removing dings, fixing bumpers

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Obviously not the best source of information or opinion then

Nick Drew ( snipped-for-privacy@nickdrew.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Clue :- Paintless repair companies are local, not national. We don't know if you're in Cornwall, Kent, the Orkneys or Ulan Bator.

Clue :- We can't see your bumper from here.

Nick Drew ( snipped-for-privacy@nickdrew.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

To take a photograph or two?

It sounds like it's going to need at least removing and welding, probably be cheaper to replace with one off a scrapper. You may be lucky and find one the right colour.

Small place, London. North, South, East, West?

I used this guy after a recommendation here.

Yep, bit of a bugger on the bumper front. Pretty difficult to describe really. But, for a bumper with cracks covering about a hand sized space, what are the options?

As for PDR - I'm in London

Cheers Nick

Cheers for that - will drop him a line, see how I get on. I'm in Central London actually, but will see what happens.

As for the bumper, it's a tricky one. The car's the GTi-6, so a bumper (& front spoiler) may not be easy to come by. As for welding, I'm intrigued - you can weld bumper plastic?? Thanks Nick

The message from "Nick Drew" contains these words:

Yup - you V-groove it on the rear, line it up nicely and run a hot-melt filler rod into the groove. The trick is to have the compatible filler rods and to get the temperature just right so it flow and meld with the nearly melted parent material.