Dentin trouble is a frequently found problem from car owners. The point is not always this consequence of an accident. Sometimes spoiled the appearance of the iron horse can both hooligans, but not always to find the perpetrators and compensate for damage. In this case, the bumper Nissantitan 2006 was sought. Since the dent was not too big, and the bumper itself was plastic, it was decided to eliminate this problem with their own hands.
Materials
Before removing dent on the plastic bumper, prepare:
- thermal gun;
- screwdriver;
- round-rolls;
Small adjustable key.
Step 1 . First, check if you need to remove the bumper or you will cope with the task of straightening dents without this action. To do this, you need to unscrew all the wheels of the car in one direction and skip the hand over the bumper. If you managed to get to the back of the dent, thus, the bumper does not need to be removed. If it turned out to be problematic, prepare all the tools for work.
Step 2. . For this car, the bumper turned out to be quite easy. It was necessary to stretch the plastic tabs, and remove three bolts. True, I had to work very carefully, since the tabs turned out to be fragile. On Nissan To completely remove the bumper, you need to pre-remove the grille and the headlight. For this, the fasteners of these parts were removed and the wires are disconnected.
Step 3. . Put the bumper on the floor or another work surface. Turn it back to yourself and turn on the heat gun by putting it to the highest value. Place the tool at a distance of about 20 cm from the surface of the bumper. It is necessary that the plastic does not melt during operation. For the same reason, it is not worth the hot air to direct one point, slowly drive a cannon along the surface of the bumper in the dent area.
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Step 4. . As soon as the plastic warmed well, and for this it will be enough 3 - 5 minutes of exposure, neatly the screwdriver head. Start pressing a dent in the opposite direction. For one such manipulation, you will not completely eliminate the dent. You just reduce its depth. To maximize the surface of the bumper, heat its surface and again to urge the plastic forward 3 - 4 times. In this case, it was possible to achieve the elimination of dents by 95%.
Step 5. . At Nissan, in addition to the bumper, there was a headache, which turned out already when disassembling cars. A small crack was formed on her plastic building, but the question was solved easily with the help of superclone. The latter was applied to a damaged area in several layers.
Step 6. . Now you have to install back the headlight, connect the wiring, fix the lattice, and then the bumper itself
