92452 | Power-TEC Nitrogen Plastic Welder

[@Backstabbio]

Cool, I’ll get one when I win the lottery!

[@JerseyTom]

1:08 you missed the end of the crack?

[@bradsmcfc1]

You have a keen eye Jersey Tom but film crews cost loads and we couldn't re-shoot ! I assure you when our demonstrator repairs bumpers on film now we get him to use a wider plastic because he gets nervous in front of the camera and shakes a bit!

[@bearsey26]

At £3,350+vat, you'd have to repair a lot of bumpers for the machine to pay for itself, I think a more appropriate glue should be invented, rather than have all this bunging up the workshop, I'm sure it's good, but for that money, it needs to make the tea and do my accounts as well, lol, but I won't be investing, I'm out! 😂😂

[@TheToolconnection]

Thank you very much for your comments. With some bumpers costing between £500.00 - £1000.00 now and seeing lots of these in bodyshop skips with repairable damage it would not take long to get your investment back. Also in a report from the University of Bologna plastic repairs with Nitrogen are up to 20% stronger than a repair with hot air. This will mean that there will be less vehicles returned to bodyshops with bumper problems as the repair is as strong as when the bumper was first manufactured. Unfortunately it will not make the tea or do the accounts but I am sure that when you start making money using Nitrogen Plastic Repair by selling hours and not parts you will then be able to afford to employ a tea lady and an accountant!

[@bearsey26]

The Tool Connection Limited I'm still not convinced, I don't repair Ferraris and Lambos, and as I said, that's a lot of equipment to have in the shop and I'm sure it won't be cheap to have serviced or repaired, I still would love someone to invent a serious glue to stick them together! A couple of tubes of glue use less power, lol, and take up a lot less space.... it kinda reminds me of the situation NASA had getting a ball point pen to work n zero gravity... millions of dollars later they invent one... what did the Russians do? ....they used a pencil.... I like your machine, but wouldn't want all that faff to repair a bumper.. I remember when plastics on motor vehicles were easily repaired with superglue, I'm sure when the manufacturers Sussed this, lol, they spent millions on developing a new plastic that won't stick together with such adhesives, thinking there'd probably sell more replacement plastic car parts! Modern cars are a nightmare, thin springy steel and stupid amounts of plastics involved in manufacture, which practically turns a modern car into an incendiary device, you better practice getting out of one on fire double quick! I digress.. one problem is space in workshops in the U.K. can be somewhat limited, mainly due to square footage costs, it's nice having the modern equipment and all that, I get it, but as you purchase more and more repair equipment, before you know it, you've lost a car space, so technically your paying rent to own it, every inch of space here is critical to the small body shop owner and I think I'd be fair in saying, your machine is a lot bigger than a tube of purpose designed adhesive, and would be simpler and quicker to carry out a repair in the time it takes to set up a machine to do it for you. We are under the cosh by insurance companies, and time is money, if you have a huge shop like you would get in America, not a problem, but for us limeys we are very space conscious and to carry out a good economical repair on modern plastic car parts we need tubes of glue. Please someone invent an adhesive instead, imagine if someone does... they will make a fortune, another thing that does come into my mind is, why would anyone want to repair a damaged bumper on a supercar? Get a new one, if it's not covered for some reason or you damaged your car and want to pay cash for the job to protect your driving history, if you can afford a car like that, then you'd want a new bumper, not some stuck together piece put back on your pride and joy! If you can't afford that... why are you driving it in the first place? The only bumpers I repair is for a young kid who's clunked his car and wants to pay cash, same goes for anyone with a usual non expensive run of the mill car, anything else, expensive, new, will require being put back as it was prior to an impact, that means a new bumper, not some repaired item, it's too risky, get it slightly wrong and it will stick out like a sore thumb, and this I know can happen when a plastic part gets stretched and broken, likelihood it won't repair perfectly no matter what you do to it, depends on the impact, but for smaller repairs and splits we need a good thick adhesive that is sandable when cured, which needs to take place at the speed of body filler setting, do that, you'll make much more money than you will selling this very clever but almost cumbersome machine or small kit, we want to mix up glue, after preparing the edges to be glued, and get it in there, then sand off excess when cured and finish with a little body filler, that is an ideal place to be with this, I used to be able to glue together a badly damaged Mercedes grille and repainted it in its satin black and the repairs were totally invisible, now that saves money, the paying customer over £700, as that's how much they cost back then, he'd whacked it and broke it, he was repaired and sorted within 3 hours and got his car back promptly, he was a very happy man. I'm not trying to be smart or clever as repairing plastic bumpers can be a nightmare and I can see you have here a solution, but while it's an option, it's an expensive option that I think only larger shops would invest in, but there are more small body shops than there are large ones, in the U.K. at least, and I think to a small shop the price is prohibitive, and I think it'd be used a couple of times then end up on eBay! Please someone clever, invent a glue, 2 part mix would be ideal, like bondo, and make it sandable and work well with different body fillers, I'd by a box of glue ten times quicker than I would a machine, for 100 times less, I can then keep my prices competitive and carry out quick smart repairs with minimum fuss. I am being Devils Advocate here, the key to success is simplicity, this is clever but too much aggravation, but I applaud your efforts, well done, it is, after all, a good solution.. but I do feel a gravity proof biro and pencil situation right here!

[@bradsmcfc1]

Hi Bearsey26 I get where you are coming from and car manufacturers , in the past, could have been trying to sell more panels but hopefully with the current ethos of repair over replace and having more car parts recyclable this has changed. I also totally understand also that it is a big investment which is why we have added to the range an entry level Mini Welder ( here comes the sales pitch ! ) which can be converted to Nitrogen at a later date should you wish. This welder uses compressed air and although the weld will not be as strong as Nitrogen I'm sure you will be able to repair lots of bumpers etc to a better standard than previous methods. This also uses the same gun as it's bigger brothers but is priced at £799.00 + vat. It is also very compact which hopefully would solve the space problem. Check it out part no. 92517 and if you would like to see it in action just contact Power-TEC and I'm sure they will pop in to see you.

[@naturestan]

@@TheToolconnection yep, makes professional sense, especially because of the Correct available rods used, and the spot stabilizer, as in dealing with warpage! Armature's probably won't get it. Great tool! PS - I am an armature.