Makker124
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My GF ripped her bumper, would have cost more than the car was worth to have it repaired. So I watched some instructional videos and tried doing it myself. (Black specs in the pics are cracks on my camera lense.)
Using epoxy and mesh for strength.
Body filler for the front and sanding.
Would have painted the whole bumper so there wouldn't be any lines but GF said I was taking to long lol.
Primer
Paint and gloss.
Final result. Surprisingly the only visible parts were the unpainted portion on the black plastic at the bottom and a slight line where the paint stopped.
Dedmunkey
You did a very nice job!
imAUser
How much instant noodles did u use?
dbs84mn
Good. But, ramen would have been better
TylerNahirniak
Should have used ramen.
HeresYourSauce
Not bad for a first attempt, I feel like if I tried that the bumper would be fixed, but I'd break the car somehow in the process.
cattywumpus
You can't hurt those old Toyotas. Fill the gas tank with maple syrup. It still starts on the first try.
Makker124
Yeah I wouldn't have tried this on a car that was actually worth something. You might surprise yourself with instructional videos like I did
Plantz
Well it may not be worth much, but at least it'll run until the heat death of the universe.
FeltShardBurrito
It has been repaired, much like my soul following a recent failed relationship. Hopefully it holds up in another fender bender.
Makker124
All that was damaged was the plastic shell, the bumpers crumple zone is intact.
FeltShardBurrito
I meant my soul.
lifeinstillframe1337
Good job! Wouldn't have guessed first attempt!
Makker124
First and probably last. The cars I own now I probably won't attempt this on.
TonightLetItBeLowenbrau
First attempt? Nicely done.
dru2
I usually just go to a junk yard and get a replacement bumper and paint it. I would think 200 or $250. But yours is better!
NinjaPoopy
I need a girlfriend that has all the perks and qualities of a handyman, like a butch chick that isn't a lesbian, or maybe I'll go gay.
SilentScreamsX
My first car was held together by zip ties, duct tape and positive thinking. It was a Ford though, so it came off the assembly line that way
filben7
Next time just pull the whole bumper(takes like 10 minutes), and then paint the whole thing.
Makker124
That was the initial plan, but my GF wanted to be able to drive again. She was fine with the tape but I wanted to repair it
clarkWhogotsanity
Wet sand and buff to get rid of the lines. It helps to feather the edges but you my have to buff to whole bumper to make it look decent
tothereandbackagain
andachairaswell
Anyone else disappointed in the lack of ramen noodles?
oubrave
Thought it was going to be the zip-tie Frankenstein scar. Impressive.
bigrubberjohnny
That looks fine.
CatLadyOwO
Woa good job! :D
DumpsterFire2019
I’ve done repairs with close to the success as yours, but not quite. How much will you charge? ?
Nearpeace
Be cautious of the gf that complains you are taNice job. king too long to fix her mistake.
Racealistic
Do you need a bondulance?
Makker124
It took me about a week working on a few hours a day. All that time she was without a vehicle. She wasn't rude about it though.
JustARandomStrangerOnTheInternet
Plot twist: your girlfriend hit somebody and needed you to cover up the evidence.
Hammertulski
This comment, plus the final result picture above...are you sure you aren't an actual body shop that gained sentience and started posting?
thefatlonelyjew
Yeah that's pretty long lol
Mydogismybestman
Ooooooohhhh...
damienxwaltz
I feel that oooooh.
daveycrockettstoupee
What translator app did you use to understand that person's comment?
HurricaneShade
And no Ramen used
majortool
But like three rolls of flex tape on the back.
stainlessteelmohawk
A job without Ramen is a job without meaning
yuyufan43
OHGODBEEEES
Makker124
Had to get the energy from somewhere
majortool
nice
MilDravin
@OP so..i have the same blue camry..what is the color so i can fix ma car
ExplainingTheJokeIsFunnierThanThePunchline
Was expecting ramen.
babawanyika
+1 for the corolla. That thing will outlive religion.
jetah
in the beginning there was corolla.
JVNK
I had a 97 Corolla wagon that I still regret selling. It basically turning to dust due to road salt rust, though.
JVNK
*It was
TinyOctopus
Tiny Octopus congratulates you on the sex.
stainlessteelmohawk
Congrats ?
thangmd
His first* we need to throw a party
TylerNahirniak
Nice
MezzedUp
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Rovylern
jetah
*tosses dic and swims away*
dingman58
M E T A
TchallaVII
That’s hilarious
jetah
sauce
GeneParmesanAhhhhhhh
Good stuff!
Mombeater
Taking too long? I would have stopped right there and told her to fix it her fucking self, she's the one who fucked it up.
Anonawesome
Calm down bud. She was probably fine with it broken in the first place, and didn't want to keep driving without a bumper.
Makker124
To be fair, it was my idea to repair it, and it prevented her from being able to drive for a week.
tatersworld
Had a shop been hired to do the repair, it would have taken at least a week, probably longer. Nice work. She owes you big time.
SamArt53
Fantastic job! Warning though, we had a 6 month old car get damaged and professionally repaired (insurance job), the paint was a perfect
SamArt53
match -for about 3 or 4 years. Then the clear coat started to flake off. It was the whole hood of the car (a roof load of snow fell on it).
SamArt53
I suspect it wasn’t the best clear coat quality. But, matching a brand new car’s paint and expecting it to last just didn’t. Good LUCK!
beccademic
I would be concerned about the body filler not flexing as much as the bumper does as there are different fillers for plastics and metal ....
beccademic
Could literally pop right off
alexburgers
It could, but in my experience, it doesn't just randomly do it. might get stone-chipped though, that was an issue I had.
beccademic
Depends on where he lives as well, how much the temperature fluctuates and how well he abraded the surfce before applying and with what grt
Theappwontletmelurk9000
This looks really well done op. I'm mostly impressed that you matched the paint so well.
MojadoGringo
He just repainted the whole car
RickyIWannaGoFastBobby
It's a trick. The last photo is from before the accident.
RickyIWannaGoFastBobby
I guess /s was needed
RickyIWannaGoFastBobby
Well now this is irrelevant. You have all made me a fool.
Anonawesome
Who's this crazy guy in the comments talking to himself?
RickyIWannaGoFastBobby
Oh hey, thanks for joining. Welcome.
Makker124
I was surprised as well. It was just cheap off the shelf paint that had the same color code as the car.
JohannVonTittySprinkles
Killed it bro
lsybarra
most dont realize color codes are universal from rattle cans. like YZ white is standard white ford color
stainlessteelmohawk
Well done - Very well done
Gort207
Or for $250 you could have had a new color matched bumper delivered to your door.
UnsolicitedRichardPicture
Color matched or prepainted? I got a prepainted spoiler that was the same color code (3J6) but it didn’t exactly match due to sun damage.
TooManyToyotas
If it's the same color code it's color matched. Are you implying they can match the sun damage on your car?