Front scratches from minor fendor bender any tips?

[animescreen]

So i got little scuffle and having body mechanic replace whole bumper seems like 500 deductible waste and goes to my record when resale and wondering what are my options for this?

I got dr color chip and cor matching but I dont think it will help the scratches that are hairlike.

Do i go with the lanka system for the hairline scratches? I dont really like dealer touchip or the pen type. Any help would be great. Ill check youtube too. But lot of experts here!

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[animescreen]

So i got little scuffle and having body mechanic replace whole bumper seems like 500 deductible waste and goes to my record when resale and wondering what are my options for this?

I got dr color chip and cor matching but I dont think it will help the scratches that are hairlike.

Do i go with the lanka system for the hairline scratches? I dont really like dealer touchip or the pen type. Any help would be great. Ill check youtube too. But lot of experts here!

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[Bosko]

I would get aggressive with the polisher and then re evaluate the condition...looks like maybe a decent portion can be improved from the pic

 

[Rsurfer]

I would get aggressive with the polisher and then re evaluate the condition...looks like maybe a decent portion can be improved from the pic

:iagree: with Bosko..buff out what you can. Why do you feel that Dr. Color Chip will not work on the fine scratches?

 

[animescreen]

:iagree: with Bosko..buff out what you can. Why do you feel that Dr. Color Chip will not work on the fine scratches?

When you mean hard polish do you mean like a more abrasive pad along with a more cutting polisher? As for the Dr. color chip I was told that it doesn’t really Bond well with lighter scratches as it will eventually flake off. But back to the aggressive polisher do you have any recommendations as I have a dual polisher and if you can recommend a pad ill try that


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[Rsurfer]

When you mean hard polish do you mean like a more abrasive pad along with a more cutting polisher? As for the Dr. color chip I was told that it doesn’t really Bond well with lighter scratches as it will eventually flake off. But back to the aggressive polisher do you have any recommendations as I have a dual polisher and if you can recommend a pad ill try that


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You need to be careful when polishing bumpers as the paint is soft and they add a flexing agent to the paint which makes it easy to burn through.

Start with a polishing pad and medium polish and move up to a compound and pad if needed. Again go easy as the paint on bumpers are super soft.

 

[PaulMys]

You need to be careful when polishing bumpers as the paint is soft and they add a flexing agent to the paint which makes it easy to burn through.

Start with a polishing pad and medium polish and move up to a compound and pad if needed. Again go easy as the paint on bumpers are super soft.

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And most modern cars have painted plastic bumpers on the front. Plastic heats up WAY quicker than metal, and you can easily make a bad situation worse.

You can try any pad/product combo, but "leaning into" the machine would be ill-advised. Just go easy and let the product(s) do the work while checking the pad temperatures often. JMO

 

[chilly]

Do i go with the lanka system for the hairline scratches? I dont really like dealer touchip or the pen type.

The Langka kit is my preferred method of dealing with rock chips but I have never tried it on long scratches like that so no clue on adhesion

Just throwing that out there

 

[Desertnate]

Like already mentioned, you can probably polish out most of the damage and even the really deep scratches will look far less noticeable.

A few years ago my father-in-law parked too near the garage door and it scraped the tailgate on his truck as it closed. He was ready to do a re-paint, but after I polished it out, there was so little noticeable damage, he left it alone. Hopefully you can get similar results or at least down to the point touch-up paint will take care of it.

 

[Prange]

On some plastics, the color is molded in, not painted on.

 

[Rsurfer]

On some plastics, the color is molded in, not painted on.

All modern car bumpers such as the OP's are painted. You can get a replacement or OEM bumper, but it needs to be painted to match the fenders.

Some older truck bumpers may be colored through.