Good glue/epoxy to repair fender crack on '07 Civic?


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Good glue/epoxy to repair fender crack on '07 Civic?

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Sberexile
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Feb 12, 2008, 3:24 PM

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Good glue/epoxy to repair fender crack on '07 Civic?	Sign In

Today my car got hit, ever so slightly, but it caused a rip in the body of the car right about the front, driver's side tire.

I really don't have the cash for a shop to fix the thing, and I'm thinking I can seal this myself and make it look pretty new (with patience and convincing the wife, of course).

Is there a good glue or epoxy you could recommend that would do this?

I found an old thread in another forum, right here that suggests:

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"3M has a two-component acrylic epoxy specifically made for bonding to
these difficult plastics. It is called Scotch-Weld DP8005
([url=http://cms.3m.com/cms/GB/en/0-169/ikeckFR/view.jhtml]3M UK & Ireland : Products for industry and manufacturing including sandpaper, abrasives, cleaning products, tapes, adhesives and filters) and it works very
well. I have used it to repair the bumper cover on my '94 Civic. You can
get it from industrial supply houses like R.S. Hughes or from Grainger
(http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/pro...mId=1611777266)"

I'm hoping for something I don't have to mix or heat up and is fairly simple.

I found this Alvin Lab-Metal stuff. Would it work?

Thanks for any help you can give me!

way2old
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Feb 12, 2008, 4:38 PM

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Re: Good glue/epoxy to repair fender crack on '07 Civic?	Sign In

If someone hit your car, why are you trying to repair it? Ther other driver's insurance should pay for all of the repair.

Being way2old is why I need help from younger minds

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Feb 12, 2008, 6:51 PM

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In Reply To

If someone hit your car, why are you trying to repair it? Ther other driver's insurance should pay for all of the repair.

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of not demanding this person's information at the time because I did not notice the extremely minor damage. I also believe that I'm partially to blame for what happened in the first place (came out of a street parking space and tried to turn at the same time this person decided instead of going up a hill they'd also turn. They had no blinker on, but I passed into an area that wasn't the lane of travel).

Anyway - so my issue now isn't about insurance - it's that I'd like to get a quick fix. ;)

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Feb 13, 2008, 7:53 AM

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Re: Good glue/epoxy to repair fender crack on '07 Civic?	Sign In

personally you would just be putting a temporary bandaid on a larger problem.

the metal cracked because of a large amount of stress that bent other parts the fender is bolted to. the time and effort in trying to make it presentable wont be worth it. the crack will probably appear again in a short amount of time or cause problems some place else.

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