The Most Sustainable Replacement Part May Be the One You Donโt Replace.
Plastic vehicle parts can remain in landfills for centuries. Repairing a damaged bumper, reservoir, headlight housing, or other plastic component keeps an existing part in service instead of sending it prematurely to the landfill.
Rebel Against Replacement.
๐Cracked Kenworth Truck Hood? Don't spend thousands $$ replacing the hood. Watch how we repair this broken strut mount area using a hood repair kit that not only solves the problem but reinforces the area to be much stronger than before.
Repairing a broken mustang bumper using a plastic hot air welder. Most would say "Replace It." We say "Repair It."
Watch and tell us what you think - would you repair it or just replace it?
This Sea Doo Switch hull, which costs $15,000 to replace, is now constructed with a polypropylene and glass fiber blend. While many considered this a total loss, we opted to repair it - and cost less than $100.
This boat is now back on the water!
Check out this short video to see how plastic welding made the difference.
My thoughts about ADAS and plastic bumper cover repair have just been published in ABRN. Polyvance - Advancing Polymer Repair can help you reduce severity and cycle time with products and training for plastic repair. https://t.co/y7zIGJUe4z
We are very happy to finally, for the first time in three years, have our whole sales team visit the factory in Rainsville for an in-person sales meeting. And while they were here, we couldn't miss the opportunity to take a photo of the entire Polyvance tโฆhttps://t.co/CUjuNftZu5
Polyvance recently donated a Nitro-Fuzer nitrogen plastic welder to the Career Center of Southern Illinois via @CollisionRepairEducationFoundation. Our regional tech rep, Greg Borst, stopped by there last week to train their instructor, Lucas Mund, and toโฆhttps://t.co/xX4QkzbEq1
In our newest video, we repaired a polypropylene dirt bike fender with a very long crack. Luckily, Polyvance's DIY-friendly ATV PRO welder works great for repairing both ATV and dirt bike fenders. We used red polypropylene welding rod to make the repair.
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Happy New Year from Polyvance! We've started the new year off right with a batch of 8202 nitrogen plastic welders ready to box up and send to happy customers. Thanks for your business in 2022. Looking forward to sharing some exciting new plastic repair products with you in 2023!
We've been very busy this year at Polyvance. If you want to catch up on anything you've missed, check out our 2022 Year in Review blog post: https://t.co/KBAzxTmrJe
Thank you all for making our year wonderful!
Our newest YouTube video details our repair process on a bumper cover that had been damaged in an accident. There was no replacement part available, and no estimate for when one would be available. Another win for plastic repair!
Check it out: https://t.co/yM5SuTPi3j
Jose was in Hawaii last week with our distributor, Ian Stoffel of Southern California Collision Equipment. Here's Ian (left) with Jeremy and Matthew of Maui Collision. They are thrilled with the repairs they can do with their Polyvance Nitro-Fuzer nitrogen plastic welder.
Laura and Stephanie told them all about their Collision Engineering program, which alternates time at school with time at local body shops where they work as apprentices. It's an awesome program! Get more info at https://t.co/afscVgammM (2/2)
Jose & Kurt wrapped up the PR-02 course at Contra Costa College yesterday. The students were all very attentive & enthusiastic! Afterward, Kurt & Jose had dinner with instructor Laura Lozano & her assistant Stephanie Nitz. (1/2)
Yesterday was day 1 at Contra Costa College in CA. Kurt & Jose are teaching the advanced PR-02 plastic repair course to five students in the Collision Engineering program. The first day went well, with everyone getting their hands on six essential plastic repair techniques.