[mkiv] stock airdam broken

[rw fields]

if its plastic probably replace, probably cheapest, might find one right collar and every thing at big auto parts garden or junk yard, but not likely, usually don't break up a front end unit for one peace.
 if metal get couple hammers and hammer the dents or bends back straight or  to  performed position, if carefull can streighten w/out hammer marks, if no dollies use two hammers big flat one to hold against dent on back side, and pound dent or wrenkle gently out with other, they make body hammers and dollies but if carefull can straighten with just hammers  when doing a dent, work or hammer around it to bring it out slowly, the metal don't seeme to distort as easily. 
if bad wrinkle work around it till it comes out, if can't get it all out, pound bad spot flat as possable and clean to base metal smoothe over with bondo or can use plastic steel or aluminum, use body rasp or file to smooth down clean with no resedue solvent, prime let dry throuly, sand paper to smoother and roughfen, if too smothe finish coat won't stick or hold as good. when painting use light coats so don't get runs. if get runs wipe  away immeadetly and redo. if you have that deep thick paint look multipul coats gives you this.
 i don't know much about body work, but think I know how it aught to be dune. I bought an acellen tourch outfit once that had a few body tools with it.  
that aught to confuse and, or give you some clues and ideals..     rw




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From: irwin kenigsberg <ikenigsberg at yahoo.com>
To: The MKIV.com National Mailing List <mkiv at mkiv.com>
Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 4:38:07 PM
Subject: Re: [mkiv] stock airdam broken

Buy a replacement airdam from www.toyotapartsbarn.com. They are OEM parts. It removes easily, just a bolt on. No need to replace entire bumper.
 
Irwin

--- On Thu, 2/4/10, Stephen Sidman <stephen at internetmediastudio.com> wrote:


From: Stephen Sidman <stephen at internetmediastudio.com>
Subject: [mkiv] stock airdam broken
To: mkiv at mkiv.com
Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 1:11 PM



Coming home last night, a medium sized dog or a possum (not sure which one
it was) ran out in front of me on the freeway when I was driving home. I had
no time to react and it hit the lower part of the airdam on my 96' TT pretty
much on center. Can a broken urethane airdam be repaired, or is it best to
just have the body shop replace the whole nose piece?

I'm sick about this because I just had the whole bumper cover repainted due
to rock chips. Thanks in advance for your input ... I'm still in a bad mood
about this grrr.

Stephen
96 TT Supra
Fresno, CA


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