dent in front lip! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

nEEdLzZz · 09-08-2014, 08:19 AM

Hey fellas.
I was running some mountain passes yesterday. Upon exiting a turn, i saw this huge rock in the middle of the road which i couldn't avoid..so the rock hit the front bumper and made a little dent...it's not really visible from the front, but it's still annoying...how should i repair it? Just conceal it with spray paint with the same color code?

aznatama · 09-08-2014, 08:51 AM

If you really want to repair it, you'll need to sand and respray that area, then blend it. Chances are that it'll still be quite visible as a repaired patch though.

carma143 · 09-08-2014, 10:23 AM

Get solid strips of clear protector for parts of the car most likely to get hit by incoming debris. It may not have helped with the dent, but the scratches created would probably be considerably less.

Example: I once scraped my bumper along the curb for a good 2 seconds. I took a look to find any markings and only found the protector mostly rubbed off.

Turbo95eg6 · 09-08-2014, 12:31 PM

Repaint or lip it.

Majik · 09-08-2014, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6

Repaint or lip it.

This.

weedtank · 09-08-2014, 12:35 PM

these threads are appearing once every other week now..

sklimo · 09-08-2014, 02:16 PM

Put a lip on

nEEdLzZz · 09-09-2014, 07:06 AM

i'm afraid that the damage will still be visible even with a lip on...
maybe i'll just leave it as a battle scar

djmm · 09-09-2014, 07:17 AM

I'd probably get a touch up paint and that'd be it. Can't really see it unless you bend over anyway.

alan.chalkley · 09-09-2014, 07:50 AM

I just repaired a nasty stone chip on mine.
First clean it up with isopropyl alcohol.
Then prime it with primer paint.
Then it will need several coats of matched touch up paint to fill the scratch above the existing paint level.
Then carefully polish it back to the paint level.
Leave a few days drying time between coats and polishing.

09-08-2014, 08:19 AM	#1
nEEdLzZz Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: Honda Civic Type R (FN2) Location: Zurich, Switzerland Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	dent in front lip! Hey fellas. I was running some mountain passes yesterday. Upon exiting a turn, i saw this huge rock in the middle of the road which i couldn't avoid..so the rock hit the front bumper and made a little dent...it's not really visible from the front, but it's still annoying...how should i repair it? Just conceal it with spray paint with the same color code?

09-08-2014, 08:51 AM	#2
aznatama Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ MT (Sold); 2006 V70R Location: Fairfax Posts: 873 Thanks: 10 Thanked 186 Times in 150 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you really want to repair it, you'll need to sand and respray that area, then blend it. Chances are that it'll still be quite visible as a repaired patch though. __________________ '14 BRZ LTD MT DGM

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09-08-2014, 10:23 AM	#3
carma143 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Toyota Highlander; Subaru BRZ (SWP) Location: California Posts: 431 Thanks: 137 Thanked 156 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Get solid strips of clear protector for parts of the car most likely to get hit by incoming debris. It may not have helped with the dent, but the scratches created would probably be considerably less. Example: I once scraped my bumper along the curb for a good 2 seconds. I took a look to find any markings and only found the protector mostly rubbed off.

09-08-2014, 12:31 PM	#4
Turbo95eg6 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ SWP LTD Location: The 503 Posts: 2,174 Thanks: 331 Thanked 2,266 Times in 858 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Repaint or lip it.

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weedtank Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Ultramarine Location: CA Posts: 99 Thanks: 94 Thanked 41 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	these threads are appearing once every other week now..

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nEEdLzZz Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: Honda Civic Type R (FN2) Location: Zurich, Switzerland Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i'm afraid that the damage will still be visible even with a lip on... maybe i'll just leave it as a battle scar

09-09-2014, 07:17 AM	#9
djmm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: toyota Location: Australia Posts: 358 Thanks: 25 Thanked 163 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd probably get a touch up paint and that'd be it. Can't really see it unless you bend over anyway.

09-09-2014, 07:50 AM	#10
alan.chalkley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 4wd zooks Location: Sydney / Australia Posts: 495 Thanks: 135 Thanked 167 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I just repaired a nasty stone chip on mine. First clean it up with isopropyl alcohol. Then prime it with primer paint. Then it will need several coats of matched touch up paint to fill the scratch above the existing paint level. Then carefully polish it back to the paint level. Leave a few days drying time between coats and polishing.

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