My wife's 1st Boo-boo

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edonthenet

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I noticed my wife's car (2005 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP in Dark Cherry) got clipped on the front bumper. She figures one of the blind drivers where she works did it.

You can feel the scratches as they are deep and on a plastic front bumper.

Is there any way of fixing this at home or is it time to leave it up to the pros?

Thanks for any help.

Ed

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Some heavier cut compound and a cutting pad will take 80%+ of that out. In the end you will have a little reminence of it left, but nothing worth repainting IMO, unless its a show car.
 
Show Car, LOL! :LOLOL

I should have told you we live in NJ, where they'll blow off your airbag backing into you & still drive off :furious: :grinno:
 
This stuff may help. It did a really good job on the chips on my car. I don't know how it is on scratches but it might be worth a shot. I sent them pictures and they let me know exactly what to do to make it right. WWW.SPAMMER.COM
 
If you want to temporarily reduce the appearance try Meguiar's Scratch-X and a terri cloth applicator. Apply several times and work it into the affected areas, the last time using a microfiber.



One of the attendees at AutoGeek's detail days had some damage to a blue strip on his Corvette caused by some hurricane blown roof shingles. This method definitely reduced the apeearance, he was pretty impressed. If you can feel it with your finger, not much you can do to make it go away without some sort of paint.
 
wally719 said:
This stuff may help. It did a really good job on the chips on my car. I don't know how it is on scratches but it might be worth a shot. I sent them pictures and they let me know exactly what to do to make it right. WWW.SPAMMER.COM
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MORON!! :rolleyes:
 
Yes, Meg' s Scratch X works fine. But regarding it is a plastic bumper, don' t get carried away and reach the plastic... (Believe me, it' s very easy to do so...)
 
That was my biggest concern was wearing the paint down to the bare plastic. Is paint any less elastic or delicate on these type surfaces?
 
edonthenet said:
That was my biggest concern was wearing the paint down to the bare plastic. Is paint any less elastic or delicate on these type surfaces?
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Definitely; on the bumpers the paint sits over an elastic coat of primer which is not all that tough as on stesl sheets... it does not bond all that well either.



One mech at the service station told me that "the paint on those areas are deliberately made that way so hit and run cases could be identified easier provided that paint is left behind and the damage could give the culprit away" That sounded (and still sounds) imaginary but still yet could be the case...
 
I call BS on the hit and run thing too. If they could make it better, they would. I think the paint on the bumpers is a compromise between durability and flexability.
 
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