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Old 03-26-02, 07:08   #1 (permalink)
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Unhappy Dings & Scrapes. Help!

Living in Brooklyn NYC is murder on a cars painted bumpers. We have parallel parking here so you get other drivers hitting you from the front and rear. Some dings I have on the rear bumper have taken the paint off. This drive me nuts! Especially on a white car they are very noticeable. When I park I always try to leave enough room for the inconsiderate jerks to get in or out. On the front I use a bra for protection, which is working well. I know some of you are saying, just get a garage. But the prices to park in a private garage here are anywhere from $200 - $300 a month. The way I look at it, for the price of parking privately It will be cheaper to have a body shop fix up the dings when they get totally outta hand. My question after this long sermon is what can I use to temporally fill and paint these ding and scrapes ?


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Old 03-26-02, 03:18   #2 (permalink)
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What about using Xpel paint protection on the faces of the bumpers to help with the scratches? It should help a lot.

You can even buy the extra heavy duty film that is meant for headlight application for extra protection.

Granted, this does not solve the current problem, not much can other than touch up paint as detailed in the archives, but I would consider it.
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