Help Fixing Unlevel Scrape on Bumper

[lilaznfoo7]

I drive a 2006 Honda Civic Si and have an unlevel scrape on the front left bumper. I`ve also got a cut from backing into a license plate of another car on the rear bumper. Is it possible for me to use the same wetsanding procedure to repair the scrape considering the bumper is plastic? I`ve sanded it down but the bumper appears to be crater-like. I do not think I can use the capilary action method to fill the scrape with touch-up paint either because the scrape is not sharp but very gradual.



Here are the pictures:

http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL479/2237351/4427643/319125354.jpg

Front left bumper.

http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL479/2237351/4427643/319125358.jpg

Front left bumper at an angle.

http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL479/2237351/4427643/319125356.jpg

Rear bumper.

http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL479/2237351/4427643/319125357.jpg

Close-up of rear bumper. Sanded and filled with touch-up.

[EdLancer]

It will take several spray paint and sand applications to level it up, don`t rush it will take 2-3 days to do a good job !



I have done many repairs like that and you can`t tell the scrape was ever there !

[lilaznfoo7]

Is the repair only possible with spray paint? I`ve already read plenty of threads on repairing scratches but nothing really in particular to the bumper.

[lilaznfoo7]

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[lilaznfoo7]

can anyone help?

[Eliot Ness]

Here are three threads that might help you out with different tips and techniques:



A small "how-to" on chip repair/wetsanding + spring cleaning (black G35) (56k = owie) - Autopia.org (http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/70028-small-how-chip-repair-wetsanding-spring-cleaning-black-g35-56k-owie.html)



Chip repair...in three simple weeks! - Autopia.org (http://autopia.org/forum/car-detailing/43937-chip-repair-three-simple-weeks.html)



Method for fixing deep scratches and rock chips - bimmerfest - BMW Forums (http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32625)



Be careful wet sanding or you`ll go through the clear coat. Is there any reason you sanded before you built up the glob of paint (last picture)? Also, what grit paper were you sanding with?

[lilaznfoo7]

I sanded before the built up glob of paint because my dad did a bad job of touching it up after he scraped it. I didn`t know about it until later, after he had decided to touch it up himself. I used a 800 grit because the 1500 was not happening. I probably went through the clear but I figured I`d have to start all over again because the scrape had originally gone through the clear. I was thinking, touch it up again, sand it, then put a coat of clear over it.



I`ve already looked at the first 2 posts you`ve refered but none of them can really give me an idea of what to do for the crater-like scrape on my car. I appreciate the help!