What is inner bumper made from?

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What is inner bumper made from?

April 11, 2010, 06:58:38 PM

The fiberglass inner bumper on my 1988 T-bird has frayed edges. I want to seal it and would like to know if it is made with polyester or epoxy resin?? Usually, sanding will identify the resin type just by smell. Can't tell on this one. Suggestions? Thanks

What is inner bumper made from?

Reply #1 – April 11, 2010, 07:20:04 PM

I dunno what it's made of, but I am seriously allergic to it (i need only brush against it and break out in a rash). Same goes for the insulation in the headliners of Crown Vics, which was a pain in the ass when installing light bars on cop cars....

What is inner bumper made from?

Reply #2 – April 11, 2010, 09:04:44 PM

Quote from: Ron Duly;317831

The fiberglass inner bumper on my 1988 T-bird has frayed edges. I want to seal it and would like to know if it is made with polyester or epoxy resin?? Usually, sanding will identify the resin type just by smell. Can't tell on this one. Suggestions? Thanks

It's probably some sort of compressed sheet molding compound like the header panel only thicker and stronger. I'd go with epoxy resin as it will stick to either as long as the surface is good and rough.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

What is inner bumper made from?

Reply #3 – April 13, 2010, 12:53:43 AM

Quote from: Thunder Chicken;317835

I dunno what it's made of, but I am seriously allergic to it (i need only brush against it and break out in a rash). Same goes for the insulation in the headliners of Crown Vics, which was a pain in the ass when installing light bars on cop cars....

Same here...wonder if it has fiberglass in it?
When I swapped the TC header onto the Sport a year ago, I took the bumper cover off, and afterward, my arms looked like I had tried to strangle a pair of bobcats bare-handed.

Fiberglass does the same thing to me...

What is inner bumper made from?

Reply #4 – April 14, 2010, 08:44:11 PM

I went ahead and coated the offending areas with West Systems epoxy and it worked perfectly. No more "hairs" or dust to irritate exposed skin areas. Thanks for all your inputs. Ron

What is inner bumper made from?

Reply #5 – April 14, 2010, 09:10:10 PM

Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;318009

Same here...wonder if it has fiberglass in it?
When I swapped the TC header onto the Sport a year ago, I took the bumper cover off, and afterward, my arms looked like I had tried to strangle a pair of bobcats bare-handed.

Fiberglass does the same thing to me...:punchballs:

Yes it is, I have one that's cracked on an edge. It's fiberglass

What is inner bumper made from?

Reply #6 – April 15, 2010, 03:31:53 AM

I really thought so. Stuff makes me itch like nothing else.

I put some pink insulation up in a friend's building once...almost had to go to the hospital by the time I finished it. Looked like I'd been rolling naked in a patch of poison ivy...with a few pissed off cats thrown in for good measure.

The bumper was nearly as bad...a little goes a long way. (too ed far for my taste.)

What is inner bumper made from?

Reply #7 – April 18, 2010, 03:10:29 AM

I really feel that it is some type of nylon. When I swapped my front end to the cougar one, I redrilled two holes in the bumper instead of bending out one of my brackets. It sort of peeled with the drill bit. Fiberglass does not do this. My father is the one that said its nylon, and he re-finishes rocket motors and spent years making fiberglass and carbon fiber.