When choosing a car, its appearance is not the least important. Undoubtedly, every car owner wants his iron horse to look attractive. To do this, he will have to take care of many things: the bumper, the aerodynamic body kit, the overhead thresholds, and so on.

All this is called "beauty" - often useless and does not affect the technical characteristics of the car. But with the external tuning the car looks more aggressive, sportier, its original appearance makes you think about the potential possibilities of the car.

Often such a "make-up" very quickly fails. Such elements are made of durable plastic, which, unfortunately, it is impossible to protect from scratches, chips, cracks. Causes of damage may be different, but the result is always the same - damage to the car. To fix the four-wheel friend in several ways. Most often, cracks in plastic parts are either welded or glued.

The most complex technology involves welding bumpers. You will need a 40-60 watt soldering iron, a hair dryer, a knife, a small sharpener for preparing electrodes, a scissors (preferably op metal), a flathead screwdriver. Sometimes the complexity of the repair of cracks and the costs are such that it would be better to take the job of professionals.

The second repair option is sizing plastic bumper parts. Almost any driver can easily do it. This solution is the least expensive and is suitable for most types of plastic used in low-cost cars.

The necessary kit for repairing cracks can be purchased at the car market. It consists of a piece of fiberglass (approximately 1-2 meters), epoxy resin and hardener. Repair kit for bumpers, depending on whether there is sandpaper, a plastic container for mixing glue and putty for plastic, costs from 15 to 60 dollars per package.

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Of course, the most valuable thing here is fiberglass, its maximum flexibility and flexibility in work. Connoisseurs are advised to choose the Polish or Belarusian sets. And in the Belarusian includes the same Polish fiberglass, but they cost a couple of dollars less.

In addition, you need to buy a putty for plastic, if it, like sandpaper, is not included. In general, slightly creased front part of the bumper with a normal crack will have to be repaired one day. This is taking into account the time it takes to remove and install the damaged element, as well as to completely dry the epoxy glue (10-20 hours)

True, there are kits where the epoxy resin hardens in a few hours. On the one hand, it is convenient - if you, of course, did everything correctly, but on the other - not very. After all, in case of failure, it is necessary to redo much - and to repair the main damage, and to correct its work.

If you do something for the cause! If there are cracks, small tears or torn holes on the bumper, they are sealed with fiberglass from the outside. And for strength, it is advised to apply several layers. The first one should overwhelm the rift by 3-5 cm, and the second should overlap the first patch by 5-10 cm from its edges.

Naturally, the bonding lines are carefully sanded. When the grille and the lower spoiler breaks, there is little room for “treatment”. But we must try to grab the plane to the maximum, because it greatly strengthens your bumper and eliminates the anxiety and the need to repair it again and again.

After the base has hardened from the back side, putty is applied with the outer several layers. As a rule, it freezes for about 20 minutes, and after another 20 minutes you can begin to polish it. Someone recommends adding lacquer to the primer. It makes the surface more resilient and less susceptible to gentle blows, preventing chipping and cracking. But note: in this case, the complexity of soil treatment (grinding) will increase.

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Then the fun begins - painting the bumper. Think well, weigh your strength and evaluate your financial capabilities. You can entrust the car to specialists - spot painting costs on average from $ 100 to $ 500. It all depends on the make of car and service station rates, often trying to tear more money from a client.

Provided that the repair was local and minor, it is possible to return the coating to its native color with the help of an ordinary color-reducing polish. If any cracks or gaps still remain, buy a set of color-enriched polishes with a tinted pencil. In stores it costs from 20 to 25 dollars.

This set is easy to choose for any car, because its color spectrum is quite wide. The damage site must first be wiped with a special toning pencil. Viscous mass will hide deep scratches, fill with chipped stone and prevent the appearance of corrosion. Then it is necessary to apply a reducing polish.

However, for some people, the time spent on self-repair of the car, is equivalent to a hundred dollars, given for sizing the bumper at the service station. To which is more profitable, everyone decides for himself. But after all, many people love messing around with their cars, and it’s just a pleasure to repair their own cracks.