Light-gray colored scuff on black textured plastic bumper.

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Do you own an old wood/lead pencil, one with a pink eraser on the end of it?

Take that eraser and gently "erase" the scuff marks from the panel.

If it doesn't come off rather quickly, then there is more to this than a "scuff" on the panel.
 
Ron Ketcham said:
Do you own an old wood/lead pencil, one with a pink eraser on the end of it?

Take that eraser and gently "erase" the scuff marks from the panel.

If it doesn't come off rather quickly, then there is more to this than a "scuff" on the panel.
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Thanks, tried that, and unfortunately using about the pressure you'd use if you were erasing pencil markings from paper had no effect.
 
Jreepers said:
Thinking about trying a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Thoughts?
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They are quite abrasive. Use with caution. If you have something like a 30x glass to inspect the scuff, you'd probably be able to tell if it's something that can be removed or not.
 
There really isn't a good fix for textured parts when this kind of damage occurs. Especially when the grain is distorted. It can't be repaired/replaced.
 
Sometimes the black part of such bumpercovers is black paint as opposed to black plastic. While the texture damage might be forever, sometimes the black finish can re reshot be a decent painter without having to redo the entire bumpercover. I had that done on my '93 Audi as soon as I got it and it turned out great even by my standards.
 
ETR would do it, and no spraying, will last for years. It's a textured finish, which ETR loves to attach to, clean it, sponge on evenly the ColorGard, let it dry for 10 minutes, sponge on the UVGard, let it dry for a few minutes, check for it to "even out" and it's done. Just keep it out of water and soaps, including rain for 24 hours.
 
I'm almost certain it's just black textured plastic. The ETR looks interesting, however it's a bit more than I'd like to spend, also am I correct that the entire bumper would need to be done, not just this one small area?
 
You might have to do the whole thing. In situations such as yours, I usually do just the small area, blending out. It will appear a bit more glossy for a couple of weeks, but tones down as time passes.

If it does not, then I do the entire surface.

 
Doing some Googling, apparently people have had some luck using Vaseline / petroleum jelly. Thoughts? Want to make sure there wouldn't be any negative side effects.
 
Jreepers said:
Doing some Googling, apparently people have had some luck using Vaseline / petroleum jelly. Thoughts? Want to make sure there wouldn't be any negative side effects.
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Eh, I don't apply slimy, messy, dirt attracting/retaining stuff to my car :grinno:
 
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