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Old 10 July 2003, 09:15 PM
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Found my front bumper(made of fibreglass)cracked.How can i mend it?Repair man wants 200 quid!!
Old 10 July 2003, 09:21 PM
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I paid the repair man! They do it for a living & made a much better job of it than I ever could, why dont you shop around though, I only paid £130 & mine was badly damaged.
Old 10 July 2003, 09:35 PM
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Pay the man!!

i used to work as a laminator, you wouldnt belive the effort you have to put in over a repair..

the cracks have to be opened out new Gelcoat applied, more matt

applied wet and dried etc

if you do it yourself and get it wrong it,ll stand out a mile

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Old 10 July 2003, 11:26 PM
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Thank you very much Pele & Mart360!I wouldn't have done it myself.It would have been my boyfriend who's trying to help n save me some bobs.Pele,you found someone in Kent to do it cheaper and in N. Wales(which is cheaper than Kent in many other ways),I should be able to find someone cheaper,I hope!
If there is anyone who knows any cheaper place in N.Wales(Nr.Mold) for this kinda job,let me know PLEASE!
Old 11 July 2003, 12:13 AM
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The repair ,does it include painting ?
Old 11 July 2003, 12:35 AM
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Yes,it does.Whole front bumper gets resprayed in order to look unifirm if the repairer repairs the crack.
Old 11 July 2003, 11:50 AM
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You'll have to do a lot of searching to find a better deal than that.

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Get it done properely by a specialist who knows how to carry out this sort of repair.

They may be able to blow the paint in (local the paint repair)depending on the colour.

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Old 11 July 2003, 10:23 PM
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Thanks,Gill n' everyone.I will.
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