I went to Harbor Freight after reading about plastic welding and I was genuinely surprised how inexpensive this kit was and how well it performed. https://www.harborfreight.com/80-wat...kit-60662.html
The front bumper didn't have any cracks or anything significant other than a small tear at the very bottom. I used the plastic welder on that and it worked great. Then I sanded, primed and shot it with a semi-gloss black. I had a few runs, but I let them dry and then leveled the runs out and reshot the part with a run. Its a 5 footer now.
I then went to work on the rear bumper. I will take some pics tomorrow and post them. I used the welder to melt the inner bumper structure clips that retained it to the outer bumper so I could make the repairs to it and to the bumper. I am pretty pleased with how it worked out.
For the $18 bucks out the door, I would not hesitate to give this a shot for your late e30s either. It is the same material and it definitely does work.
The front bumper didn't have any cracks or anything significant other than a small tear at the very bottom. I used the plastic welder on that and it worked great. Then I sanded, primed and shot it with a semi-gloss black. I had a few runs, but I let them dry and then leveled the runs out and reshot the part with a run. Its a 5 footer now.
I then went to work on the rear bumper. I will take some pics tomorrow and post them. I used the welder to melt the inner bumper structure clips that retained it to the outer bumper so I could make the repairs to it and to the bumper. I am pretty pleased with how it worked out.
For the $18 bucks out the door, I would not hesitate to give this a shot for your late e30s either. It is the same material and it definitely does work.
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