Cracked front bumper - Drifter's Stitch

DIFFLOCK66 · Jul 11, 2015

So, finally got around to closing up the crack in the front bumper via something I found out about on youtube - a Drifter's Stitch. A bit more permanent than duct tape & a lot less expensive than plastic welding (I don't have a plastic welding kit). I don't have any rivets for my pop riveter either!

Dragonwalker · Jul 11, 2015

DIFFLOCK66 said:
So, finally got around to closing up the crack in the front bumper via something I found out about on youtube - a Drifter's Stitch. A bit more permanent than duct tape & a lot less expensive than plastic welding (I don't have a plastic welding kit). I don't have any rivets for my pop riveter either!

That SO needs a bow at the top

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 11, 2015

or a

underneath

DIFFLOCK66 · Jul 11, 2015

Awww shucks guys!

biggeeeee · Jul 11, 2015

Dragonwalker said:
That SO needs a bow at the top

DIFFLOCK66 · Jul 11, 2015

Danm these fast photoshop skills!!

MJI · Jul 11, 2015

About £50 off Ebay and do work (repaired a caravan front panel with one)

flat · Jul 12, 2015

What is the red stuff? String or zip ties?

DIFFLOCK66 · Jul 12, 2015

Zip ties

flat · Jul 12, 2015

Neat idea will remember that.

Go buy some black and clear ones though for a colour coordinated repair

DIFFLOCK66 · Jul 13, 2015

flat said:
Go buy some black and clear ones though

I thought about that, but with the red ones it looks like a battle scar

bankz5152 · Jul 13, 2015

Looks good!

bobupndown · Jul 13, 2015

Can you do chassis repairs that way?

DIFFLOCK66 · Jul 13, 2015

I wish, bob, I wish!! ..... Then again, using metal tie wraps..? :mad2: Nah! Any flex and they'd start sawing each other apart I guess.

TrilloThrillo110 · Jul 17, 2015

You've done a neat job there....
Dunno if I'd stick it on my truck in red but I do have a couple of jobs where that could be handy.
Got a cracked headlight surround that I may give ago, worst comes to worse it's no good to me anyway

Dunno if the plastic might be too brittle. Every time I do a big splash the water cracks it some more....

DIFFLOCK66 · Jul 17, 2015

Trillo - I just wanted it to stand out, hence the red tie wraps (zip ties)

Let us know how it goes with the headlight surround.

TrilloThrillo110 · Jul 17, 2015

If I go ahead I'll certainly let you lot know

Still thinking the plastic may be too brittle, but it's not much good to me now and if I don't try, I won't know

TrilloThrillo110 · Aug 2, 2015

Decided not to go ahead with it, as the crack was too near the indicator and I'd have had to drill through the lens. Instead repaired it with RTV

Huddy84 · Aug 2, 2015

Its a good trick and surprisingly solid. Done similar before to repair an undertray. I like it in red

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