What is on my bumper and is it fixable?

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Hey everyone....I just bought this car a few days ago and it was a little dirty and raining when I picked it up from the dealership. I didn't notice this area on the back bumper. I'd appreciate any ideas on how to fix it without having to get it repainted. Thanks!

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First of all, congrats on the new car!!

First thought is over spray from something. Detailing clay and clay lube would help. If you can't feel it on the paint then I am guessing it's faulty paint job from the factory. Almost looks like that area never got the base coat on top of the primer. If that's the case I would bring it up with the dealership.

There was another user on here with a new car that had a bunch of areas on their car that were missing the base coat. Unfortunately in today's world of computerized processes and trying to keep cost low, these kinds of things happen.

Based on the exhaust it looks like a sports car? I'm curious, what'd you get?
 
Thank you. I appreciate it. It's a 2013 Audi A6. I was pretty disappointed as I couldn't wait to detail my new car. I was also thinking it was overspray or it just didn't get painted. The area feels a little rough though. I'm kind of shocked the guy who owned the car before me didn't have it taken care of.
 
t2586 said:
Thank you. I appreciate it. It's a 2013 Audi A6. I was pretty disappointed as I couldn't wait to detail my new car. I was also thinking it was overspray or it just didn't get painted. The area feels a little rough though. I'm kind of shocked the guy who owned the car before me didn't have it taken care of.
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He may have taken care of it and this is a result of cheap work. Happens all the time, people buy more then they can afford and then skimp when it comes to repairs
 
Docpeanut said:
He may have taken care of it and this is a result of cheap work. Happens all the time, people buy more then they can afford and then skimp when it comes to repairs
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Thats very true. I might try to clay it and see what happens. Unless your bending down 2 ft. from it....its really not that noticeable, but I know its there.
 
t2586 said:
Thats very true. I might try to clay it and see what happens. Unless your bending down 2 ft. from it....its really not that noticeable, but I know its there.
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If it feels rough, then I would try clay. Sorry you have to deal with this, those are beautiful cars. Best of luck, let us know how it turns out!
 
Looking at that orange peel, that is definitely not factory paint. Probably overspray on it as well.
 
That bumper was definitely resprayed. Almost looks to be under-sprayed in that area. Hard to tell. IMO it might be worth asking a decent body shop what it would cost to remove the bumper cover and have it completely resprayed. IMO I'd have them do the gray valence to match.
 
I think someone buffed through the paint as it was thin, it's probably a single stage.

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That bumper looks to be resprayed. There are a lot of guys who travel around to dealers and do touch up of bumpers etc right on the lot. Their paint jobs are terrible. They paint under the most adverse conditions rain,snow,wind. They never look correct just get rid of the scratches and chips. I work at a dealer trust me I know.
 
Looks dry...maybe they did not put enough clear there. What happens is the surface is rough so any finishing product dries and leaves residue. Try wet sanding then machine polishing. Most likely it needs to be redone.
 
detailsbydennis said:
Looks dry...maybe they did not put enough clear there. What happens is the surface is rough so any finishing product dries and leaves residue. Try wet sanding then machine polishing. Most likely it needs to be redone.
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I took it to my dads buddy who owns a local body shop and he also said it was definitely repainted for some reason. He said he is going to try and wet sand the area.
 
pdqgp said:
That bumper was definitely resprayed. Almost looks to be under-sprayed in that area. Hard to tell. IMO it might be worth asking a decent body shop what it would cost to remove the bumper cover and have it completely resprayed. IMO I'd have them do the gray valence to match.
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Yup, that's definitely a repaint. Did you see a Carfax on the vehicle?
 
t2586 said:
Hey everyone....I just bought this car a few days ago and it was a little dirty and raining when I picked it up from the dealership. I didn't notice this area on the back bumper. I'd appreciate any ideas on how to fix it without having to get it repainted. Thanks!

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Because of the angle it's a little hard for me to tell. Look at the 4th picture in post 1. Does that look like the same thing you are seeing? Is it pretty much unnoticeable in bright sun?
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/off-topic/99263-step1paint-inspection.html
 
t2586 said:
Yes, clean Carfax and Auto Check.
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So much for Carfax.

Interestingly along the same lines the 370Z I recently did for my buddy, during the detail I found kind of the same thing on his rear bumper. And he bought it form the dealership. Low mileage 2014. Their was no way it was not a respray.
 
I guess if there are hacks running around painting bumper covers as described in this thread they sure aren't reporting to car fax lol
 
custmsprty said:
So much for Carfax.

Interestingly along the same lines the 370Z I recently did for my buddy, during the detail I found kind of the same thing on his rear bumper. And he bought it form the dealership. Low mileage 2014. Their was no way it was not a respray.
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Thats what the body shop owner said too after I told him it had a clean Carfax. He said it was more than likely done at the dealership.

It only has 30,000 miles on it. One owner. Certified Pre Owned. The rest of the body is in pretty damn good shape for being a used black car and the interior can pass for brand new.
 
Have you washed it yet? Hopefully you don't find that there are a lot of fine scratches and swirls filled with glaze.
 
I used to see this at the body shop I used to work at, some dealers will hire a company that operates out of a van to fix scrapes/scratches in bumpers in order to save a few bucks, and they'll spot-spray them in the dealership's parking lot. Most all of the repairs I've seen them do have some form of non-adhered clearcoat overspray, and most won't sand/polish out and end up needing a proper respray. They basically count on nobody looking that close. I wish you the best of luck with this.
 
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