On the cheap bumper repair

[Espresso]

Yet something else I am fixing on the car right now. Finally getting around to the front bumper that the motorcylcist ripped off when he ran the redlight.
So far I have a total of $10 into the fix. $5 for the lite weight filler & $5 for sandpaper cleaner, ect..
I did this because my son wanted to help me fix it so I figured what the hell, why not.

Gotta love it, but it came out pretty damn good so far. I am just going to prime & spray for right now. Next month I should be getting ready to sand, glaze coat(no rust just a couple small dents) & poly flex(for the bumpers). Then i'm painting it matte black. Refinishing the Mono's w/ the polished lip & matte black centers.

More photos tomorrow....
(taken when it first happened MONTHS ago)..
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/frontbumper001.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/frontbumper008.jpg

Today & yesterday...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6409.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6410.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6411.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6413.jpg

Hey it works great....
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6414.jpg

Giving it a shower. I love my 3rd bathroom/GIANT parts washer...LOL
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6415.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6417.jpg

Filler dried & rough sanded..
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6418.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6420.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Black05PT/DSCF6421.jpg

[D-money]

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[Fizzle]

That Actually Looks Pretty Good. Great Job. How Much Did You Save? And The Bumper In The Shower Is Funny.

[Espresso]

Thank You.

Well, Benz wanted almost $3000 just for the bumper. Then another $1000 or so just for paint & such.

A local body shop said. Just for the repair. Which only included...what was LESS than what I did. For a heat gun treatment, small coat of filler & spray, they wanted $290. This DID NOT include removal of the bumper..so NO reinforcement behind the bumper would have been done.

What I did ALSO included PLASTIC WELD, on the side of the bumper where it slides into the "locking" bracket.
So I fixed the ENTIRE bumper for less then $20.
Break down of parts...

1 Can of grayish/blue primer $1
1 Can of Duplicolor Brilliant Silver(BSP202??) $1
1 Qt of Evercoat lite weight filler $5
6 sheets Misc sandpaper $6
1 Sheetrock repair patch(I think was $1.50( I got it from HD when I lived in the states)
Misc degreaser & water from shower + cleanup was about....I dunno $2
Total time to do the repair...Less then 2 days, including install of bumper