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Guide to bumper cover plastics

Plastics used in bumper covers A variety of bumper cover plastics are used to form bumpers. All late-model cars and truck bumpers are constructed with a plastic bumper cover, energy-absorbing cushion, and a lateral steel or aluminum bumper. The energy-absorbing cushion is often a high-density polyethylene foam, honeycomb or egg-crate shaped plastic. Plastic bumper cover material If you’re going to perform a repair on the bumper cover, you must know the type of plastic used by the carmaker. Carmakers use a variety of different plastics like polycarbonates, polypropylene, polyamides, polyesters, … Read More