cenzo86

I over shot the parking curb pulling into a spot and scuffed up the underside of the front bumper a bit. The painted section isn't noticable since it's underneath, but the black splitter is a bit ugly. Does anyone know if the black trim for the front is color through or is it painted. I wanted to hit it with a standing block to even out the knurled part and then polish it up, but I'm worried it's not black if I start removing material.

dieseldoc

I do not think it is colored thru. If it is like most trim. Can you post picture of damage.

Mike5215

The individual pieces aren't real expensive. Probably makes more sense to replace the damaged section(s). I know the 3 pieces are moulded plastic, and the non night has "chrome" -like plating on the outside but I suspect the core is flat black plastic.

cenzo86

dieseldoc

Try some fine polish and see how much might rub out on the trim. A place like Colors on parade can fix the painted portion. The splitter parts are available thru Pelican parts or parts.com

PelicanParts.com

If you do need anything feel free to shoot me a PM with the last 8 digits of your vin and a valid email address and I'd be more than happy to get a quote for you.

JBMCL

That looks really bad...I recently went over a huge rock and it scraped the bottom a bit and I was pretty bummed out for the rest of the day but it's minor compared to yours. I'll try to get pics tomorrow

Mike5215

If it were me, given the likelihood that whatever goofy thing I did to damage the car I was likely to do again at some point, this would be the fix and it's about $10:

-Sandpaper
-Masking tape
-Krylon Universal Gloss Black spray paint
-Laquer thinner

Use some ultra fine (2000) grit wet/dry sandpaper and work the scuffs down on the splitter as much as possible. You'll never get them to disappear since material has been removed, just smooth them out, working the paper horizontally. Don't be afraid to feather into the "good" areas on either side to make the transition less obvious.

Everything is going to be chalky looking. Wipe it down with a clean cloth. Wipe the entire piece down with the thinner to remove any wax or residue. The piece should feel smooth to the touch across its entirety.

Mask off the entire section.

Shoot the section. Start by making a few horizontal passes over the repair area to build up a little more color, then lay a few passes over the whole piece. The nice part about black is that there's only one shade of black, so matching isn't a problem. 3 coats with 30 mins in between should give it enough coverage and gloss.

Worst case scenario: it still bugs you so you end up replacing the piece. Just make sure it's the Krylon Universal...that stuff is made to work on plastic and it's easy to shoot.

cenzo86

That's what I'm thinking Mike. It is under the front and not visible unless you are laying on the ground. Sand paper and a rattle can should do splendidly. I've actually seen this same method used on a Ferrari chin spoiler, performed by an expert restoration specialist.

Mike5215

Yeah I had a black S550 that I was always scuffing up on something. Lots of spray paint on that bumper. It's really just about making it look less obvious from a casual distance.

dieseldoc

You can also get spray touchup for the bumper color from www.automotivetouchup.com. They will sell you both Color and clear. They also make good touchup sticks.

ManiacGT

lol @ first world worries. 'Really bad'. It's just a scrape on a car.

dieseldoc

It can be fixed very easily.

cenzo86

First world problem

Mjollnir1983

**** happens, you will forget it in no time.

No one will ever see it unless they duck their head down.