There are Benefits in Auto Bumper Repair
If you were in an accident, you might wonder if your bumper should be repaired or replaced. Depending on the extent of the damage, bumper repair may be the better choice for a few reasons. Here we take a look at those reasons.
If the bumper on your car is scraped, scratched or has cracks in it because of the time your brother or sister ran it up against a tree or because of your inability to judge distance in the dark in your own driveway, you need to do something to not only improve the appearance of the bumper but also to strengthen it to help it resist further damage. Bumper replacement is one option, but it can be a costly one. The other option is bumper repair. If everyone keeps telling you to just get a new one, they may be right, but you should at least explore the benefits that go along with repairing instead of replacing.
In order to get a bumper replaced, there is often a waiting period at the auto body shop. In most cases, the new bumper will not be readily available and must be ordered in from a manufacturer or from a junkyard. This could take anywhere from a few days to a week or more. Once the replacement part arrives, the mechanic shop will then put you on their list of customers, but you will likely have to wait again. If you decide to go with bumper repair, all you will need to do is make the appointment and bring your car in at the scheduled time. This is less of a headache and hassle for you as well as the mechanic doing the work.
Who has money to throw away these days? If you are like most people, you need to consider the cost of a new bumper versus one that gets repaired. A new bumper will cost you a great deal more than a bumper repair. A new one will necessitate removal of the damaged one, installation and painting. You must also pay for the bumper, a disposal fee in some cases and the cost of labor. This can add up to a bill that you will probably cringe at. In fact, the costs could run as high as $1500 to $2000 (or in some cases even more!).
When you take the simpler and cost-effective route of having your bumper fixed in the areas where damage has taken place, all you will need to worry about is the work that is performed on the affected regions. Painting will be involved, as will buffing and grinding to make the bumper look as good as new again. This will cost money and there will still be labor costs, but nothing like what you would pay to have a new one placed on your vehicle.
Having your plastic bumper fixed is actually better for the environment than having it removed and tossed into a landfill where it will only add to the waste that is already there. By choosing bumper repair, you do not add to a growing problem for the overstressed environment.
To do even more for the environment, ask around at the mechanic shop if they are environmentally friendly and use water based paints as opposed to oil-based paints. The former is preferable to the latter because it cuts down on the use of carbon. At the same time, you might want to find out if the shop in question recycles or reuses the paint solvents. Auto body shops that are concerned about the impact on the environment are not to be found everywhere, which means that you may have to do some searching to find one that cares in the same way that you do.