In this video Tyler has a go at repairing the panels we cracked on our Land Rover Defender 2020. This methd uses hot staples that are melted into the plastic to form a permanent repair. This is a form of plastic welding.
DIY plastic car body panel crack repair using hot staples ( plastic welding )
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Enjoying ur videos!
I have a question and i know its an old debate, am thinking of getting the 90 but am between air suspension or coils? So whats ur openion?
Concedering i live in the middle east and our summer is very hot (45+ Celsius) and as i know alot of failures with the air suspension in the range rovers after few years.. So can u post a video with ur openion or about pros and cons, thanks!
Awesome tool. Reminds me of a cattle branding iron. Where can I purchase one?
By the time you finish breaking, fixing and riveting that Defender, it will finally start living up to its name. I am in danger of starting to like it! Keep up the good work.
A useful little device. I think Land Rover should add it to their page of service tools.
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Well done tyler
High Discovery 4 Time Belt. I screwed it up. The car is not moving. Help me.
this is your most obvious hint yet that this defender is not meant to be disassembled and modified, it's a modern SUV and it breaks when you try to make any significant changes. 99% of new defender buyers will not customize it themselves, it's not that type of vehicle.
Boys and their toys! What a great piece of kit.
So many folk say I just plastic welded it and now you can’t see where the damage was, thus leaving us all in the dark about this sorcery.
Now thanks to this video, we have a much better understanding of this black art.
Your videos are clear and concise but always fun!
Very interesting…
I am sure this is only a demo (?) but it is supposed to go on the rear of the panel and it stabilises the split do that you can then fill the front and then repaint..
That makes a very effective repair, providing you set it at the correct depth in the plastic, but using an angle grinder is not a good idea as it will heat up the clip and allow the split to open, these will sell like hot cakes! Stay safe! Chris B.
I think it would be reassuring to know how much a replacement bumper costs ( it’s the buy likely to be damaged in off roading see you tube landrover Denver video) .. if the bumper can be removed with more limited disassembly .. the fundamental challenge of the defender is that it’s an expensive piece of kit to abuse off road . If it can be cheaply fixed by popping out panels , that could be not only gold but actually brilliant . .. piece of mind while off roading .. also the repair you demonstrate with the plastic welding is even more reassuring . Thanks
Never knew about the hot stapler, so thanks for that. But for not attempting an invisible repair, well ……… 😉
Old soldering iron and paper clips for me. Spade end to melt the plastic too.
I’m not very smart, but I would have tried stapling from inside the panel.
Never knew hot stapling was a thing, thank you. But please invest in a proper camera, you are a proper you tuber now. Love your videos ! Wheel arch protectors next ?