The bumpers of your van are the parts that satisfy damaged most repeatedly. If it's a minor ding from a shopping cart in a parking plenty or a big dent from someone rear Final you in traffic, you can repair it yourself. Collision centres can charge hundreds of dollars for repairs to the bumper of a 2003 Grand Marquis. You can repair the bumper in decent a meagre hours or less with tools and counsel begin at your resident automotive parts store.
Instructions
1. Remove the bumper by using a ratchet and 10mm socket to remove the bolts along the under side of the bumper. Even if the paint wasn't damaged from the initial dent, it could be damaged from the dent being pushed out. If any damage to the paint is visible, it msut be repaired or it will flake off. Use 600 grit sandpaper to sand the damaged paint down to the black urethane and remove all of the damaged paint. Once these are removed, the bumper Testament come off of the Marquis.
2. Deposit the bumper face down on a doozer Apartment lodgings surface. Applicability the oppose hammer to hit the back side of the dent and push it outside. The 2003 Grand Marquis has a urethane bumper, so it is Supple and should pop gone easily. Once the dent is absent, alternate the bumper back on the machine.
3. Proof the repaired dent to contemplate provided the colouring is damaged. These bolts are establish on both the front and rear bumper of the Grand Marquis. On Everyone point of the bumper remove 3 Phillips screws connectiong it to the vehivle, near the wheels. For the front bumper, clear the hood and remove the 8 10mm bolts along the top of the bumper, near the front limit of the vehivle. For the rear bumper, extensive the Timber and remove the 3 10mm bolts form against the backside rear contour of the Timber floor.
4. Spray the sanded area with a thin coat of primer, just enough to cover the area so that no black is showing. Hold the can 6 to 8 inches from the surface and move it left to right, not up and down. Let the primer dry for 30 minutes. Spray 3 thin coats of paint over the primer. Wait 15 minutes between each coat. Keep the coats thin to avoid runs in the paint. Finish by spraying the area with 3 thin coats of clear coat paint.
