Thats the iron I have, for the money I think its a really good tool. Heck for
twice the money its still a pretty good tool...
-Curt
On Saturday, June 15, 2019, 8:25:27 PM EDT, 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
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