imported_tuffluck
01-05-2011, 03:19 PM
i bumped my bumper the other day and it took some paint off and scuffed up the paint below the missing paint area. the area is relatively small at about 3 inches long, but long enough to require a damn repaint of the bumper. as frustrated as i am, i was wondering what the harm is in attempting to put touch-up paint + wet-sanding the area just to see what happens? i mean the worst that could happen is i sand through the bumper, at which point i would get it repainted, which i`m going to do anyway most likely. my concern is that i screw up the paint more and somehow that equates into a body shop trying to screw me and tell me the bigger area damaged the more it would cost to repaint?
any thoughts?
also any tips would be great. i`m sure *most* of you would look at the damage and say just get it repainted, but truthfully on my last car i had similar scarring that i did a very good job of buffing/sanding (it`s on an inconspicuous area anyway), and no one ever noticed unless it was one of you guys that saw my car coincidentally in a parking lot :) i`m thinking if i can make it a 7/10, almost no one will ever notice and it will save me $400.
any thoughts?
also any tips would be great. i`m sure *most* of you would look at the damage and say just get it repainted, but truthfully on my last car i had similar scarring that i did a very good job of buffing/sanding (it`s on an inconspicuous area anyway), and no one ever noticed unless it was one of you guys that saw my car coincidentally in a parking lot :) i`m thinking if i can make it a 7/10, almost no one will ever notice and it will save me $400.