Some of you may remember a little while ago I asked here on the forum about the best way to repair a small cut in my front fascia. That post can be found here:

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/033594.html

Last week I stopped by the local AutoZone and picked up this Flexible Bumper Repair Kit..

..for about 14 bucks. The kit included 2 tubes of resin, a small piece of screen, some stirring sticks and little cups.

Since I have never done any repair work like this before, I just followed the directions that came with the kit as best as I could. I think the results turned out pretty well...

I started out by removing the license plate frame. You can see where the frame was pushed back into the fascia (not by me ) causing this little cut...

...which is pretty uneven along the top. To help with this, I took my Dremel with a sanding drum bit and roughed up the back side of the tear.

I used a mid-low rpm and very slight pressure and the Dremel took the material right off. I then cut a piece of the screen that came with the kit and mixed up some of the resin. The directions say to coat the screen first, lay the screen on the back, and then coat the entire area again with resin. I cleaned off the area I had just worked on real well and then layed the screen down on the back of the fascia near the cut and worked resin into it. Then I peeled it up and placed it over the back side of the cut and then put a pretty liberal coat on top.

After that dried you can see how the front side matches up much better than it did before.

More to come in a bit....

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After the reinforcement backing dried, I used my Dremel again to remove some material along the front side of the cut.

I mixed up some more of the resin and then worked it into the area slowly and carefully, avoiding air bubbles and making sure that it was pressed into the crack as much as possible. I then built up the coverage an extra layer for sanding.

At this point I was feeling pretty good about the work and let it sit overnight to dry.

Cool thanks for the pics. I need to do that to mine but on a bigger scale, I have more dammage then that. I also need to do the fenders to.

Hey Jacob , Thanks for posting the layout and pictures . I put this thread in my " Favorites " for future reference .

Gave you a positive rateing .

Galen Smith
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paint pictures soon?

Looks kinda psychedelic! Leave it! Ok, it would look dated...

Thanks for documenting this. I have to repair the nose on my daughters Z24. This really helps. Make sure you take pics through the paint steps.

Terry

Great job! I have the kit now it will get done sooner.

Prepare for a double post...

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Looks good - word to the wise though - since you've cut all the way through all the layers of paint and have hit the urethane, make sure you pick up a can of plastic adhesion promoter before you paint it.

You can get it in spray bombs or sprayable.

This is exactly what I need to do, so I gave you a positive rating for the help your about to give me. Thanks alot!

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Very Good work and step by step. If however your fascia is badly damaged or the above kit won't work properly (I couldn't get it to sand out level enough due to where it was damaged.) FieroDave gave me some great advice.

Check with Keystone Bumper Repair http://www.keystone-auto.com/locations/search.asp They will take your Fascia, completely strip, repair, re-mold and send it back to you ready to install in less than a week. I just had my 86 S/E done for $112.00 I sent mine in to them through a local body shop that charged me $30.00 for handling it and running it through their books, but I got the wholesale price from Keystone that way.

Before you try to buy a new/used Fascia for major damage, I'd definitely recommend Keystone first. It also comes back with a lifetime warranty on the repairs and they guarantee original look and fit.

Glenn

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Nice thread! I'd like to know the best product for filling in my sail panels and antenna hole since I went smooth. I'm thinking I'll remove and fill the front badge too. I've already decided that fiberglass filler can be used on the headlight housing to fill the 'PONTIAC' and if I switch to a later GT bumper there won't be any logo there either. Hmmm. An after market steering wheel and cover the door tabs and only the enlightened will know what kind of car I drive....

FUSOR products: http://www.fusor.com/products/pr_overview.asp

quote Originally posted by FieroV6Dude: Check with Keystone Bumper Repair http://www.keystone-auto.com/locations/search.asp They will take your Fascia, completely strip, repair, re-mold and send it back to you ready to install in less than a week. I just had my 86 S/E done for $112.00 I sent mine in to them through a local body shop that charged me $30.00 for handling it and running it through their books, but I got the wholesale price from Keystone that way. Glenn

Hey we have a location for that place about 10 minutes away from my house. I never knew it and I pass by that area at least once a week. I will have to stop by and check them out.

Thanks
Glenn

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quote Originally posted by FieroV6Dude: Before you try to buy a new/used Fascia for major damage, I'd definitely recommend Keystone first. It also comes back with a lifetime warranty on the repairs and they guarantee original look and fit. Glenn

Remember to always get the warranty. Hehe!!

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quote Originally posted by USFiero: FUSOR products: http://www.fusor.com/products/pr_overview.asp

FYI: Fusor is the actual manufacturer of the products that GM themselves sells and uses!

Fusor products are great, the resins etc. aren't all that expensive but the gun you have to buy to use them starts at about $80.00.