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Showerthought: watching a $900 dent pull turn into a $40 plastic weld job
Had a customer bring in a cracked bumper cover on a 2016 Camry last Tuesday, and after 45 minutes with a hot stapler and some filler, the whole thing matched up so clean I almost felt bad charging full price, so what's your go-to fix when a customer swears the whole panel needs replacing?
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emma_hayes8010d ago
Heard a body shop guy on a podcast say hot staples plus plastic welding is the move on most bumper covers now, since a new cover plus paint runs way more than people expect. He said the key is getting the staples deep enough and letting the filler cure fully before sanding, or the repair shows up later as a ghost line. Watched a video where a guy did a whole crack repair for under $50 in materials and it held up fine. Customers always swear it needs a full swap until you show them the price difference, lol.
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