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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 11:43 AM
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Hi, I got into an accident 10 yrs ago. I told the shop to put on a fiberglass one. Well I decided to fill-in the seems and when I started to grind a v groove in I saw paint,filler primer and black RUBBER!!! Now I've got a groove the hole way around it. What fooled me was it felt solid and hard. I didn't think you could put filler on rubber? Anyway can I glass it in and fill it up? Will the resin bond to rubber or do I need a new bumper?
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 01:03 PM
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Did you find rubber or black fiberglass? Some of the replacement fiberglass bumper covers are black.

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It's rubber and soft.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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I would say a new fiberglass bumper and an **** kicking are in order. If I paid for a glass bumper and received a bondo bumper, someone would be in trouble. Is the shop still open that did the repair work ?
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That's what I thought and the irs shut them down. I wish they were still around cause I've got a real nice bat!!! Thanks for the reply.
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