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How to fix a dented bumper with hot water.

How to fix a dented bumper with hot water.

Your car's plastic bumper is dented?

Don't want to go to the garage to have it repaired?

You are quite right ! It could cost you a fortune...

How about fixing it yourself? You'll see, it's easy.

The trick is to use hot water. Watch:

How to

1. Boil a pot of water.

2. Gently pour the hot water over the sunken bumper.

3. Start pouring the water again on the sunken part.

4. When the bumper is warm enough, push it from the inside to return it to its original shape.

Result

There you go, you fixed your sunken bumper :-)

It's just a bad memory.

You know how to remove a dent from a plastic bumper and straighten the sheet metal of a car with just hot water.

Warning:

- this trick only works on plastic bumpers

- first test on a small part of the bumper to see if it does not damage the paint.