Need help - Plastics, Bumper & Trim Damage

[courtdale]

Well, I've spent a lot of time recently getting coached up on dealing with paint and clear coat along with some other things, but how do I deal with repairing other areas made of plastic/rubber such as trim and bumpers? I have the following issues:



And rear bumper nastiness:



These are 2 obviously ugly, deep defects. Is there anything I can do to repair, or am I looking at a replace?

 

[truckbutt]

There was a recent thread about repairing plastic defects in which the same componds used for paint correction were used.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/40558-polishing-scratches-plastic-trim.html

 

[courtdale]

There was a recent thread about repairing plastic defects in which the same componds used for paint correction were used.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/40558-polishing-scratches-plastic-trim.html

I guess I could try that, but not initially. These are DEEP, especially the one on the side trim, obviously a door impact gouge. I could see having to take a dremel sanding disc to sand it down before even attmepting to compound.

The bumper is a little less deep, but again, way past a fingernail test.

 

[Flash Gordon]

Try finding the replacement trim from a salvage yard or a BMW forum. You ain't gonna be able to repair what you have I'm afraid

Good luck

Flash

 

[Kurt_s]

Try finding the replacement trim from a salvage yard or a BMW forum. You ain't gonna be able to repair what you have I'm afraid

Good luck

Flash

:iagree:

Probably best to replace the gouged trim.

If the paint is cut through the clear coat on the back bumber, you may need to see a body shop. You may be able to make the rear bumper damage less noticable. Sometimes the marks are also plastic or rubber from dragging stuff out of the trunk.

 

[opie_7afe]

second defect you can try to polish it which is what i would do and see what comes out. if all else fails get a dr.color chip system and you could fill in the scratch with paint then wetsand and polish out. and the first one only way to fix that would be by adding material so probably be best to replace that piece...it can be fixed but if you cant do it yourself paying someone would be more then used/new trim i bet..good luck

 

[VGA No.1]

Try buffing the scratched portion then together do the whole thing to match the gloss from buffed portion. Then try to apply 3m clear anti slip film. its a safety walk but will work on that portion. goodluck