diy front bumper scrape repair?
05-30-2012, 08:21 PM
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diy front bumper scrape repair?
im sure everyone here has at least once hit a curb or a something which left a nasty white scrape on the bottom of the front bumper. i got a bunch of them and it looks pretty disgusting on a black car.
what do you guys recommend as a quick diy touch up? i have extra cans of plastidip and was thinking of just temporarily covering them up with some sort of makeshift fake cf lip or something. what do you guys think about just spray painting it black? im mean no one will really notice right?
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what do you guys recommend as a quick diy touch up? i have extra cans of plastidip and was thinking of just temporarily covering them up with some sort of makeshift fake cf lip or something. what do you guys think about just spray painting it black? im mean no one will really notice right?
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05-30-2012, 08:26 PM
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I drive a Toyota Hybrid...
CF lip, yes but u might curb it even more, especially if you let someone drive your car. (Valet, woman, etc...)
touch up will be fine since its mostly under the car anyway, you can buy a set of OEM touch up from the dealer (10bux)
i got my whole bumper repaint because of the ugly rock chips too
touch up will be fine since its mostly under the car anyway, you can buy a set of OEM touch up from the dealer (10bux)
i got my whole bumper repaint because of the ugly rock chips too
05-30-2012, 08:31 PM
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^ thanks i actually do have touch up paint on hand its just that im not sure if i should just brush it over the scrapes or do you think i should probably sand it down a little first?
i realize that no matter what, its gonna be a little rough and bumpy on the scrape area if i do it this way but it guess it really doesnt matter since it wont be too noticeable since its the bottom of the bumper anyway.
i realize that no matter what, its gonna be a little rough and bumpy on the scrape area if i do it this way but it guess it really doesnt matter since it wont be too noticeable since its the bottom of the bumper anyway.
05-30-2012, 11:10 PM
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>> looks pretty disgusting on a black car<<
My C300 is black, and the lip is a LOT lower than any of the cars we've owned. The first week I curbed it a few times before recalibrating by brain to park distance and curb heights.
I am seriously **** about appearance, but just used normal touchup paint. It's the bottom of the lip, I can't even see where the scrapes were, unless I lie on the ground.
My C300 is black, and the lip is a LOT lower than any of the cars we've owned. The first week I curbed it a few times before recalibrating by brain to park distance and curb heights.
I am seriously **** about appearance, but just used normal touchup paint. It's the bottom of the lip, I can't even see where the scrapes were, unless I lie on the ground.
