DIY: Shave Front License Plate
Originally Posted by genx_7
The lines don't look straight on the bumper.
If i knew people like this and others are going to say this stuff i never would of made it i might just delete it.
Dont worry about that man, honestly I dont see what he's talking about with the lines not being straight. Its just an opinion. I apologize if I upset you with my posts I was just trying to help you out and give you some info. Just in case you did have someone pay you for the work. You'll always get good and bad criticism bud. Just part of it.
Originally Posted by realitycheck
Dont worry about that man, honestly I dont see what he's talking about with the lines not being straight. Its just an opinion. I apologize if I upset you with my posts I was just trying to help you out and give you some info. Just in case you did have someone pay you for the work. You'll always get good and bad criticism bud. Just part of it.
No its coll the next one i will do i ill try ur way. It might work better. I have had the first one on for about 2 and a half months no problems with it. but winter is not here so we will see what happens then
i can actually adda couple of things to this as well. you did a great job on this bumper besides a few things. i know you were under direction of the person who did your and everyone has different ways of doing things soo dont take anything to heart that is for sure.
the first thing i notice is the type of bondo. i think like mentioned above you may eventually have problems. but only time will tell. the other thing i noticed is you really only want to have the bondo in the area you are filling and some slight overage so you can feather it out. the larger the are the bondo is applied the more of a chance you take of the bondo being out of shape or shrinking over time. i have shaved handles, tailgates, smoothed interior work and all. you have abit bit too much bondo on the front of the bumper try keeping it like 2" around the area you are filling. right now how you have it it is a lot harder to try to shape it. i say this because you have a larger area to smooth out and it much more dificult to shape
none the less you have done a great job with this DIY. there are always a few things you learn along the way. and as i stated people do things differently. it doesnt mean what you did was wrong in any way just could be perfected im sure with more time to fool with it. +1 rep for you!!!
the first thing i notice is the type of bondo. i think like mentioned above you may eventually have problems. but only time will tell. the other thing i noticed is you really only want to have the bondo in the area you are filling and some slight overage so you can feather it out. the larger the are the bondo is applied the more of a chance you take of the bondo being out of shape or shrinking over time. i have shaved handles, tailgates, smoothed interior work and all. you have abit bit too much bondo on the front of the bumper try keeping it like 2" around the area you are filling. right now how you have it it is a lot harder to try to shape it. i say this because you have a larger area to smooth out and it much more dificult to shape
none the less you have done a great job with this DIY. there are always a few things you learn along the way. and as i stated people do things differently. it doesnt mean what you did was wrong in any way just could be perfected im sure with more time to fool with it. +1 rep for you!!!
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hey bro, are you still doing these for people? i'm wondering if you are going to go the other route that realitycheck suggested. anyways, how much would you charge to do it the other route.... i understand we have to pay for shipping back and forth but my main question is for the labor?? i'm still debating if i really wanna do this tho, just pm me the price if you dont want to post it up.....
hey bro, are you still doing these for people? i'm wondering if you are going to go the other route that realitycheck suggested. anyways, how much would you charge to do it the other route.... i understand we have to pay for shipping back and forth but my main question is for the labor?? i'm still debating if i really wanna do this tho, just pm me the price if you dont want to post it up.....
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Guess what, I got two bumpers and one lady messed up one of them, the other one needs paint. Opportunity!
Well, have you tryed the dura stuff the other guy suggested yet?
Well, have you tryed the dura stuff the other guy suggested yet?
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Got a link to that duraglass stuff? There are several dif kinds and I wasnt able to use the link on the earlier page because it doesnt work anymore. Thnx.
So, how many of these have u done so far?
So, how many of these have u done so far?
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i have done about 4 of them if anyone wants one done i do them for 125.00 and the buuyer pays to ship back and fourth. i have will look for the durglass i used today its at my parents house and i will give u the name.
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Also getting the paint to match is a biatch too.
Jza, I also see your from Ottawa, not much people from Ottawa here now. Come see more of the local Honda enthusiast at www.ottawahondaclub.com
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Hey, I hate that front plate too. I got a crack on my front bumper and Im gonna get a new one, but I hate that plate holder there. Im gonna try the JDM look for the next bumper and try to fix my current one or shave it.
Also getting the paint to match is a biatch too.
Jza, I also see your from Ottawa, not much people from Ottawa here now. Come see more of the local Honda enthusiast at www.ottawahondaclub.com
Also getting the paint to match is a biatch too.
Jza, I also see your from Ottawa, not much people from Ottawa here now. Come see more of the local Honda enthusiast at www.ottawahondaclub.com
