No pictures from the back where you could see the stainless mesh, but you’ll get the idea.
http://penoff.com/photo_dump.html -D > On Jun 15, 2019, at 8:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Decided to tackle the ML’s rear bumper gaping hole today. > > Went to HF and bought a $16 plastic welding kit. A BIG honking soldering iron > with a big flat tip on it. > > Four screws and the bumper pulls right off. Took me all of 2 minutes to > remove it. > > Took it into the garage and got it set up on stands so I could work on it. > Pieced together as many pieces of the blowout I could, using stainless steel > mesh to reinforce and hold them together. Got those put together as a unit, > stuck them in the hole and tacked everything in place. Couldn’t get to all of > it from the back because of the reinforcements in the bumper, but got most of > it. > > Started on it from the outside. Slow going, but after about an hour I got it > all welded up. Isn’t pretty, but I think it’s better than a gaping hole. I > guess at some point I could sand it off and hit it with a rattle can, but for > now I’m going to leave it as-is. Gives it sort of a Frankenstein look. > > Pics to follow once I get it back on the car. > > -D > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
