Scratched front bumper

masterboy123

While parking, front bumper of my car got scratched against the wall. There are kind of fine threads white lines. I haven't cleaned the area yet, maybe it's mostly white paint from the wall. It looks nasty on a blue coloured car and big enough to be easily noticeable.

Is there any DIY paint corrector that I should look at first?
Or any other recommendation please?

BorneTobyWilde

Just clean it and wax it. Could all buff out.

Alanstrainor

Clean it off and post a picture here. DIY and bodywork tend to not go well together unfortunately. If it is very light it can be polished out, but I would suspect it's deeper than that.

masterboy123

Alright. I will clean it after work today and put up a picture here.

Thank you!

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Clean it off and post a picture here. DIY and bodywork tend to not go well together unfortunately. If it is very light it can be polished out, but I would suspect it's deeper than that.

jmreire

Get some cutting compound fro the local motor factors, and try that. If it work's, fine, if not and the scratches have gone through to the primer , it will need re-painting. Don't even think about using polish to try to remove it. Painting any panel after it has been polished,is a difficult job, as the polish can cause many problems. If it compounds out Ok, then you can polish it, as it won't need painting. If the scratches are very light, then you can touch it up using the head of a matchstick, one drop at a time. Don' try to touch it up using a paint brush, or a rattle can ( unless you really know what you are doing.)

masterboy123

Thanks for detailed reply.

I have:

Farecla G3 PERMANENT Scratch Remover Paste 150ml.

I bought it last year from Halfords upon an advise from a Boardie member. Should I try it over the scratch and see if it works?

bazz26

Post some photos of it but if the scratches are deeper than the lacquer then that scratch repair paste may be useless. Run your fingernail over the scratches and if your nail catches the scratch then it's gone deep below the top lacquer coating.

masterboy123

I have used the paste yesterday. 70% improvement seen.
I took photos but it was night time and very dark.

So overall I am happy with the results. And yes it's a deep scratch.

jmreire

masterboy123 wrote: »

I have used the paste yesterday. 70% improvement seen.
I took photos but it was night time and very dark.

So overall I am happy with the results. And yes it's a deep scratch.

Then it's make your mind up time....
Option1 :- Get some paint, and touch it up with a match stick slowly, bit by bit, just dab a little bit of paint on the scratch, and you might have to do it a few times to completely fill in the scratches ( once you can see white in the scratch, that's the primer you are looking at ) After awhile, the paint will settle in,and become less noticeable. Don't use a paint brush, as this will leave lines, especially if its a Metallic paint.
Option 2:- If you are really particular about the appearance of your car....then the body-shop is your only answer. But it could work out fairly expensive...plastic bumpers flex, and so all paint materials have to flex as well plus a special primer is needed for use with plastic... its not the same job at all as painting metal panels.
Good Luck with it.

masterboy123

This was the initial damage. Most of it gone with scratch repair paste and heavy rainy today. There is a grey-black line left now. No white lines.
See attached picture

jmreire

Its a job for the body shop....it has gone all the way into the plastic. See where the black colour is showing through at the right hand side of the top scrape? That's the actual bumper itself.
Sorry to be the bringer of bad news,,,,:(

masterboy123

Except the black colour showing through at the right hand side of the top scrape, everything else returned to normal. I will try to take a pic tomorrow.