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Darthgeese

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Hey all, been a lurker for some time here. Finally just made an account after ordering some stuff off the site. Well basicly, my brand new 2014 focus st was destroyed in a German parking lot(Military overseas). Was parked at a local store, went in to grab a couple things and came back out to notice a chuck of paint missing off my front bumper. I know the picture is the best. I can definitely get some better ones tomorrow. I know the bumper needs to be repainted. Butttt I want to try and see what results I can muster up. Gonna get some primer and factory tuxedo black touch up paint from the local ford dealer. Gonna prime it, put lots of touch up paint on, then make my way up from 1500 grit to 3000. Any possibility this could turn out good? I know its right on an edge so i definitely need to be careful of my pressure on the edges. Ive wet sanded before but not much. Worked with some 2500-3000 grit to get out some nasty bird poo no problems. I just don't know if this one is too tough for me to tackle. Hopefully I posted this in the correct section as well. Sorry for the horrible writing, just got off weekend duty and ready for bed. Hope to hear some encouragement and/or tips on how to tackle this one.
 
It is possible that your plan can make it look better but if you are a perfectionist like some of us I'd say it will drive you crazy after. What about maybe doing like a flat black plasti dip on just that grill strip?
 
If it's even a strip I didn't look up a picture to see the full front end.
 
Looked up some pictures and the plasti dip idea is for sure no go lol. Maybe just get a repair quote for a respray and offer to wetsand and polish yourself after the paint is done to save a few bucks.
 
Man that's a big area for touch-up. I've heard of rock chips being blended in after gradually building up the area with the T/U paint but I wouldn't know where to start with that. I'd love to hear what others have to say and see your final product.
 
Supersized your pic! And FWIW, it looks like the bumper itself has also received a "shave" and will require a bit of filler to be level again so that the paint will look right. I'm sure you can smooth it out, prime, paint, clear, sand, compound, and polish it up to improve the look....but....will you be able to live with it or will it stare you in the face and drive you nuts every time you walk past? Lol!

 
Yeah man definitely. Spangdahlem right? Ill pm ya. I work swings so ehh.
 
Just02896 said:
Supersized your pic! And FWIW, it looks like the bumper itself has also received a "shave" and will require a bit of filler to be level again so that the paint will look right. I'm sure you can smooth it out, prime, paint, clear, sand, compound, and polish it up to improve the look....but....will you be able to live with it or will it stare you in the face and drive you nuts every time you walk past? Lol!

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:iagree:I'm sure you can make it better, but will it be good enough that you can live with it.
 
Mike to the rescue!!!!!! Woot!

With all my excitement I almost forgot to say :welcome:
 
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