Curb rash technique

[User24]

I was in a hurry and parked too close to a knee-high curb. As you can see the plastic trim took most of the damage, but still scratched the bumper paint. While the trim is cheap to replace, I hope I don't have to replace the entire front bumper.

The orange pad on the 7424 reduced the width of the scratch, but could do nothing more. The scratch is rough/soft feeling.

I ordered some stuff from paintscratch. A brush bottle of gloss basecoat, brush bottle of clearcoat, a basecoat pen, and clearcoat pen. And some pre and post cleaners.

Other than that I have sandpaper from 80-3000 grit and bonzo filler with the applicators/mixers.



I'm not sure if I have the right tools yet, and am unsure of the exact process. Can I just start filling with basecoat, sand, and then clearcoat and sand? Or will I need to use some type of filler?

 

[vtextc]

My two cents: For the time, effort and material it will take to remove or at least mask the (deep) scratches, I would opt for a professional refinish of the front bumper. For a few hundred bucks at a reputable shop, you'll have a like-new finish which will take care of any other damage such as rock chips and so on.



Again, just my personal opinion. Sorry about your mishap; I know these little things can be so disheartening.



Asif

 

[David Fermani]

Depends on your expectations with respect to how it will look? This "kit" is far from what is needed to properly repair this. It will most likely look like a patch job unless done better with more mainstream products. Let us know how it works....

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Yeah, if you just want to cover it up what you've got will work... but if you want to return it to pre-accident condition the only way is to have a body shop R&I and refinish the bumper cover.



Been there... it sucks, but it happens.