Recent content by Shuttersparks

Wow, thanks for all the tips. I'll put them all to use. Good point about the swelling ABS and subsequent shrinkage. I hadn't thought about that. Maybe making my own isn't such a hot idea. Good point about preheating. I happen to have two 1500 watt quartz radiant heaters that would do the job...

Hi Frank, Thank you very much for the reply. The chassis is Chevy 454 gas. The bumper parts were rotomolded, almost surely from ABS. It's solid, not foam and no fibers or fillers that I can detect. Replacement fiberglass ones cost $5,600 just for the center section and I need to end caps too...

Hmm. Talk about fighting fire with fire. Thanks for posting.

Can anyone identify the type of thermoplastic used in the 1997 Bounder front bumper cover and end caps? There was a brush fire near the front of the coach and the thermal radiation softened and distorted some of the plastics. There's a heavy textured coating to make the bumpers look more...