As a car bumper repair specialist, you should know some of the top challenges of car collision repair. Bumper and collision repair has been a big challenge in the automotive repair industry. It involves taking a beat-up vehicle, hammering the dents out, buffing out the scratches and making it shiny and new again.

However, considering the recent developments in advanced materials being used to make car bodies and bumpers, with less reliance on traditional metals, car body repair has gotten more interesting and challenging in the past few years. Auto body shops have been updating their methods to catch up with the advancing technologies.

Carbon fibre

This material has become very popular with car makers as a choice for making car bodies. It is very durable and lightweight and is also aerodynamic. This means that it contributes to the faster top speed of the car. Whilst it was used mostly in high-priced vehicles and futuristic prototypes, it has been making its way into the production of vehicles. The one who will deal with bodies made of carbon fibre will be the mechanic who fixes high-end sports cars. This is a great challenge for people who are not used to fixing cars made of carbon fibre.

Repairing carbon fibre

Whilst carbon fibre is very durable, the ability to fix it is evolving. Carbon fibre car bumper repair involves using secondary bonds. This means additional bonds to the original ones to maintain and fix the structure of the car. The application of secondary bonds should be done very carefully with attention to detail.

The repaired part won’t be able to retain the strength of the original bond of carbon fibre and any subsequent repairs will reduce the structural integrity of the car. This is a great challenge for repair specialists because it means paying close attention and working hard to ensure a seamless bond with the original car materials.

Repair vs. replacement

A lot of automakers have parts on their cars that can be fixed in case of damage. For example, after a small accident, the bumper of your car can be fixed easily. However, some parts of your car cannot be fixed without extreme structural damages that would