumper by some car enthusiasts are even more tragic than, say, dents on the wing. Still, the detail is visually large, and any damage on it looks terrifying. And if you take into account the average price for the new bumper of most modern inomarok, it's getting very sad.
But not all is so bad: in most cases, bumpers can be repaired by their own forces. The truth, the subtleties and peculiarities of this repair know not all motorists.
Why do the bumpers break?
There are thousands of traffic accidents in Russia every day, and only a small part, where people have been injured, gets in the reports. In most accidents, the "victims" are mostly bumpers.
However, they suffer not only in accidents. After the forcing of the sutomes, the trips on the dirt tracks and the assault of the kerbs, this detail also loses its prisms.
If the bumper used to perform a purely functional role in the car, now it has become an element of a stayling. The metal ceded the plastic. And it's not that the producers decided to save on the material or the mass of the car. Here the approach is strictly pragmatic. In the event of an accident at a small speed, the bumper, breaking down, does not damage the rest of the car, and is easily replaced.
It is worth noting the interesting feature regarding the car enthusiasts of different countries to the "abrasions" on this part. If in Russia even because of a small scratch on the bumper, the participants of the road accident are ready to fight not for life, but for death, for example, in France nobody is paying attention. Moreover, the French are committed to the "power" of the parking lot, when it is necessary to nudge the neighbor in the parking lot. Incidentally, for this reason, in most French cars, the bumpers have black, unpainted brackets, which can be replaced separately.
But serious damage poses a dilemma for car makers to repair or change? The new original bumper is expensive, and the cheaper analogues in most of them may differ in size, which makes the car a good vibe. The repair of the old bumper is in this case the best and much less costly option.
How to fix the bumper with your hands
It is only limited to the size of the purse and the practical skills of the amateur.
The first step is the same for all methods. To do this, you need to unmount the vehicle. Then we need to put the pieces of the bumper together and then squeeze it in. The split parts shall be adjacent to each other.
If the bumper is deformed, we'll have to heat it up to repair the geometry. A hairdryer or gas burner can be used for this. In the latter case, you must be careful, or the bumper can be melozed, or even burned together with the car and the garage.
Next, the repairs may be different. The budget itself is not intended to be aesthetic, but it is possible to restore the integrity of the bumper. For this, the cracks 1-2 cm apart from each side of the crack are removed from each side of the crack. Then a thick line is taken, and the crack is just "closing."
Such repairs, of course, spoil the appearance of the car. Although some motorists present it as an element of a stayling and the horseback emphasize shov, picking up a line of contrasting colors. But most, of course, does not accept such a "tuning".
A little more cute will look like a repair with a lock. For this, as in the first option, holes are taken to the edges of the crack. Then comes the metal strip and overlaps the back of the bumper. It also cores the holes so that they are aligned with the holes in the edges of the crack. After that, the only thing left is to clap the plate with a glue gun. Such repairs look more aesthetic, but, again, it will not be enough for everyone.
Another way is to make the repairs less visible, but it will take more time and work. The recovery consists of the soldering of the crack from the inside by the soldering iron.
To begin with, you need to carefully degreasing the surface. The fact is that in the manufacture of bumpers, the press forms are treated with special lubricant so that the plastic does not apply to the metal. Part of it remains on the surface of the finished detail and may hinder a good ration.
So, by pressing the part of the bumper of the pods, we're burning them all over the length of the crack. Then, the stimls need to be strengthened. To do this, you can use a metal grid that plies along the entire length of the crack (you can also insert the usual stapler brackets). This method allows repairs without affecting the outer surface of the bumper and is suitable for the paint in the area of the crack.
But there is a desire to give the bumper the view and the car's painting has the skills to paint the car. After the bumper of the inner side, it is necessary to turn it over and clean the surface in the area of damage to plastic. It is then soldered and reinforced by the stapler crack from the outside, and the surface is trimmed again to make it almost flat. You can then navigate to the patch process. We need to use a special plastic sleepover.
How about a replacement?
Of course, if the finances allow, you can just buy a new bumper and forget about the problem. True, the new detail is usually sold unpainted, so you will have to visit the service anyway.
In other cases you can solve the problem on your own, and the way it is solved can be picked up by any purse.