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93mazdamx3_93
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front lip repairs

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so i kinda hit a squirrel in my mx3 and broke the right part of the lip in half. what can i do to fix it back up again?
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Dang man! How low is your car?

You can fiberglass it from the back side and then smooth it over with body filler on the outside.
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Wouldn't the fiberglass crack? I was looking into doing some plastic bumper repair epoxy or whatever on my lip. Does any one have any good tutorials on how best to do this and what stuff I should get?
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*Y* wrote:Wouldn't the fiberglass crack? I was looking into doing some plastic bumper repair epoxy or whatever on my lip. Does any one have any good tutorials on how best to do this and what stuff I should get?
I second that. I also would like a little tutorial on how to do front lip repairs.
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93mazdamx3_93 wrote:so i kinda hit a squirrel in my mx3 and broke the right part of the lip in half. what can i do to fix it back up again?
dangg.. strong a-- squirrel
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i thought it was bad to fiberglass and use a filler because the expand and contract diffrently in colder/hotter weather. Someone back me up on that though.
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thats what i heard too, but i think that it takes some time for that to really happen
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My composite repair/ fabricate friends tell me epoxy or polyester isn't the way to go. If possible they said to try plastic welding. I may just rivet mine with an aluminum backing then use that plastic repair bondo that's used on bumpers. I'll find out the name of it and repost.
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