I've had this on my to do list ever since I got the Coupe.
I finally got it done.
This started out as a simple fangs fix.
I had zero luck tying to find someone local to plastic weld the reflector openings, so decided to do them as well.
Overall its pretty straight forward body work, except for the materials.
You have to use products specifically designed for flexible poly bumpers
The products...
- bumper repair epoxy
there are many different brands and packaging that this comes in.
Since I was doing a little more extensive work, I picked up similar product from a body shop supply.
- support mesh
for the reflector fill, you need to provide support across the opening.
for this I found some aluminum mesh.
The one I found was actually flat plate aluminum that had been punched into a mesh.
For this you will have to dig up what ever is available local to you.
The FANGS
- The first step is to just clean them up &sand down the surrounding paint.
- second is to rough up the area to be filled. This is a very important step as the rough surface give the epoxy more to bond & lock onto.
- clean the surface & then start building up the repair area with epoxy.
- depending on your choice of bumper epoxy, check the working time.
the one I used was about 2 minutes.
- mix small amounts that you can use right away and dont try to fill it all in one pass.
- build it up in layers, sanding between each coat.
A few of my fang pics...
..unfortunately I didn't think to take any 'before' pics. My damage was mainly at the corner and edge.
pic1
This is actually after the 2nd fill.
You can see that the lines are not fully restored, but the basic shape is getting there.
This product sands very easily but the first coats are easier to shape down with a course file. (you will need a file wire brush to keep it clean)
pic2
Lines are pretty well restored, just needs final fill & blending.
pic3
Almost ready for paint
pic4
Just back from the paint shop. (both fangs had the same damage)
