mending a bodykit....help!!

[spider_slayer]

well, i did what i promised myself i would never do......i was entering a drive to fast and cracked my front bumper cover .....and its 700 to repair at autocraft. so i want to refiberglass the cover my slef......has anyone ever done this and give me some helpful tips if not a complete walk through??

p.s. i plan on having a body shop repaint it so thats not a problem

[Philsnotfalling]

if you've never done fiberglass work don't specially on something you'll have to look at daily. really I wouldn't have a body shop do it. alot of the guys I work with don't know wtf they're doing and I'm the young guy but... big but I've worked on countless vettes. take it to a boat place... someone that does fiberglassing on boats. they MAY not be as expensive as a body shop. also have the boat place re gelcoat it.

[cryO]

use a dremel and carve out a 1/4 inch deep, v-shaped groove along the length of the crack. This will give you a bit more surface area for the patch to take hold. Rough up the area with 80 grit sandpaper. If its fibreglass get a fiberglass repair kit. If urethane most auto stores sell an epoxy based repair kit specifically for flexible bumpers. Follow the mixing directions included. If its accessable use a sheet of fiberglass cloth, about 2 inches wide, soaked in filler, on the back of the crack to prevent any from seeping too far through. Then fill the groove with filler. Use a body filler scraper to smooth the surface and remove any excess filler. wait for it to dry. then sand it smooth, prime and sand again and you should be all set for paint.

[EazyBreazy]

screw that drill holes on each side of the crack and lace it up like a football..you could have a mad tyte jdm dorifto fronte bumper like we have in japan