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What do you guys use to cover hole in bumper?

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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 12:11 PM
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What do you guys use to cover hole in bumper?

my evo has a hole in the bumper which I guess would be for the front plate bracket yet it's never had a front plate it's whole life. What have you guys used to cover it?
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 01:00 PM
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Something simple would be a nice round piece of white vinyl decal
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 02:17 PM
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I did buy one but you can still see a dark spot through it.
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 04:31 PM
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I did buy one but you can still see a dark spot through it.
You can double up on the decal. That should do it?

A good quality decal, with a proper mil thickness, should not be translucent!
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 04:59 PM
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I opted to repaint the entire bumper to cover the holes (picture taken before priming) :

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Old Jun 18, 2018 | 12:01 PM
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I picked up a small plastic plug (less than $1) from the hardware section at Lowes. Coated the plug with touch up paint and then installed after it was dry.
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Old Jun 18, 2018 | 01:05 PM
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Vinyl always worked for me.
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Old Jun 18, 2018 | 04:59 PM
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Nice wheel and tire setup man! There are some shops that can fill that hole using a mix of plastic puddy and some kind of screen material behind the bumper. Then, they can blend the paint into the oem paint to keep from doing the whole bumper.
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Old Jun 18, 2018 | 06:29 PM
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/\ Thanks! I think I'll try another vinyl shop first before I have a body shop mess with it. Thanks for all the feedback
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