Plastic Repair Services Sioux City IA

Technological advances have created extremely durable plastics and modern auto manufacturers use lots of this plastic in the production process. Refinishing auto plastics isn’t much different than refinishing metal. Listed below you will find reliable auto body shops around Sioux City that offer auto plastic repair services including car bumpers. Make sure you get the right auto plastic refinish by contacting the experts below. Other available services besides auto refinish include collision repair and auto detailing.

AAMCO Total Car Care
(712) 215-7276
545 Chambers St
Sioux City, IA
Top Line Transmissions
(712) 255-3461
215 6th Street
Sioux City, IA
Brouillette Body Shop
712-255-8756
810 Steuben St
Sioux City, IA
Topline Parts, Inc
712-255-9337
215 6th St
Sioux City, IA
AAMCO
(712) 255-7996
545 Chambers
Sioux City, IA
Knoepfler Chevrolet
712-279-7100
100 Jackson St
Sioux City, IA
Links Brake & Repair Service
712-233-2388
1712 11th St
Sioux City, IA
Firestone Tire & Service Centers
(712) 252-5171
617 5th St
Sioux City, IA
AAMCO Transmissions Total Car Care
712-255-7996
545 Chambers Street
Sioux City, IA
Meineke Car Care Center - Auto Repair
(712) 224-3355
617 5Th Street
Sioux City, IA

Plastic Repair Services

As plastic components become more prevalent on auto exteriors, it's becoming crucial to know how to properly refinish these parts.

By Ken Phillips
5/1/2001

Most of us baby boomers can remember this particular scene from "The Graduate": Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, has just returned home from school, having graduated with honors from college but with no idea of what to do with his life. While relaxing in his parents' pool, he has the following conversation with his father's best friend, Mr. McGuire.

Mr. McGuire: I just want to say one word to you -- just one word.

Benjamin Braddock: Yes, sir.

Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?

Benjamin Braddock: Yes, sir I am.

Mr. McGuire: Plastics.

That was in 1967. And while the word "plastics" might not have meant much to Benjamin Braddock (or at least, not as much as Mrs. Robinson did), that word would come to revolutionize the automotive industry. For it was in the 1960s that automotive manufacturers began using more and more plastic in their vehicles. In 1970, the average vehicle in North America contained less than 70 pounds of plastic. Today, it's up to 257 pounds. What does this mean? Plastic is displacing metal alloys in modern car design and manufacturing, and its use will continue to rise - meaning the number of times you'll be refinishing plastic will also continue to rise.

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