Help.bumper Cut Out

[sofa]

im going to try it soon ill let you know..btw my car is white so youll see the cracking im thinkn it should be fine.

im not saying he did his half assed but if you just cut it and dont sand or paint its going to look like crap and again, that wasn't meant to be directed towards him


and also, your not gonna get any points with a show judge by doing it that way.... im a perfectionist, i do all of my work to the best of my ability

if i were going to do that i would cut one from a junker then trace the outline on to the bumper, cut the outlined area off, sand it, glass it, block it and finally fade in the paint to the old bumper...... the melting idea might be one that i would try but i would still use a jutout from a junked car to get the shape just right and then again, i would repaint the area fading in to the original

[2fst4u]

you're awful smug for being new to the site, and not even having any shots of your "show car".

[sofa]

I jus finished melting mine it does wreck the pain on the bumper because you muststretch the plastic 2-3 inches up as long as you keep the cracks in the paint from spreading above or around the molding its fine and can be repainted. i would suggest scoring the paint with a razor just on the under egde of the lip to control the paint cracking ill get pics up when i get my gf's camera. oh yeah i used a heat gun and it took a while 2 hours 3 hours

[Coldfire]

Can't wait for pics! I've been interested in this since I got my alero & figured the only way to have a bumper for dual exhaust was with a bodykit...which I didn't really want. So this is COOL!

[sofa]

Heres the almost finished product not to shabby just need to fix the corve on the left side a bit
def. not pro but better then leaving it :alcoholic:

[battistoni21]

hey that looks good man, nice work

Tight dude! Nice work!

By the way, post up more pics if & when you install the exhaust that mod was intended for

[Coldfire]

What the hell? I was keeping up with this thread and somehow missed the final product! Looks REALLY sharp Sofa!

[wearetheromans85]

reviving thread but what temperatue would you use to mold the other bumper cut out? I wouldn't want to guess then melt the sh** outta the plastic.

[Nate's Alero]

Lol Revival From The Friggin Dead

[cherrington17]

nate, its a legit revival though. its better to bring one back w/ a good question rather then just a stupid comment.

and heat guns get up around 300F) if i remember from my dad's) it melts hot glue.. so many 400F at the most

[wearetheromans85]

cool thanks for replys. prlly gonna give that a shot within the next week or so.

[hok666]

Originally Posted by cherrington17

nate, its a legit revival though. its better to bring one back w/ a good question rather then just a stupid comment.

and heat guns get up around 300F) if i remember from my dad's) it melts hot glue.. so many 400F at the most

so, your saying that its of to cut into a bumper by using a heat gun to make it easier?

[Nate's Alero]

Originally Posted by hok666

so, your saying that its of to cut into a bumper by using a heat gun to make it easier?

wouldnt that just make it stringy and catch on the cutting wheel? like melty?

[hok666]

dont know that's why I asked cherry...

[cherrington17]

i think the OP orignally made a scor line with a razor, in the plastic... cut it, then heated it to give it a better "curve". cutting you can only really do straight lines.

[NickAlero2000]

cut the one away on the other side if you're that worried about it dude!