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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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hey guys, how can i "fill in" a crack on my front fender??

My front bumper/fender has a 1inch crack. Really its more of a gap/hole. Is there some sore of material that I can buy to fill in this missing gap and then just paint that area to match my camaro's color?

thanks people. please help!!
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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Re: hey guys, how can i "fill in" a crack on my front fender??

bumper filler or fiberglass filler... you may want to hit up youtube....
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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that easy huh lol. i'll check it out. thanks bro....
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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Re: hey guys, how can i "fill in" a crack on my front fender??

I read on a sticky in here about using epoxy. I have never done it but I think is is under " let's take the guesswork out of plastic repair" . Hope this helps
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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Re: hey guys, how can i "fill in" a crack on my front fender??

A picture of this crack/hole would be very helpful as the methods sometimes differ for these two repairs.

When you do get in there make sure to ruff up the area around it very good with an extremely gritty pad like 30grit on both sides, and do the repair on both sides(if possible).
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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http://ripps2.webs.com/apps/photos/p...toid=107085115

heres a pix. under the "camaro" is the part i was referring to. but the corner of the fender needs it too...
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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Re: hey guys, how can i "fill in" a crack on my front fender??

and thanks
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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Re: hey guys, how can i "fill in" a crack on my front fender??

Its good that you have pics. That sort of repair would do best from being heated and molded back together takes a bit of skill but you may be able to accomplish it with a bit of common sense and some sort of heat source(heat gun preferably).
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Read....

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...swork-out.html
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