Woot for someone scraping my car in the first week I got my car

[MS3MB]

So I have these mysterious scrapes on my rear bumper and I just found out that someone hit me at school. I have a good idea of who it is but some friends of mine asked him about it and he denied it was him. I haven't seen him and he skips the period he has with me so i haven't seen him since.

My question is do you think there is anything besides getting a new bumper to fix this. Its not that bad but its noticeable with the white paint. I can posts some more pictures of it tomorrow.

Scrapes aren't that deep but I have washed it a bunch and hasn't helped

 

[808MP5]

damn that sucks.. i got these today... but luckily i caught the guy

 

[strytnyne]

that looks like it could be fixed easily, take off the dealer badge asap

 

[StealthWyvern]

yes that can be repaired!

 

[MS3MB]

damn that sucks.. i got these today... but luckily i caught the guy

Lucky you ya I hope that I the kid will admit it was him. I'm almost positive it was.

that looks like it could be fixed easily, take off the dealer badge asap

lol ya i already did dont worry i need to do those side molding now

 

[MS3MB]

any ideas how I could go about fixing this myself for not to much money

 

[StealthWyvern]

I haven't read all of this but it should give you an idea.. But I would imagine places would scuff it down, plastic puddy, sand down again, and paint.


http://www.autobodysupply.net/articles.asp?id=135

 

[strytnyne]

any ideas how I could go about fixing this myself for not to much money

maybe clay bar the area real good then wet sand it with some 2000 grit then a couple of layers of wax

 

[special--k]

is it only the clear coat? can you buff it out?

 

[special--k]

Oops... plastic bumper... x out the buffing part.

 

[MS3MB]

maybe clay bar the area real good then wet sand it with some 2000 grit then a couple of layers of wax

Im gunng try this and hope it works if not ill use steaths method he linked thanks for the help

 

[StealthWyvern]

Im gunng try this and hope it works if not ill use steaths method he linked thanks for the help

I would try that depending on how deep they are. You can't really tell by the pictures.

 

[MS3MB]

ya its luckily not deep so hopefully that first method will work but if not i appricate the guide u linked that looks legit

 

[StealthWyvern]

ya its luckily not deep so hopefully that first method will work but if not i appricate the guide u linked that looks legit

I have used that Duramix 40/40 to repair my bumper(broken tabs), headlights(broken grill mount) and lip spoiler. Its pretty stout stuff to.

 

[Shiroi_ms3]

ouch that sucks, I hope you figure out who has done it.

 

[special--k]

let us know how it goes!

 

[CWPspeed3]

Thats the main reason I waited until I was done with school to buy a new car, parking lots are horrible and its bound to happen sooner or later. Depends on how deep it is a good rubbing compound and some wax or wet sanding should help.

 

[TheRealDefman]

I feel your pain man, someone hit mine the first week I had it at Mac Grill.

 

[protege02]

take the bumper off, and have it repainted. it will look brand new, and will probably cost you 300-500 to paint it depending on who does it. This is why, when I was at school, I parked next to the curb or pillars in the garage and had a friend park next to me with him basically in my parking spot.

 

[astraelraen]

Is it actually scratches/scraped down into the paint, or is it just a surface scuff?

If its just a bad scuff I would go grab some Scratch-X by Meguiars. They say the stuff works for medium scratches, but I don't think it works that well for that. If you put some elbow grease behind it though it will get out some pretty nasty scuffs.