Hey guys,

I bought my G back in November and it had several scratches on the bumper and passenger door. I want to get these repaired. What are my options? And as far as the bumper goes, how would a shop go about repairing these?? They are somewhat deep. The same goes for the one of the door. They are deep. The one on the quarter panel isn't as deep but your finger nail can still catch it somewhat.

Passenger Door

Passenger side front bumper

Driver side front bumper

Passenger side quarter panel


Thanks in advance!
-Sean

 

Come on people! This is the second time i've tried this thread.. Someone has to have some knowledge worth sharing!

BUMP

 

The ones in the bumper look pretty bad it looks like its right down to the plastic so you're only going to be able to hide them with some touch up paint but the one on the quarter and door you should be able to fix. Check out the link it should help.
https://g35driver.com/forums/care-de...polishing.html

If you're afraid of the sanding thing you can try this I've heard good things about it.
http://www.langka.com/

 

Alright so this langka thing looks pretty cool. I actually remember hearing about it ages ago when I had my Eclipse. However, since Caribbean Blue is such a unique paint color, will the touch up paint match it? I don't want the touched up areas to look like a bastard child haha.

Thanks man.

 

These look very bad, you will need to add some paint here

 

Your in a tough spot with some of those scratches. If you're a perfectionist, it's going to be difficult to touch up those spots and make it look factory new. My guess is you'd have to respray the entire bumper or panel for an absolute uniform finish.

If you opt for the touch up route, you'll be able to mask the scratches quite a bit if you go about the proper process and techniques.

On some of those deeper scratches that look like it rippled some of the paint around it, you'll need to even that out prior to applying the touch up (on the driver side front bumper). This can be done by lightly wet sanding it, which will also help prep the surface for the paint to adhere to.

Since there is a considerable amount of paint missing on some of the scratches, you're going to need to apply many thin layers of the touch up. You want to build the layers up so that they eventually blob over the existing paint, but do so by applying many thin layers over the course of many days.

When mixing the touch up paint, I'd recommend mixing the clear coat in with the touch up paint, spreading it thin on a paper plate say, then applying it with a very fine brush or a tooth pick. The thinner you spread it and mix it on the plate, then apply it to the finish, the closer the match it seems.

Once the blob has cured over the existing paint, then you'll need to wet sand the blob down to an even level compared to the factory paint. Go slowly in steps, using only 1 motion (either up and down or left to right) when sanding the paint, do not use circular motions. I'd suggest going from 1500 grade to 2000 grade to 2500+ . After wet sanding you'll need to polish away the wet sanding marks with a quality buffer, polish and pad combo. I'd recommend this polishing package if you're in need of a buffer to get the job done.

Good luck with the task at hand, keep us posted with how things turn out for you and what you end up doing to fix it.

 

@ Detailed Image

I really appreciate your advice. I figured you would have some of the best insight. I am a perfectionist, and I want to take up this job myself. I don't like anyone touching my car, so if anyone is going to mess it up, Id rather it be myself. Also, on some of the scratches on the bumper, the plastic is lifted. It is most notable on the passenger side bumper picture. How would I go about repairing this? Do I fold it back in and go about the touch up process, or do I carefully cut it away?? One more thing, so basically using your paper plate method would ensure the flakes in the paint are distributed as evenly as possible?

Thank you guys very much, your continued help is greatly appreciated!
-Sean

 

Can anyone answer these questions??

BUMP

 

you should try to ask it in the sticky at the top of this section. George from Detailed image looks at that thread at least once every 2 days

 

repaint the pannels and bumper they look to deep to buff out. rule of thumb if the scratch dissapers when its wet it will buff out if not you gott paint it. the bumper looks goudged pretty good and would need to be sanded out and use a little filler (bondo) to smooth it out. my dad owns a bodyshop and been workin there forever so im not tryin to bs you just give it to you straight nothin you can really do out side of touch up but wont look perfect

 

Sell the car. It's the only way.

 

Repaint the areas where the scratches are deep and attempt to buff out the rest. Those of us with OCD where our cars are concerned don't have much of a choice...gotta do it right!
Gary

 

i suggest a sledge hammer