Abstract: Damaged plastic vehicle bumpers are treated in hot water, heating the plastic further with a heat gun to soften the plastic, joining cracked portions of the bumper with glue, cooling the bumper, sanding it to remove high spots, cutting a v-groove on each side of a severely damaged portion and filling with a bumper plastic and treating the bumper to make it ready to receive a coat of paint.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 5, 1995
Date of Patent:
August 5, 1997
Assignee:
International Bumper & Plastics Repair, Inc.