How to Use Polyvance's 6146 Bumper Pliers Kit
The rectangular “slot tabs” and recessed holes often found on bumper covers are designed to clip into brackets on the quarter panels and hold the bumper tightly in place. The tabs are easily torn in a collision, and they are so weak that they often break just when removing the bumper from the car.
Polyvance’s 6146 Bumper Pliers Kit makes it easier to repair these tabs and recreate their original dimensions. The kit includes four customized pliers and seven forming dies. The pliers and dies are numbered for easy matching. There are six dies of different widths that match most rectangular slot tabs in use today, as well as one three-sixteenths inch die to create the round recesses found on many bumpers. The matching pliers flatten out the melted welding rod, creating a quick and strong repair.
Our current Bumper Pliers Kit has numbered dies with matching numbered pliers. This replaces our old Bumper Pliers Kit which had color coded pliers and dies. The current set comes in a very professional gold color.
Bumper Pliers Kit Contents:
- 4 numbered pliers
- 6 numbered dies
- 1 Recessed hole die
- 1 Carrying case
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Chapters:
Intro: 0:00
What are slot tabs?: 0:10
Overview of the Bumper Pliers Kit: 0:27
Taper the edges (rectangular tab): 1:04
Select and secure the die (rectangular tab): 1:22
Set the welder (rectangular tab): 1:33
Weld (rectangular tab): 1:47
Heat the rod and use the pliers (rectangular tab): 2:24
Remove the die and tape (rectangular tab): 2:41
Shape the tab (rectangular tab): 2:54
Circular tab overview: 3:10
Bevel the edges (circular tab): 3:20
Secure the die and weld (circular tab): 3:30
Use the pliers (circular tab): 4:05
Shape the tab (circular tab): 4:18
Strength test (circular tab): 4:39
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- Always wear proper safety gear while working!
- The length of this video is in no way representative of the actual time required to perform a complete repair and therefore should not be used for estimating purposes.
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That's a great addition to the already expertise at the Body Shop
satisfying to watch
Thank you!
Excelent kit repair!!
Thank you!
That was extraordinary!
Thank you!
Nice idea👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for watching!
Good video. I do the same thing with an electric soldering iron and plastic from an old bumper. works just as well...
Pliers?
Scott B no need for pliers....
The pliers are about speeding the repair to make the shop more profitable. If you have 4 or five tabs to repair, doing it your way would take 10 times longer and produce lower quality results than if you have a nitrogen welding system and a set of bumper pliers. I'm not saying your way is impossible, its just not very practical in a body shop environment.
Scott B may be true, but at the end of the day is all about overall costs. I consider that it is cheaper my way since i don't do this every day.
Absolutely!
Awesome!!!
Thank you!
Neat alternative to zip-ties, wire, glue, bungee cords...etc. The question is if you have this done at a body shop will they charge you more than the cost of another bumper which would limit its use to exotic or hard to find parts.
Some bumper covers are inexpensive, especially aftermarket bumper covers. Aftermarket bumper covers sometimes have fitment issues. Plus, you would still need to have the bumper painted, which can be expensive. These tiny slot tabs can often be repaired without having to repaint the bumper. Some new OEM bumper covers are expensive and it is cheaper to repair than to replace.
geniuspharmacist why to give it to a shop, if u can do by yourself
@@FaigMasimov If insurance is paying you want a new bumper cover. If you are paying, then you want as cheap as possible. Of course if a new one is not available, you have no choice but use this repair method. I learned how to plastic weld from this video! Thanks.
I would like to see the same procedure with a hot air welder.
Awsome
Thank you!
Very good, and we'll done.
Thank you!
What about reinforcement, Will that little join be strong enough to handle the bumperweight in actual use?
This kind of repair is pretty strong. Here's a clip from an older bumper pliers video of a strength test on a repaired tab and an unbroken OEM tab: kzhead.info/sun/esqhiraNo5x5omw/bejne.html
I have a broken bumper which method should i use to fix it or which product... i am confused ... my car is 2012 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Hey Ahmed! We need a little bit more information from you about the damage to your bumper to recommend the best product and repair method. Feel free to call us at 800-633-3047 and we can talk to you and see what is going on.
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Wouldn't adding a plastic staple help to add strength to the table?
With nitrogen welding using this technique, additional reinforcement is not needed.
I need there where can I buy it
Hi! You can order this from us directly by calling 800-633-3047 or online at www.polyvance.com/Hand-Seamer-1/6146/. You can also contact your local jobber if you have one to see if you can get it from them. Thanks!
I think i will put alluminum on top then drill new hole.
Original thickness has to be maintained.
Body shops will charge it for a new bumper and then use that little Gadget
Some might try, but those guys generally don't stay in business long. The vast majority are honest and will repair it, make good money doing it AND save you a bundle by not having to charge you for a new bumper.
What would that need little kit cost
The Bumper Pliers Kit currently costs $309.95
Can I air bake a chicken in it, with roasted red potatoes, all at the same time?
إذا شغل الوكالة انكسر أجل كيف عن هالشغل يا رجال سيم من الجهتين وتكه بالزرادية شرط تبيع السيارة وهو ثابت
Save yourself the money and just buy a soldering iron with a spatula attachment, use any hard plastic you can find at home, and begin melting the plastic down onto the bumper tab that broke and shape to your desire
Using just "any hard plastic you can find at home" isn't a great idea. Fusion welding is important because you match the welding rod with the base material. When you weld, the base material and the matching welding rod fuse together into one. It's like pouring a cup of water into a gallon of water; once they are put together, they blend and you cannot separate them. There are many different types of plastics and plastic blends out there. It's important to try to match the base material and welding rod so that you can get the strongest weld. Also, the tabs in the bumper pliers kit are shaped to match the size/shape of common bumper tabs. This makes it easier to shape the tab and it prevents the hole from closing when you weld (which is time consuming and tedious to fix).
Peter: Chances of success. 3%. Time wasted...hours. The right tools and right materials: Chances of success: 99.99% Time wasted: 0 hours.
I can tell you for sure that my time wasted was not hours... If anything, it took me 15 mins to do both sides and both tabs are fairly strong. @Polyvance Surely you can go to a hardware store and buy the appropriate material, but I just did a home job to try and save as much money possible. As for 'preventing the hole from closing' i just took a drill, find the appropriate drill bit to match the bolt and created a new hole. In a matter of minutes, I had 2 working bumper tabs. Not trying to diss your products or anything, I'm sure they're quality made and produce excellent results.. Just my 2 cents.
Cheaper buy a bumper than tools
Possibly, but if you're a body shop and can do repairs like this on a regular basis, its more than worth your while to invest in the tools needed to repair plastics.
Hello. Our hot air and nitrogen plastic welders are mostly for body shop use. Using this equipment, a body shop can repair an OEM bumper and other plastic parts. Body shops would most likely have all of the other tools (sander, aluminum tape, sandpaper, etc). All cases are different, and the amount of damage will need to be evaluated to see if it is worth having a part repaired. Many times it is cheaper to repair small cracks, tears, tabs, etc. than to replace the whole part. You may find an aftermarket part cheaper to put on yourself, but you run the risk of it not fitting properly, and you also have to wait for the part to come in. Repairing ensures you keep the OEM part on the car, and you don't have to wait for the part to come in. You can find a win-win scenario for both the repair shops and the bill payer. Check out this article and interview with Kurt Lammon, president of Polyvance (under the Plastic Repair section): autobodynews.com/index.php/component/k2/item/15517-the-best-body-shops-tips-repair-vs-replace-what-a-body-shop-should-consider.html?showall=1 There is a good example of a win-win scenario in the article: If a replacement part costs $400, and the shop makes 25% gross profit on parts, the shop receives $100 of gross profit and the bill payer pays $400. However, if the part is repaired and the shop is paid for 6 hours of work at $50 per hour with a 50% gross margin on labor, the shop makes $150 gross profit and the bill-payer only pays $300. So if the part is repaired, both the shop and the bill-payer come out better than if it had been replaced.
is anyone else just thinking of using a glue gun lol
Its not a bad idea, except it doesn't work. A glue gun uses the wrong type of plastic and it doesn't get hot enough to melt PP.
Nice tools but too expensive ...$319.95 no way
Nah fiberglass or Jb weld works the best
Epoxy does not stick to polypropylene.
Why need tools for 100 dollars?
To much time it's easier to buy new one.
Not necessarily. Some cars have OEM bumpers that are hard to find (thus making them more expensive). If you buy an aftermarket bumper instead, you have to worry about fit issues. Also, you may not be able to find a bumper in the right color. The process would be like this: you pay for a bumper, wait several days until it comes in, and then deal with any problems it has when it arrives (if it has any). Fixing the problems would likely require a trip to a body shop to fix fitment issues or repainting the bumper. Instead, these tiny tabs can be fixed, and they can often be fixed without having to paint the bumper. It would most likely be cheaper to have these tabs repaired than to replace the whole bumper.
It all depends on the cost of the bumper, its availability and what level of finishing is required on the bumper being repaired. Many timed these slot tabs tear out with no damage on the cosmetic side..seems a lot easier, cheaper and faster to weld a few tabs than replace and paint an entire cover.
Not even you be looking at close to two grand to get a bumper and then get it painted
Wasting money
its its cheapest order new bumper
Occasionally, yes, but mostly no.
Chinese kits are the same and much cheaper
I don't believe there is another kit the same as our Bumper Pliers Kit.
The Chinese knock-off welders are not the same and are junk. They don't last and the metallurgy of their tips are such that they do not conduct heat well and they tend to bend and break. Their filler material is far too rubbery to easily sand. I would just stick with what works, Polyvance!