new (I think) bumper top fix Options

[gereed75]

My front bumper top pad is pretty much a loss so thought I would try an idea for a fix that was floating around in my head. I have used this stuff on my boat and thought it had possibilities. It is super sticky adhesive, comes in black, and available at home depot maybe. If not I got this from Grainger.

[gereed75]

The thin top fill layer dried in a day and had perfect adhesion to the under coat. Some more sanding with 200 grit along the entire pad to blend it. Again there was no evidence of bond failure anywhere, not even in a small tear that was on the bumper.

I also patched a small chunked out spot on the sharp upper corner of the pad. Worked like a champ!

Looks pretty good. There is a slight difference in the original surface texture that grabs the light at certain angles and I can see the fix because I know it is there. You would not notice it unless you looked very critically up close. Again the hardness is nearly identical to the original.

There is no doubt in my mind that this would work to "set" a new anchor stud into the bumper top on the bottom attach side. This stuff has super adhesion and I know it would hold a new stud in place inserted into a rusted out cavity. Nice!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)