Hey guys!!
I need some advice. My poor bumper has fallen victim again... albeit no rock debris this time...all me! I was leaving the stupid BB&T parking lot and I heard a most unpleasant sound pulling away from their crappy bank. Sure enough it was the dreadful nasty scrape sound!! After looking at my car, sure enough, right under the bumper on the driver's side is a nice "scrape" mark...you can actually see black. Any advice about getting this fixed...is touch-up paint the only cure? The good thing is you can only see it if you look under the front...it is not visible when you look straight on. In addition what is the big deal with these bumpers being so sensitive...heck bugs, birds, rocks, and dirt love the G too much too! I appreciate any feedback with this!!

 

hey dont sweat it dude...same thing happened to me

Just get a kit from your local auto parts retailer that includes:
small primer bottle
small clear coat bottle
sanding stick
fine grit sand paper
finishing compound

Then just get a small bottle of touch-up paint from your dealership or from Grubbs Infiniti (online)

http://www.infinitiwholesaleparts.com/en_US/

If there are any rough spots...just use the sanding stick to smooth it out....DO NOT USE PRIMER ON THE BUMPER because it is not metal and therefore only needs 1 coat of touch-up paint and 1-2 coats of clearcoat paint. then use the fine sand grit paper to smooth out the area, then use the finishing compound to top it off. Will be almost as good as new at only $10 total cost [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img] with lots of left-over paint/sand paper to do 20 more touch-ups on your car!


<font color=green>-Rambo</font color=green>
G35c 6MT DG/Willow

 

nice tips rambo, i was scheduled to get my front bumper resanded & painted ($700) to fix the exact same thing. i'll try your way first !

 

thanks, ill take pics tomorrow of the side of my bumper where i fixed my battle damage! hehe

<font color=green>-Rambo</font color=green>
G35c 6MT DG/Willow

 

<font color=red>Ok Rambo..

Get ready....


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Thanks - Joey Avino

 

Yikes...I just paid $273 here in Nashville for a repair and repaint of my whole front bumper...after a nice rock incident. Had to do the whole thing because of the black and it was dead center in the front......$700 seems mighty high....or are you in Canada??

G35 Coup/Black on Black/Premium/NAV/Aero/Performance

 

here is waht i did today!!!

03.5 coupe 5AT DG/G premium,performance

81583-DSC00065 ouch.JPG

 

That's nasty. I get pissed about bugs on my bumper, and I would probably do something crazy if I saw that kind of crazyness on my bumper. Bad luck, and I hope you'll get it fixed.

 

will take to shop on monday, at tune of $225...when it happened, i felt like someone slamed my nut angist the bed of nails, still feeling it, but believe or not my coworkers actuclly took up the collections for me, after i told them what had happened to my car...eventhought they were only joking, that still SWEET!!!...s.w.

03.5 coupe 5AT DG/G premium,performance

 

my suggestion would be to buy the aero kit front lip. for $360 i believe it cost at tha dealer. that may cover it up but you may have to do some research but its a way to possibly cover it up completely.. just a thought, my dad scratched my whole lower side of my bumper cover and its only like an inch up front, enuff for a lip to cover.
Geoff

 

Ooh ooh! Can I join the fun?



Did that a couple of weeks ago, parking lot island. Total bill? $596. Let's just say I still have that scratch on the car for now....


CB 5AT - SAC, CA

 

Don't even think about buying a front lip spoiler, Cuz it's going to scrape anyways more than before. Just take it to the paint shop. Or a touchup, if its a lil scratch.

 

I agree with Kozlikracing...the front lip spoiler won't be the answer as the nasty scrape sound could easily be felt/heard again. I followed Rambo's advice and I got mine back to normal. It took some time and help from an "expert", but I got my ride looking normal again. Now if I could make bugs and rocks dissappear I would be set! I still can't believe how sensitive our front bumpers are...I mean in my old beater (Volkswagen Jetta), nothing hit it...wtf?!!