On antique cars most of the car was made from metal and you can weld and restore damaged parts pretty easily, but plastic isn’t that simple. There’s no MIG welder or simple “squirt gun” repair. With cars using more and more plastic over the years we’ve worked to try and come up with our top ways to repair and restore plastic. Whether you’re fixing a broken grill mounting tab, a dented plastic bumper, or a damaged center console, there’s a few ways to tackle these repairs. We listed our favorites below.
Tag: plastic repair
How to Repair Broken Plastic Tabs
When working on metal it is quite easy to repair broken or damage tabs or brackets. You simply clean the metal, fire up your favorite Eastwood welder and melt the metal back together. You get a strong repair that will last forever. When repairing broken plastic it isn’t that easy. Sure you can melt it up and stick it back together but it won’t have any rigidity and will fail again at the repair. With more and more vehicles using mostly plastic for assembly we wanted to show how you can permanently repair broken plastic tabs, brackets or other plastic parts on your vehicle.
Cracked Grill Repair – Eastwood Hot Stapler
Many late model cars are made with plastic grills, bumpers, and interior trim. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with this but the one area they lack is in their strength, even the slighest fender bender can cause them to crack or break off. Not to mention that as […]
Eastwood Sneak Peak- Make Permanent Plastic Repairs with Ease!
We are so excited to debut this new product early June that we decided to give you a sneak peak! This tool will change the way you look at repairing damaged plastic, polyurethane and similar parts forever. Also, this tool will be a game changer for anyone looking to build […]
Eastwood Sneak Peak- Make Permanent Plastic Repairs with Ease!
We are so excited to debut this new product early June that we decided to give you a sneak peak! This tool will change the way you look at repairing damaged plastic, polyurethane and similar parts forever. Also, this tool will be a game changer for anyone looking to build […]
Project Debris Capri Interior Update- Making Old Interior Parts Look New!
It’s been a while since we’ve updated everyone on J.R.’s Project “Debris” Capri project, but he’s been busy! Most recently he updated the look of the worn out original interior. This isn’t a vehicle you can grab a catalog and order repopped interior parts for, so he had to get […]