Using a heat gun to restore plastic bumper

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Using a heat gun to restore plastic bumper

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Anybody has a heatgun? Wanna kno if it work with 86 bumper.


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Post by dr.occa »

i was able to put my zenki bumper back into shape with a heat gun after some parking garage craziness several years back.

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Post by landslideATX »

years ago i used a lighter and hammer to get a dent out of my x-mother in laws bumper after i hit someone in a parking lot. lol. would have been nice to have a heat gun.
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Post by MadeInThe80s »

Heat guns are cheap, find one and try it.
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Post by mooreofmick »

that is nice to now ill try that on my trim when i get a heat gun

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wow this is pretty awesome....
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i wish it worked on painted pices

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Post by JOMON-C »

thats what he used on my friends integra he had a missed alligned"hit something" the front bumper molded it back to place. body shop recommended it and it worked pretty good.
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