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    E36 fender flare repair?

    Hey guys I went for a tough drive in the hills and my tires rubbed on my fender flares a little too much and it rubbed off a good amount of the flair from the inside. Now there's a small crack on the flare, and I want to see if I can fix it before buying a new pair of front flares. Could I maybe bondo the inside and outside then sand and paint? It doesn't have to look perfect but just to make the crack not noticeable is enough for now. My goal is to just make it less noticeable until I get another set really, maybe like if I hadn't told you it was there you wouldn't have noticed it in the first place kind of fix
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    Nothing you can really do except use flexible bumper bondo but that will stick out like a sore thumb and unless you fix the rubbing it will just rub again and wear through the repair very quickly

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    I was thinking spreading a decent amount on the inside and then some on the outside but sand it and paint over. But I'll most likely raise my car a little as it is slammed, and not drive it as hard

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    I agree that any repair will likely not last and will stand out unless you spend a LOT of time on it. Short term I'd leave it until you get the car bumped up. Probably half an inch should do it, that looks like pretty minimal contact.
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