What is the best product to use for patching bumpers on the ml320
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What is the best product to use for patching bumpers on the ml320
I have a '99 ml320 that is going to get repainted this summer, and there are some minor dents in the rear bumper that i am researching how to repair before I get it painted professionally.
from what I have read, the type of plastic that the bumper is made of matters, and what type do these ML320's use?
I've seen two different types of 3M product mentioned, the Duramax 4240 show on this site: http://www.bodyshopzone.com/archives.../Mercedes.html
and then what appears to be the 3m 059895 shown on this site:http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...enance/2763656
the repairs themselves appear to be straight forward, just take your time, prep well, and work fast once you mix the epoxy.
from basic google searching, materials should be less then $75 with sealers /primers and fillers. ( I expect to spend $100 and 8 hours prepping the car prior to getting it ready to be shot with paint)
If anyone has some insight into doing a repair like this. Please I'd love to hear what you did.
thanks
Steve
from what I have read, the type of plastic that the bumper is made of matters, and what type do these ML320's use?
I've seen two different types of 3M product mentioned, the Duramax 4240 show on this site: http://www.bodyshopzone.com/archives.../Mercedes.html
and then what appears to be the 3m 059895 shown on this site:http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...enance/2763656
the repairs themselves appear to be straight forward, just take your time, prep well, and work fast once you mix the epoxy.
from basic google searching, materials should be less then $75 with sealers /primers and fillers. ( I expect to spend $100 and 8 hours prepping the car prior to getting it ready to be shot with paint)
If anyone has some insight into doing a repair like this. Please I'd love to hear what you did.
thanks
Steve
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I've been continuing to look out and from what I see, as long as you prep properly, use the flex style I indicated above. You should be fine. I've painted lots of cars, and 99% of the job is the prep. Unless there is a chemical incompatibility.(which I do not see here) just follow the links on the above.
Here's another less expensive product that should also work.
Here's another less expensive product that should also work.
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Do you have any pics of your before and after? I'm thinking about painting the bumper myself too with some color matched spray paint. I will plastic off everything and just paint one small area that got scratched up from side swiping a gaurdrail.
