I have two 1984 to 1985 Jaguar XJ6 sedans now that I am combining to make one good one. The one has a European bumper cover in the rear with fog lights incorporated in it but a tear/abrasion type of a fault to it. The other car bumper cover has a similar cut/tear/ abrasion but on other end. Is there a method of repairing this type of damage? Body filler/ fiberglass patch and then what kind of primer/ paint to refinish?

Thank you.

Larry Louton

 

Yes, and although it's a little intimidating at first, once you get into it it's kind of fun. I repaired Trucklet's bumper and it came out really nice.

As you can see there is an accordion tear, caused by the Previous Owner rolling up under the rear of a lifted 4x4 with a hitch receiver.

First I removed the bumper cover, and with a Harbor Freight heat gun, softened the plastic and put it back into its proper position. Then with a plastic welding kit (from HF) I filled the void best I could. There's a bit of SS screen in the kit to reinforce any gaps needing bridging. Finished product looks like this on the inside:


As for a body filler, I used this stuff:

Directions say to work with 80 grit which went against everything I ever learned about Bondo, but this stuff sort of moves out of the way of the grit and gives a pretty good first finish.


As you can see, it's easy to tell second coat as no human will mix the same way twice. Finish sanding with 100 just because 80 was so hard to accept. Looks pretty good, but any finer only plugs the media.

I didn't bother with primer, went straight to color coat from Automotive Touch-up who match the color code pretty well, and then clear.


If the light is *Just Right* you can see the patch, but it's a Whole lot better than when I bought him.
In my world that's a success.
(';')

 

The rubber-type bumpers fitted to the XJ6 Series 3 cars were pre-plastic bumper era, being unpainted and not of the usual material found today. However similar rubber bumpers were fitted to the MG sports cars from about 1974/5 and repair and refurbishing techniques for these are quite well known. Have a read of this: -

https://www.mgexp.com/article/restor...experience.net

 

Thank you both for your prompt idea's and suggestions.

Larry Louton