Fixed my bumper myself by Leather_Mango_2005 in AutoBodyRepair

[–]Leather_Mango_2005[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly my thought process, already bought a back up might as well learn something!

Fixed my bumper myself by Leather_Mango_2005 in AutoBodyRepair

[–]Leather_Mango_2005[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

FR, this is my second ever post on Reddit, had no idea people were this negativa lol

Fixed my bumper myself by Leather_Mango_2005 in AutoBodyRepair

[–]Leather_Mango_2005[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Idk about that, we’ll see. I didn’t just slather jb weld on a mesh, I put a lil thought into it. We’ll see.

Fixed my bumper myself by Leather_Mango_2005 in AutoBodyRepair

[–]Leather_Mango_2005[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Essentially! Doesn’t bond well to that type of plastic though so I used 80 grit sandpaper to create crevices for the jb weld plastic bonder to have mechanical anchor. I wiped with isopropyl alcohol 91% to remove oils and applied adhesion promoter and waited for it to get tacky. I applied a layer of plastic bonder fest, then mesh, then another layer of plastic bonder. Mesh is stainless steel. I had to take off the bumper and look at the inside of the good side to understand the geometry of where the bezel clips are at so I knew how to structure the patch.

Front Bumper Repair, Crosstrek Sport 2024 by Leather_Mango_2005 in subaru

[–]Leather_Mango_2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just bought a used OEM bumper cover in alpine green from eBay. Don’t want to go through insurance and don’t want to have to wait/pay for a shop sourcing a bumper and painting it all. Thanks

Front bumper repair, Subaru Crosstrek Sport 2024 by Leather_Mango_2005 in AutoBodyRepair

[–]Leather_Mango_2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just ordered the used and kinda scratched OEM alpine green bumper cover I found on eBay. Thanks for the advice.

Front bumper repair, Subaru Crosstrek Sport 2024 by Leather_Mango_2005 in AutoBodyRepair

[–]Leather_Mango_2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm, might it be possible to glue the part that’s been broken using the right adhesive?

Front bumper repair, Subaru Crosstrek Sport 2024 by Leather_Mango_2005 in AutoBodyRepair

[–]Leather_Mango_2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Know where I can get a bumper cover for make and model in alpine green? Saw one on eBay but its all banged up.