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Hi all,
Aaron and I have cracked a couple bumpers hitting cones. A guy we met at Nats said he added some rigidity by gorilla taping chicken wire to the inside area of his bumper. I'm thinking about doing this as well but I was curious if anyone else had any better suggestions.
Yup. Miss the cones. That'll be $2.50.
Add a couple of coats of epoxy on the inside with some reinforcing cloth.
Or...I think I can, I think I can.....
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Originally Posted by tailchaser
That would be like explosion proof bumpers. ::Drive2::
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why not fiberglass bumpers, my RB2 sure took a 100k beating and its going on my next build.
also maybe a sprayable flexible/rubberized product.
maybe Rhinoliner or Lizardskin.
Depends on the bumper composition but this is used to repair some of them.
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3m actually makes a self adhesive bumper patch. I have used it before to repair a split on a plastic bumper and was impressed. It would work well to repair your existing damage and add protection to other areas.
If the 3m patches are to cost prohibitive I would consider reproducing them yourself. They are just a sheet of semi-rigid semi-flexible plastic with a good adhesive backing. So finding the right plastic sheet and some epoxy and you would be good to go.
I would not reccomend chicken wire as after a good deflection it would not want to return to its original shape. Also it is easier to keep a good bond between materials with similar deflection properties.
Thats great info, David. Thanks!
Buy a Lotus and let IP drive it ;)
I can't believe nobody else did this.
Suck it, Hal.
I'm not sure this is an effective technique for fixing bumpers, though I am heartily in-favor of watching Hal try.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain