For anybody who's wondering what this tool is called, it's called a hot stapler. Or plastic welding machine.

@aerystargaryenii2565

Жыл бұрын

I need one

@RoseFBN

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Came here to find this

@lucky889s9

7 ай бұрын

I have the sudden urge to buy one or two

@CCBThunder

5 ай бұрын

Plastic welder pistol is the tool

@GuardianApe

5 ай бұрын

Thank you

I have worked on cars all my life and I gotta say he makes this look easy. Excellent work sir.

@OmegaRedFan

Жыл бұрын

You never worked on cars. Your channel got zero content.

@Polly88

Жыл бұрын

⁠​⁠@@OmegaRedFanyou dont have to post any content about your work u know.

@nismo3871

Жыл бұрын

​@@OmegaRedFanthis is so random

@foxxo8349

Жыл бұрын

​@@OmegaRedFan Brainrot moment

@cooliodiablo4571

Жыл бұрын

@OmegaRedFan I assume you’re a zoomer. Before your time people didn’t need gratification for every little thing they did. Just because everything some one has ever claimed to do isn’t posted on their KZread channel doesn’t mean it didn’t happen lol.

Awesome work. But the thing I'm most impressed with is that he was actually wearing a RESPIRATOR while painting. 👌

@SeasideStrangler

Жыл бұрын

walk around in any American city and youll be super surprised to find people wearing a RESPIRATOR while just walking down the street, in no need whatsoever to have one on.

@anonymous-hz2un

Жыл бұрын

​@@SeasideStrangler it's not just America. They wear it because polution.

@kylepasta

Жыл бұрын

But not safety glasses while angle grinding away at metal spikes

@johnwalker2118

Жыл бұрын

@@kylepastaor pulling the grinder towards himself 🤦🏻‍♂️

@SeasideStrangler

Жыл бұрын

@Jack Torrance dont be salty, youre prolly one of those freaks walkin around with a diaper on thsir face XD

I took auto body in highschool, been years but they never really taught us to repair a bumper like that. You did an amazing job~

@Baricade648

Жыл бұрын

You weren’t taught this because you had a proper education. These cracks will run. This paint will chip. The man took an grinder to a car bumper bro. It’s floppy as fuck still.

@truantray

Жыл бұрын

Because it's a temporary bodge and ok for internal ABS parts, but when painted the clips will eventually crack the paint.

@albertor.6635

Жыл бұрын

It's called PRT classes Plastic. Repair.Technichian and he butchered the job honestly he used 2 different types of plastic in class you supposed to use material or weld on plastic never scrap And patch parts together I'm taught to do life time rprs

@schafer240

Жыл бұрын

​@@albertor.6635lol did you notice the spraying the fog light

@bkizers

Жыл бұрын

Great art for 3rd world repairs. Not the way to professionally do that job. Replace front clip to make it last and look new. Retired 43yr auto tech.

North American economic will collapse if north American learn this skill.

@makeintoschu

Жыл бұрын

I think that in countries like Honduras they might use it.

@7b0ne

Жыл бұрын

​@@makeintoschu 😅, in Europe most certainly not., Doesn't look best practice, im no expert. But here they bill like 200$ for just changing the front bumper.😂 Ridiculous

@alanwatts8239

Жыл бұрын

​@@7b0ne What this video doesn't show, however, is the painted fog lights, shitty repair that will fall off within a month, and the different shade of color not blending with the rest of the car.

@lgei5155

Жыл бұрын

​@@alanwatts8239 did you think it was bad? Record a video doing better, you useless!

@turdjockey2628

Жыл бұрын

You mean China’s economy would collapse because North America wouldn’t be buying all of their bumpers lmao

Looks great, but he didn’t do anything to keep the cracks from continuing. It’s always a good idea to drill a hole at the end of a crack; otherwise, no matter what you do the they’ll just keep running. Maybe days, maybe months later, but the cracks will definitely run. Other than that, excellent repair work.

@e46m54nissansr20937

Жыл бұрын

Noted

@deathrodamus9608

Жыл бұрын

I think this is just a quick repair on old cars before buying a new part or buying a new car.

@Kj16V

Жыл бұрын

It looks like they cut the part where he filled in the cracks. After welding those pins in, you can use a soldering iron and a cable tie to literally solder all the cracks together.

@thenaughtytaurusboi

Жыл бұрын

@@deathrodamus9608 that makes more sense

@ohokcool

Жыл бұрын

What about when he oversprayed onto the reflector 😂

Praise to your skill, expertise and patience. Much more sustainable to repair it that way than exchanging the whole bumper. Great job.

@alanmalan3819

3 ай бұрын

Wrong paint, durty lighter 🤦

@overdrivelzma.9219

2 ай бұрын

Cierto. 3:09

A true master of his art Stay humble, my friends.

Just the repair tool is a bit of genius. The guy doing it has great skills. Given where this is, I'd guess it cost the car owner less than $100. Yeah, here in the states, the body shop will replace the entire thing and bill the ins company a grand. What a rip.

@nadril2136

Жыл бұрын

A grand would actually be a deal.

@d_all_in

Жыл бұрын

​@Nadril21 nah I got a new bumper for $500

@pomnichowski

Жыл бұрын

Dobra Robota!

@crayder1100

Жыл бұрын

Worked in a couple body shops, one of which was my grandpa's. We did not just replace the parts. Actually a lot similar to this video, except the binding tool. We'd repair anything if it wasn't broken into multiple pieces. Or if it wasn't absolutely bent to hell. My favorite part was always matching paints and doing the painting after the repairs though.

@billyklaklas1093

Жыл бұрын

@@d_all_in yea probably after market plastic that will warp with the heat or has that off looking fit to it

Around 15-20 years ago we used to fix laptops shells this way. Laptops were VERY expensive those days, especially in country I'm coming from. Also, whole parts were super expensive and not readily available as they are now. We usually had some scrap laptops from which we could take plastic and use it in similar way as this guy, but obviously without those metal joins/connectors (don't know how to call them). Instead we would powder that plastic we had, use some base layer (some technical tape) and then melt that powdered plastic (with small hand gas welder) layer by layer to get it as flat and smooth as possible. Then sanding cleaning and spraying - typical work. Clients could never tell what was done as it looked perfectly. We were also strengthening similar way the plastics around hinges which were breaking apart so often those days. They are much better now.

@thaknobodi

Жыл бұрын

I fixed a laptop recently using small holes and zip ties 😂

@Manish_254

Жыл бұрын

​@@thaknobodi super glue and dr fixit waterproofing putty😂. I done it all

@thaknobodi

Жыл бұрын

@@Manish_254 that waterproof putty is handy. JB Weld waterweld has many uses besides patching water holes

@metaorior

2 ай бұрын

My Samsung laptop Shell Just cracked

That's came out so nice. I wasnt expecting that at all. Very good job and you showed how it's possible to do it yourself and save money. Instead of getting the whole bumper replaced at a shop. Which would cost around 1000 like most people had said in other comments.

@davorzdralo8000

3 ай бұрын

No way it would cost that, that whole car is 1000. You can get that bumper from a junkyard for 50-100 and replace it yourself in 10 minutes at most.

@denniss155

3 ай бұрын

​@@davorzdralo8000un my country that car would cost 3.000 U$S and the bumper 70 dollars but my salary is about 400 bucks per month, so I'd have to fix the bumper if case 😢

@diosantana2659

3 ай бұрын

@@denniss155you ride a bike then

@denniss155

3 ай бұрын

@@diosantana2659 another one who talks only because is free.. I claimed " that car" ( not mine) cost around $3000 in my car but our salaries are too low . Consequently is always a better option to repair the bumper instead of the replacement of it.

@Sritejajeedigunta

2 ай бұрын

1000$ for a bumper? What country are you from? 1000$ for a bumper is plain robbery.

I love seeing Low tech methods and manual labor solve problems. This is genius. Thank you for sharing.

Goodyear work, I would recommend to drill a 3mm hole at both ends of every crack. That will prevent the crack of more ripping open, because it eliminates the material tension.

@gospodinbogov3710

4 ай бұрын

Разойтись трещине не получится из-за металлических заплаток и шпатлёвки со стекловолокном (зелёная). Адгезия высокая

@lutuvarka2649

3 ай бұрын

The steel staples will hold it in place plenty. The hole trick is really important to know about but a little too much work in this case

One thing I suggest doing if you plan on doing this is to sand the bondo first. He applied the bondo (green stuff) and then it looks like he applies the glaze (tan stuff) it’s best to sand bondo first prior to adding glaze to make the glaze to “stick better” and you will get a smoother job. (Source: I grew up with a dad who does body work)

@mynameisyourname148

Жыл бұрын

@@bodaducheebodaduchee6473Would you mind elaborating? I’m just genuinely curious and I’m trying to learn as much as I can

@mynameisyourname148

Жыл бұрын

@@bodaducheebodaduchee6473 You’re going to need a lot more evidence than that to back up your claim.

@mynameisyourname148

Жыл бұрын

@@bodaducheebodaduchee6473 I’m not trying to prove you wrong. I’m only asking a simple question because I’m curious about your viewpoint and I genuinely want to learn. You still haven’t convinced me of anything. What’s there to be defensive about? You’re OK with me

@mynameisyourname148

Жыл бұрын

@@bodaducheebodaduchee6473 Don’t be shy dude. Share your knowledge with me and other people so that we don’t potentially make the same mistake. You would be helping a lot

@Kevin-qo6jw

Жыл бұрын

​@@mynameisyourname148 you learn from your mistakes

My brain is literally blown away by the perfection of the work you did 🤯

I've used this sprayer several times now on brick pavers, a wood deck, patio, and a driveway. kzread.infoUgkx43QMbQqu67IZadu9ou8Sg1BdrunMRNqX It has performed as expected on all surfaces. For larger areas like the decks and patios, I think I will be looking into a surface cleaner attachment to speed up the job, or at least make it a little easier. Hose and sprayer connections are tool-less, tight, and quick. I used the yellow nozzle on the concrete/brick surfaces, and the pressure was adequate for cleaning those surfaces.I am disappointed that these units are still being shipped with a nozzle storage holder that allows them to vibrate out of the holder way too easily and become lost, but I don't want to knock off a star for that reason. The functional part of the washer works very well, so I would recommend this product.

It's hard to tell from the cut shots, but based on this video, from start to finish, I bet this guy could have all of that work done and the vehicle back to the customer in 4 hours or less. I wish we had more people and businesses that specialize in this kind of repair, instead of notifying you that you'll have to buy a replacement part (new: $2,500) (used from junkyard: $800)

@user-cs3zs6jn1d

Жыл бұрын

Where are you getting those prices? I can get that plastic bumper for less than $200 new. In most cases i can find it in a junk yard for $50 and if im lucky I find one the same color

@Jeremiah_Johnson139

Жыл бұрын

@@user-cs3zs6jn1d try new vehicles, and you'll see those prices. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Ford.... doesn't matter.

@user-cs3zs6jn1d

Жыл бұрын

@@Jeremiah_Johnson139 ok. Just searched for a front bumper for 2023 Honda civic. Not painted, $176 plus shipping. Im sure other makes might cost a little more. Maybe

@horstpuckler8104

Жыл бұрын

​@@user-cs3zs6jn1d 700 for my Volvo and not even oem

@horstpuckler8104

Жыл бұрын

4 Stunden sind realistisch. Schweißen eine halbe Stunde, schleifen, glasfaser ne Viertelstunde. Füller ne halbe Stunde. Basislack und Lack dauern ne Stunde. Die lackierung ist ist nur leider mist und hält vielleicht nen monat, zu schlecht vorgearbeitet.

Wow! for a hard to find or non existent cover or panel, that is a brilliant technique.

A+ I would definitely get my bumper repaired by this man if I was near him.

This is a very clever repair technique. Most body mechanics would just replace and repaint the front bumper.

@holliday72889

Жыл бұрын

The labor would be more than a new bumper, plus insurance company doesn’t want to pay for that

@onee

Жыл бұрын

Because it's much faster to just replace it. And in the west bumpers often aren't that expensive. So, doing it this way would be a lot of wasted time and could be more expensive if it takes more time. Because people get paid more per hour here.

@jishani1

8 ай бұрын

A new bumper would be way stronger than the melted plastic nightmare in the video.

@S0UPIE

4 ай бұрын

​@@jishani1You better hope your bumper isn't plastic. Your plastic bumper cover is basicaly cosmetic, so unless you intend on using your bumper cover as a baseball bat, you should be gine with thos repair.

@ObscureStuff420

4 ай бұрын

Replacing is the proper way to repair IMO

Именно благодаря этому многие экономят на ремонте элитных авто плюс китайские запчасти и элитные авто превращаются в мусоровозы🎉😂❤

Why do peoplle think the cracks are going to continue or come back? He basically plastic welded it back together with an embedded metal stitching/staple. I have confidence in this guy and his work.

@JessicaFEREM

Жыл бұрын

He didn't fix the crack he just attached them back together, a crack will always spread of you don't drill a hole at the end of the cracks It's common for cymbals on drums to continue cracking if you don't stop the crack with a hole at the end

@formdoggie5

Жыл бұрын

Because cracks always do this in every material. It's a literal physical separation on the molecular level. The only difference is the amount of time it takes for the separation to continue extending, which is based on the material and the amount of heat/vibration it is exposed to. By intentionally drilling a clean hole, you provide a stress relief that ceases the tearing event because it terminates into nothing. Very commonly used is lightweight firearms and cars because of all the stresses they experience with operation.

@Dallas_K

Жыл бұрын

It is like a porthole or rounded corners on ship windows. Rounding spreads the stress out and prevents cracking.

This is so handy I can't be more thankful for mechanic jack to share this info to save my Tl A-spec bumper 💖

Great job painting the down lights

@TheMarvin1980

3 ай бұрын

He covered them !

@Relax0kay

3 ай бұрын

I thought this too but he did cover them with tape yeah

True craftsman at work. God bless you sir 100%

My dad did this kind of work way back when. Made me miss my childhood.

That was super cool man! Never seen that technique before. Very nice. 👌🏻

You did a great job repairing that car.

Great job 👏 next time please cover the fog lamps too 😂

@megataurus7779

Жыл бұрын

They are covered,can't you see its got masking tape on ? Fool

Good Job! Affordable repair and high sustainability.

Bom trabalho. Good job.

One of the best car fixing videos I’ve seen tell you that much!

Buen trabajo. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Gracias por compartir.

I do that type of repairs, this is actually so neat to see done in a different way, he’s essentially doing it the same way we would, from start to finishing the repair.

@Vastilious

Жыл бұрын

How long does it last

@cequiestbon3676

Жыл бұрын

@@Vastilious thankfully for us we don’t do it to equipment or vehicles, we do it with certain structural materials that can have leaks or damage done to them, so the repair is done in a very similar way to prevent further leakage or damage being done to them. My job is completely different then a mechanics, the only similarities are the repair it self, so unfortunately I couldn’t tell you how long that repair would last! But the repairs we do with our damaged or leaked materials are long lasting though, about 100 to 150 years for decomposition. majority of my work is buried afterwards, so the earths protecting its integrity majority of the time anyways. I work in landfills, foundations, commercial and residential properties, public parks, etc… we stop the contaminations in the earth from spreading and decontaminate areas that are needed to be done. There is a lot more to it, but regardless.

@sph4551

Жыл бұрын

@@Vastilious longer than the rest of the bumper lol

@ataullah7403

Жыл бұрын

Bizde olsa direk değiştirirler

Einfach erstaunlich und sehr professionell, nicht neu kaufen sondern aus kaputt und gebraucht neu machen....😎👍👍👍👍👍

Every repair = saving planet. Good job!

This one seems to work well, i often see a similar repair in my country, it consists in using a steel net to bond the broken plastic, but they are always broken again, and the net has started to rust. Mediocre job often paired with hidden screws to hold the front bumper in a way you could never ever take the bumper off again (you have to break the plastic and the paint job to reach the screw).

@FireRupee

Жыл бұрын

I would have done it differently, using a new sheet of plastic to bond to the back and to fill in the cracks using plastic cement, but to each their own I suppose. The body filling, sanding, and painting, of course would be the same.

@truantray

Жыл бұрын

​@@FireRupee that is a better method, but it takes longer. Those metal clips will expand and contract and eventually crack the paint.

Love all the time and effort blocking off with newspaper just to overspray onto the lower light casing lol

@TexasVideoDan

4 ай бұрын

It was covered with masking tape. They don't show the covering step, but when you look at it while he's spraying it has overlapping layers. Then on the final shot it's nice and clean.

@koulematon7359

3 ай бұрын

It was covered. People like you don't seem to have a keen eye.

That was very cool, and the results are excellent.

Belo trabalho

That's really cool, never seen a bumper end being fixed up like that!😳

@disgruntledegghead6923

Жыл бұрын

Give it a few weeks, you'll see every crack and especially his "patch" as the filler shrinks. Don't even get me started on his wet sanding the second coat of filler...

@S-O-T

Жыл бұрын

​@@disgruntledegghead6923 good quality filler doesn't shrink

@disgruntledegghead6923

Жыл бұрын

@@S-O-T As an auto body tech for over twenty years I will disagree with that. Every kind of filler shrinks, even the best kinds. The degree of shrinkage may be less with a higher quality, but it still shrinks. Unless you're using duraglas don't wet sand your filler either. Fillers are porous, and will absorb water. It'll end up looking like little rust bubbles a week or two later, just like the cracks and "patch".

@disgruntledegghead6923

Жыл бұрын

@@S-O-T It only shrinks to a certain degree jackass. It's not like it continues to shrink over time, more like shrinks to show sanding scratches and poor quality patches. I know what I'm capable of, and yes I do consider myself an expert. Having fixed thousands of cars (other than my own) over my career I think "expert" is an appropriate title. But yeah, keep using cheap plastic filler on your own junk and people like myself will call it how they see it...

@Jakarii

5 ай бұрын

@@disgruntledegghead6923they’re meant to shrink so that they can come back for repairs. All these repairs are temporary and a scam, best to have the whole OEM replaced.

That's what you call resourcefulness!

Satisfatório! Parabéns pela funilaria!!

More impressive than his skills, its his column. Awesome work! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Wow!! This guy knows what he's doing! I am amazed about his work. I would go to him anytime!😊

You the man bro... Customer has to be satisfied with that.

Serviço perfeito esse Jack é profissional ❤❤

This is absolutely awesome!!! So much skill!! Brilliant ❤

Of course one can replace the broken bumper with new piece made from China, or the old piece from junkyard. But watching this guy skill is refreshing. Because if you can repair bumper like this, replacing bumper is no big deal

@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606

Жыл бұрын

Or car companies can just make bumpers out of steel again, and not worry about a cosmetic repair

Ficou muito bom. Parabéns pelo trabalho e habilidade. Você é um bom funileiro, aqui no Brasil não faltaria trabalho pra vocês.

@gostodemaisdaroca4052

Жыл бұрын

Pra fazer essa porcaria as baquetas contratariam ele com certeza.

@Mestre_Linguica

Жыл бұрын

Isto não é um bom trabalho. O pára-choque tem uma função técnica que é de proteger o carro e vc. Este tipo de coisa é só pra ficar bonito. Toda função do pára-choque deixa de existir.

@marcelosrn4805

Жыл бұрын

​@@Mestre_Linguica Sabe de nada!

@Mestre_Linguica

Жыл бұрын

@@marcelosrn4805 quem?

А потом в объявлении "продам машину, новая, не разбита, не крашеная"

The man knows what he's doing. Brilliant job mate.

It’s incredible of the work he did and a good way to save the bumper it may cost 100 to 200 dollars or more and the comments for some makes no sense of the crack could still be there but he uses metallic patch and paint to cover it which to me should cover the cracks well if it still has it this is just to keep you from buying a new bumper for a while and need to take care of the car and be careful driving.

Nice work! Never seen those little zig zag clips (Not sure what you call them?) before. Great handiwork. Could’ve used this technique when my wife backed into a hydrant and made a 4” diameter hole in the bumper. I “fixed” it with a couple sports bumper stickers. Not a big sports guy but they did the trick. Just changed them every like 3-4 years.

@Jarombean

Жыл бұрын

If I remember correctly, it's a type of plastic welder, and the clips are known as staples

@phw340

Жыл бұрын

@@Jarombean Thanks!

@justinscott3106

Жыл бұрын

It’s called a hot stapler

@darrellbeets7758

Жыл бұрын

So every 4 years u decide not to fix ur bumper...if u done this 3 times it migbt be time for a new car, or at least a mechanic.

@SoukaDeezNutz

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know tools like this existed. I just went to the junkyard, and bought a replacement bumper, had it painted, and installed it.

Family where are you at? I need them blessing ASAP. Fantastic work 🙏❤️

It takes an amazing amount of skill to do this and the right tools give props. Now who feels like they can fix their car this was awesome 👏 ❤

That is awesome!!! It looks great like nothing ever happened!!

Now that's some major 👨🏿‍🦲 rigging LMFAO

@amorphicintertia

5 ай бұрын

IYKYK 😂

Jack I've never seen this before well done.

Great job man! Turned out amazing!

Excellant repair - Amazing skills. Well done.

@Maks-qk7hc7hd1z

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂"excellent repair"...khm..no, its not

@TankswillRule

Жыл бұрын

@@Maks-qk7hc7hd1z go on. Explain.

@Maks-qk7hc7hd1z

Жыл бұрын

@@TankswillRule 1) The bumper needs to be removed before doing this. 2) First, grab all the pieces with a soldering iron, then solder with plastic strips on both sides (according to the type of plastic of the bumper itself). Different materials are unacceptable, because when driving, the bumper is subjected to different loads and will most likely burst, if not along the seam itself, then along it. In addition, you will be surprised why your bumper is rusted, and it's because there are staples that no one has treated, at least inside. 3) The putty should be for plastic, he uses universal (yellow) and fiber (green), the second is a particularly big mistake on the bumper. Bumper putty and fiber putty have the same price, but why he use fiber? 4) there should be a primer between the putty and the paint, it is very important 5) before painting, you need to matt the surface that will be covered with paint, and the author has matted only the putty These are just the basics, I'm not even talking about the transition between the old paint and the new one... and not only. Everything looks better in the video, but if you looked at the result in person, you would never pay for it. And after a while it will look even worse. That's why no one does this in normal workshops in my country. For people who paint cars, it's not a repair, it's a very bad done job, he has the materials, the conditions are there... if only he had a little more effort and knowledge of painting. Even if there is no plastic for soldering, you can cut it out of a similar bumper. But no... and for ordinary viewers it looks like "wow". Sorry for my English)

Well, that was fascinating and so satisfying to watch! Subscribed 👍!

That's what real skill and creativity is -love from Canada 🇨🇦

Easy and cheap way of repairing yet looks great too.

Painting indoors would’ve been a good idea. I have this bumper repair tool as well and I’ve never thought of going from the outside (rather than taking the bumper off and going from the covered side)

@alexcisneros2980

Жыл бұрын

To be fair have you ever really thought at all?

@kanchour16

9 ай бұрын

Hi, can you please give the name of this tool I want to buy it and fix my broken bumper by myself

If only all garages were dedicated like this gentleman.

@StevePringle

Жыл бұрын

I'll have to order the parts. Should arrive next week. _many hours later....._ 🤑

Love it. No bs, just the task at hand.

Congratulations Jack! God job!!!

I thought it was a awesome cheap fast fix! 👍🏻🇺🇸

This was very well done

Excellent work and I bet the owner of the car just sat in the waiting room made himself a coffee sat down to enjoy it and was off in his car straight after it cos that's how quick this was

I am not very knowledgeable about cars, but from an outsider perspective this person looks pretty resourceful.

Trabalho muito bom!

The main thing is, he wore a mask when grinding those pins off. 😂

That's incredible Amazing job Well done

Ficou novo... parabéns pelo trabalho bem feito

He needs to blend/fade the new paint with old paint on the car. I can see the divide from the newly painted to original paint. He zoomed in so most people won't notice, but in a clip that he zoomed out, I saw it.

@JR-vc4gm

Жыл бұрын

It's quite difficult to do that. A better option is repaint whole bumper.

@Desi-zb1ki

Жыл бұрын

I saw the hardline too 😢 maybe it was a budget fix

Those things do work great as long as you don't live near the ocean and they don't put salt on the roads in winter. The stitches are made of mild steel and the rust will show through the body work and paint within a few months. It will hold together, just that the rust will swell everything under the paint. If you make your own stitches with some stainless steel wire it will last much longer.

This isn't car repair - this is art!

Muy buen trabajo, da gusto ver como queda algo después de reparado

Many shops in america wont do cheap repairs like this because they want to charge you hundreds or thousands to "do it right". Sometimes we cant afford to "do it right" and would rather have a cheap fix.

I used one of these plastic welding tools on my own car, to repair some body trim. I filled in the gaps left by the repair, by using an old soldering iron and a cable tie to literally solder the gaps together. I don't have the patience or skill to get all perfectly smooth and spray it, but it's definitely good enough for inside the engine bay!

Wow! Actually repairing instead of just replacing. 👍 I like it!

This is bloody brilliant!

Brilliant plastic bumber repair !!Just saved 3000 dollars !!

Here in US, mechanics or body shop workers will never go that extra mile to do this work . Instead, they’ll spend more time removing old bumper & replace with new one & charge a nominal amount of money to the customer. Also, normally once you remove a original factory part & replace with aftermarket, chances are that certain areas don’t fit correctly or lock in correctly. If this guy was here, he can do this specialty work as a good side hustle!

@imafackinjunglist

Жыл бұрын

Because it’s more cost effective to just buy a new bumper and paint it than spend money on labour and materials to repair and paint it. It’s got nothing to do with going the extra mile.

@silverfeathered1

Жыл бұрын

You can have the same hack job done in the U.S. If you pay for quality, you want quality. If you just want to cover up an old beater, plenty of little shops can paperclip your bumper back together. They let you know that it's not guaranteed or perfect, but it's cheap. Many shops won't do it because too many customers think $150 should get them a whole brand new car.

@WegotTheBOMB

Жыл бұрын

Body shop labor rates can go upwards of $150/hr depending on the shop and vehicle. That guy probably takes home $150 a month. If that at all.

@FPChris

Жыл бұрын

I’d rather have a new bumper.

@fortyseven1832

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes replacing the part is the correct repair.

Extraordinary work well done 👏

Just bloody brilliant mate!

The key to paint is mask off tire but not lights.😅 Great job! I remember when bumpers protected cars instead of sacrificing themselves.

@alakani

Жыл бұрын

That was when everybody got whiplash from minor accidents

@AlvinLeowProperty

5 ай бұрын

Finally someone saw the paint on the fog light

Of course the OEM would never recommend a repair like that. Also, many of the cars now have sensors behind the bumpers so it's imperative to make sure that nothing blocks the sensors. But honestly still looks good. I know everybody is saying that there's little techniques that they could do even better, but for a quick patch job doesn't look that bad at all.

@spd3ictpro

Жыл бұрын

Of course oem wouldn't recommend, because it's mean less part for oem to sell. The mechanic would know if the bumper would have sensors. But most cheaper/budget car in 3rd world country doesn't have the sensor and don't really give a damn about it.

An unimaginable amount of work

That's beautiful!

I wonder how long that took and what the cost comparison would be with getting a complete new bumper. Also what is the longevity of this repair with weathering etc. Nice job though.

@dnte69

Жыл бұрын

Forever.

@MechanicWelder94

Жыл бұрын

Until you wreck it again

@thefreedomguyuk

Жыл бұрын

Nah, it looks crap. In the West, replacing the bumper cover works out cheaper.

@MrBlackspoon

Жыл бұрын

probably forever if the paint wuality is good.

@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg

Жыл бұрын

​@@thefreedomguyukno?

Un aplauso para las personas como este hombre que repara y no substituye. No al consumismo.

@chazblank2717

Жыл бұрын

Bring back metal bumpers

@BeastMode-gf6bx

7 ай бұрын

Sin consumismos no hay empresas. Sin empresas no hay trabajo, sin trabajo te mueres de hambre

WOW, that looks like a New Bumper... ❤️

Beautiful job!!

У меня так пластиковый бампер ЗАРЖАВЕЛ😅 Прошлый владелец починил, а я потом голову сломал почему так произошло

@user-wc2zg8dt3p

Жыл бұрын

👍

@mirymir2282

Жыл бұрын

Такой ремонт для жарких стран. У нас большие перепады температуры и влажность.

@Alexander-gb6oz

3 ай бұрын

@@mirymir2282 да это вообще не вариант для ремонта даже в жарких странах. Просто гАфноделы с тремя классами образования не умеют иначе

The repair paint has a hard edge at the front of the bumper. You can see it in the far shot but it’s outside the frame on the close up intentionally. Still, better than the damage that was there prior

@ComradeKoopa

Жыл бұрын

He also sprayed the fog light pretty good

New School: You need to buy a new bumper. Old school: Come back in 30mins…the car will be ready !! 😂

Thank you. This was excellent. 👍