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Plastic Pointers Back Issues

Before the internet was popular, Urethane Supply Company published a newsletter called Plastic Pointers for our customers. These back issues are here for your convenience.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The back issues of Plastic Pointers may contain references to products that are no longer available and/or techniques that are obsolete. These pages are not updated when changes and improvements are made.

Issue	acrobat	Contents
Volume 1, Number 1		Repairing Neon Bumpers New Uni-Weld Ribbon Making Instant Adhesives
Volume 1, Number 2		New Technology for TPO & Polypropylene Repair Saturn Doors and Fenders - Three Ways To Fix How Insta-Weld Works
Volume 1, Number 3		Tab Repairs - Three Easy Methods Insta-Weld and Polypropylene. Are You Serious? New Texturing Technique
Volume 1, Number 4		Textured bumpers CAN be fixed Using Bumper Glaze 80 watt Welding Element Provides Higher Temperature
Volume 2, Number 1		What the heck is TPE, and How Do You Fix It? Repairing TPE Bumpers: Step by Step New and Improved Flex Tex
Volume 2, Number 2		SMC Repair Body Shop Survey Results Improved 80 watt element handle design
Volume 2, Number 3		Repairing Mazda 626 bumper tabs Uni-Weld strength test result performed by independent lab Real-world repair of Ford Windstar bumper.
Volume 2, Number 4		Repairing snowmobile cowls New technology in painting bumpers poses repair problem Urethane weld refresher Epoxy cure times and cold weather.
Volume 3, Number 1		Repairing Polyethylene Reinforcing Tears with Reinforcing Mesh I-CAR’s UPCR
Volume 3, Number 2		Repairing Cracked Nylon Radiator Tanks Film Coated TPO Bumpers Can Be Repaired and Refinished Miata Rear Bumpers are Strange Looking, but they’re TPO
Volume 3, Number 3		Identifying Plastics Repairing Urethane Repairing Xenoy Repairing TPO.
Volume 3, Number 4		Repairing Composite Headlight Buckets Strategies for Broken Tabs Fabricating Missing Tabs or Bosses Other News
Volume 4, Number 1		Repairing Chrysler Sebring Door Cladding Wipe out the Wax with Bumper and Trim Black New Beetle Bumpers are TPO Avloy In-Mold Decorating Debuts on GMC Sierra
Volume 4, Number 2		Uni-Weld FiberFlex Rod Now Available! Repairing Bumper Tears with FiberFlex Rod Repairing Torn Bolt Holes with FiberFlex Rod Other News
Issue 15		PlastiFix Kit is a Breakthrough in Rigid Plastic Repair Technology! Urethane Supply Company makes investment in extrusion equipment TPO Moves into Instrument panels
Issue 16		PlastiFix Professional Kit Urethane Supply Company Celebrates 20th Anniversary New Insta-Weld Kit Offers MORE Glue for LESS Money Alternative Body Materials Gaining Momentum with OEMs Repairing Stripped Threads with PlastiFix
Issue 17		PlastiFix Taillight Lens Repair Kit Scuff Magic How-To us PlastiFix Taillight Repair Kit Nonocomposite TPO Debuts on GM Vehicles Polycarbonate Car Windows
Issue 18		Bumper and Cladding Coat Adhesion Primer Wax Blaster Metallic Toner added for Bumper and Cladding Coat
Issue 19		Speed the welding process on TPO bumpers with R13 polypropylene strip Step-by-step: Tab repair on Honda bumper with R13 polypropylene strip
Issue 20		Black Cat *Catalyzed* Waterborne Primer Surfacer Step-by-step: Repairing Ford F150 Textured Plastic Bumper Fascia Urethane Supply Company acquires Flex-Trax
Issue 21		Prime Time Catalyzed Waterborne Adhesion Sealer Step-by-step: Repairing a "living hinge" bumper tab on a Ford Escort rear bumper
Issue 22		Wall Chart Makes it Easy to Select Refinishing Process Telling the Difference Between a Primed and a Raw TPO Bumper No Catalyzed Basecoats on Bumper & Cladding Adhesion Primer MicroWeld 100 Plastic Welder Urethane Supply Company Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Issue 23		Introducing the Mini-Weld Model 6 Airless Plastic Welder ATV Pro Plastic Welder Step-by-step: Repairing Polyethylene Radiator Overflow Tank New "Putty Flex" Polyester Bumper Glaze Big Momma 150 watt replacement element
Issue 24		Bumper and Cladding Coat in Aerosol Cans New Microtex Texture Material TPO Fenders on BMW X5 GM Volt Has 100% Plastic Exterior Panels Nylon-Aluminum Hybrid