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06-01-2014, 10:07 AM | #1 |
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What's the best way to fix this :'(
Will touch up paint do the trick? or is there a better method to fixing this?
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06-01-2014, 10:11 AM | #2 |
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Go to a local body shop or get a recommendation on a good one. That needs to be fade blended and good painters will know how to do this. Get a few estimates and actually to ask to see a blended panel. Typically body shops are always blending panels. Touch up paint will not work since it needs a flex additive added to the paint. Otherwise it will just crack off in months
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3 options really
- touch up paint yourself (cheapest) - get a reputable shop to use touch up paint for you (pretty cheap) - get the shop to do a full paint correction (not cheap) you get what you pay for. |
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The minute you spend any money fixing something so small you'll just scratch it again on something else. Just touch it up and try and not think about it.
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Buy a cheap knock off lip to cover it
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Depends on how much it bothers you. If you are looking to completely eliminate the scuff. You are looking at ~$500 for a repaint of the front bumper. I would see if a blend is possible. Then move on.
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Hide it by buying & installing the lip lol
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I say do it right instead of it looking awful with touch up. Yes it will cost more but just be more careful.
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If you don't have a clear bra on the car, just drive it until it needs to be repainted from rock chips. I have something similar, plus license plate holes. I figure I'll just repaint it and fill those holes in a couple years when it actually needs it. Small stuff like that is inconvienient, but I actually forgot all about mine until I just saw your pic, lol
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I would get a front lip. Scuffs on the front bumper is bound to happen again. It's inevitable like rock chips.
Think of it as a battle scar
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