Scratched my bumper...can I buff and use touch-up paint to repair? [PIC]

eleven · 01-16-2010, 06:25 PM

Hi ppl,

I was doing parallel parking today but didn't realize the curb was as high as the top of the wheel well. I backed into the parking spot and felt my bumper scratching the curb hard....

Will I be able to buff it out and use some touch up paint to repair it? Can you guys give me some suggestions on how to buff and what kind of touch up paint to use?

Anyway, please see the attached pic...

Thanks in advance!

SpecC · 01-16-2010, 06:41 PM

sorry but that looks like a repaint to me

Nick3237 · 01-16-2010, 07:03 PM

yeah that wont buff out, too deep.

Jonny550 · 01-16-2010, 07:38 PM

the best you could do would be to sand down the roughness and then try to buff it as best as possible. it would probably be about %20-30 better but not anything more than that , another option would be to paint it.

jopa489 · 01-16-2010, 07:59 PM

The bumper itself looks chewed up. To get it anywhere near "like new" again, I think you'll need a new bumper and paint.

eleven · 01-17-2010, 12:02 AM

thanks for the replies guys....

would a body shop be able to sand/buff/paint it without removing the bumper? and about how much would a job like this cost?

lopealle · 01-17-2010, 01:14 AM

probably $200-300

01-16-2010, 06:25 PM	#1
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01-16-2010, 06:41 PM	#2
SpecC Completely obsessed with detailing 308 Rep 15,441 Posts Drives: E90 SG 330i, white Scion tC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Francisco and Davis iTrader: (4)	sorry but that looks like a repaint to me
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Nick3237 First Lieutenant 16 Rep 363 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cape Cod, MA iTrader: (4)	yeah that wont buff out, too deep.
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01-16-2010, 07:38 PM	#4
Jonny550 Brigadier General 269 Rep 4,936 Posts Drives: 2012 550i Xdrive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jersey Shore iTrader: (14)	the best you could do would be to sand down the roughness and then try to buff it as best as possible. it would probably be about %20-30 better but not anything more than that , another option would be to paint it. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] .
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01-16-2010, 07:59 PM	#5
jopa489 Major General 127 Rep 6,594 Posts Drives: Anything with Wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	The bumper itself looks chewed up. To get it anywhere near "like new" again, I think you'll need a new bumper and paint. __________________ X7 LCI // Incoming C7 ZR1 ZTK // Sebring + TRX // Hydro + Raptor Gen1 Roush // Tuxedo
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01-17-2010, 12:02 AM	#6
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01-17-2010, 01:14 AM	#7
lopealle Resident Black Guy 280 Rep 2,302 Posts Drives: Lion Join Date: May 2009 Location: Federal Way, WA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 M5 [10.00]	probably $200-300
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