How to repair a damaged plastic ABS car bumper with pieces / chunks missing

Hey all
A little update on my progress on the scrap cabriolet.. Repairing this bumper has slowed me down but I figured I would show you how i go about repairing a bumper that has pieces / chunks missing.
Uploading this series every Sunday at 8pm until complete, I hope you enjoy seeing it come back to life :)
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Fibreglass repair kit - amzn.to/3Mzd8I0
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Novol Finishing putty fine filler - amzn.to/3y2Q68i
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[@danalito3693]

I am so glad to see someone using pre clean before painting. So many are not even familiar with the idea and it can be very important. Thanks - great video!

[@koollee]

I say u did a great job, and thanks for teaching us who appreciate this video.

[@B3NN10N]

Thank you kindly. 🙂

[@crumbdelacrumb5942]

Thank you and we all appreciate you for the video much love from New York City I have a 02’ bmw 330ci and have the smallest crack / missing piece in the bumper it’s not really noticeable but me knowing lots there bothers me lol I want to get it taken care of asap so thank you again

[@B3NN10N]

Brilliant. Good to hear the video may have helped you. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@aleshudek5323]

Reminds me years when I working in garage , I repaired almost daily, escort and mondeo bumpers. Using doner bumpers, cut them and welding together.

[@B3NN10N]

Ha yeh! The mondeo ones were awful! Partly why I kept this one was to use it to repair another but needs must when they can’t be found as readily as they once were.

[@aleshudek5323]

@@B3NN10N completely understand, you doing nice job. I had few escorts past years also convertible, I like them, very friendly to drive. Enjoy x

[@B3NN10N]

cheers buddy, just scooping up the final parts for this one literally as we speak. Hopefully wont be long now! Cheers for watching. :)

[@shadeyspade]

That was your mistake with the mondeo repair is used of used sliver tape

[@strategicthinker8899]

An alternative, less labor intensive, solution would be to do the wire mesh and cut out plastic from another unusable bumper in the rough shape you need, soften it up with a heat gun and bend it to shape and plastic weld it in.

[@jacquelinemanzano9328]

Great job!

[@B3NN10N]

Thank you. Much appreciated

[@peugeotobsessed7772]

Good job

[@B3NN10N]

cheers fella

[@hakeembrown1014]

You are awesome man. Great job, just subbed

[@B3NN10N]

Thanks for the sub! :)

[@kiddlesk]

Personally i wouldn't have stuck the mesh with Tiger Seal. P40 would do and then no risk of contamination within the f/glass & resin. The original Ford bumpers (as I'm sure you know) have metal reinforcement along that lower section and up to the top bar. Without it yours is more likely to flex and crack with the slightest bump. It would not have been too difficult to have bonded some steel plate or thin wall tubing in whilst doing that gap repair. Also the Ford (and your poor white one) have reinforcing foam. Whilst not adding any strength, does keep it more rigid. Not sure how you could retrofit anything DIY style though.

[@B3NN10N]

Yeh interesting point mate. I think it’s solid enough as the layers of fibreglass front and back should give it plenty of rigidity… the tiger seal alone on the back would definitely flex and crack. to be honest, this whole car is a little bit of an experiment, been fun though! Sad to say it’s drawing to a close…
Hopefully though I’ll find a bumper for the front and back in time though.

[@B3NN10N]

thanks fella. Much appreciated..

[@historicbabe8050]

Bumper at 13:14 : THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aaronjackson7184]

fuck!n boss as usual bud!!!!

[@B3NN10N]

cheers fella! It is in white now and looks spot on! cheers for watching buddy