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Old 03-28-2017, 08:30 PM
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Hi, can anyone give me some tips on bumper repair for an 80 vette? I know they are polyurethane and are different from the later urethane stuff on new cars. Whats some good materials to use? Polyurethane rod and mesh maybe? It has a pretty good sized hole in the rear bumper, and some puctures in the front. The bolt holes in the bottom where the front spoiler goes are ripped too.
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IMHO it's not worth your time and effort to attempt to repair 40 year old urethane. I'd be looking at replacement bumper covers.
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take it off and replace it, that's the only way to fix that
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A place to get new body parts.

http://www.acivette.com/
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Urethane bumper repair is possible tears and minor damage, but I don't know how well it works for repairing fairly large holes.

Here's a link to some Super Chevy articles on repairing Corvette bumper covers.

http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/cor...bumper-repair/

http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/vem...bumper-repair/

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