How Do You Repair Automobile Plastic Bumpers?
Repairing any major body damage on a vehicle is time consuming and best left to a professional body technician. The skills it takes to make a flawless repair can seldom be learned on the first attempt. If you want to learn how to repair automobile plastic bumpers to make the damage less noticeable, you can follow these steps below. Step 1 Remove the bumper from the car, since the back side of the bumper must be repaired. Use a ratchet and socket to remove all of the nuts holding the bumper to the car. Place the bumper over a sawhorse or lay it on the ground on a sheet or blanket. Step 2 Sand the damaged area with 80-grit sandpaper, using your hand rather than a sander. Sand the area thoroughly until it is dull and smooth. Use a gray scuff pad and scrub the area with car-wash soap. Rinse the area with water. When the area has been scrubbed enough, the water will not bead off. If water beads off of the area, scrub more with the gray pad. Step 3 Use an angle grinder to grind away any rugg
