What to do about this scratch? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

iamdaspoon · 11-19-2013, 01:24 AM

Hello, I'm new to this forum and new to owning a BRZ. Unfortunately I let my father use my car to go to the store, and when he returned, backed into my drive way and scratched my rear driver side bumper/fender. The scratch is right by the tire and looks to be pretty deep.

Hopefully it won't be too difficult/expensive to fix, but I was wondering what you guys think I should do to fix it, I've learned a lot from this forum so any input is appreciated, Thanks.

Edit: Image is sideways and the host site doesn't offer a way to turn it but its supposed to be turned 90 degrees clockwise

kALMIGHTY · 11-19-2013, 01:48 AM

Car is totalled.

11-19-2013, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamdaspoon

Hello, I'm new to this forum and new to owning a BRZ. Unfortunately I let my father use my car to go to the store, and when he returned, backed into my drive way and scratched my rear driver side bumper/fender. The scratch is right by the tire and looks to be pretty deep.

Hopefully it won't be too difficult/expensive to fix, but I was wondering what you guys think I should do to fix it, I've learned a lot from this forum so any input is appreciated, Thanks.

Edit: Image is sideways and the host site doesn't offer a way to turn it but its supposed to be turned 90 degrees clockwise

wont be cheap. insurance deductible and body shop is the way to go.

JDM FRS · 11-19-2013, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamdaspoon

Hello, I'm new to this forum and new to owning a BRZ. Unfortunately I let my father use my car to go to the store, and when he returned, backed into my drive way and scratched my rear driver side bumper/fender. The scratch is right by the tire and looks to be pretty deep.

Hopefully it won't be too difficult/expensive to fix, but I was wondering what you guys think I should do to fix it, I've learned a lot from this forum so any input is appreciated, Thanks.

Edit: Image is sideways and the host site doesn't offer a way to turn it but its supposed to be turned 90 degrees clockwise

Id just use touch up paint. But if he we paying for it I'd just get an estimate.

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tech4pdx · 11-19-2013, 01:56 AM

It hasn't yet penetrated the primer. Consistent prayer till morning should patch it right up.

boxer 2.5 · 11-19-2013, 03:11 AM

Sigh. Body panel filler, sand it. Body panel filler, sand it. Primer, sand it. Self etching primer. Base coat paint. Second coat of paint. Third coat of paint, sand it. Base clear coat paint. Second clear coat paint, wet sand it. Third clear coat paint, wet sand it. Buff it. Wax it.
Silver blends easily compared to many other colors. Just go paint color-match sites and order a spray can. This total process should take about 6-7 hours with drying time.

Djratrap · 11-19-2013, 04:38 AM

I had a scrape on my lip similar to this one. Sameday will do it for about 200 bucks and it will look as good as new.

dehydratedH2O · 11-19-2013, 07:28 AM

That's all the way into the plastic. Gonna want basic touch up if you're going cheap, or a respray/blend from a body shop if you really want it fixed back to new.

Figo · 11-19-2013, 08:47 AM

a Sticker.

And you get +5whp.

red bread · 11-19-2013, 10:27 AM

Do not take it to a body shop. The odds of it matching are very low and they'll want to blend into the surrounding area to try to cover that. This makes it extremely easy to use a paint thickness gauge to determine that the area has been resprayed.

You could add touch up paint and lots of clear to build up the area and then color sand the snot out of that area, but that's a lot of work, your best approach is probably to contact a paintless dent guy and see if they are or know a good airbrusher. A good airbrusher should be able to get that back to a state where only you can tell it's there.

Kwisak · 11-19-2013, 11:07 AM

If you take a pic of it from father back it would help, but if its where i think it is get the rear spats / OEM style mud flaps

gily25 · 11-19-2013, 12:25 PM

You can always start with rubbing compound and see how deep that scratch actually goes. There is a thread here where a member fixed an FRS bumper with aerosol touch-up paint and it looked good in the pictures. The problem is that this is different from his repair in that you can see the rest of that side of the car, but it's up to you if you want to try to fix it that way.

I would check the body shops for the major dealer chains in your areas. A lot of times they'll have new techs doing these kinds of repairs and they'll out out sandwich board type signs to advertise discount bumper repairs. You'll get a quote and go from there. If it's more than your father wants to pay then you'll go through your collision/insurance. I'd say it'll be worth having professionally repaired.

NWFRS · 11-19-2013, 12:53 PM

Rocket Bunny kit.

ExtremeAutowerks · 11-19-2013, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marchy

have your dad fork over a couple hundred bucks, apply some touch up paint, put a sticker on it, buy case of beer and enjoy with dad while you both laugh over how he can't drive.

I love this reply, good idea.

11-19-2013, 01:24 AM	#1
iamdaspoon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2015 Subaru WRX Location: Yonkers, NY Posts: 230 Thanks: 42 Thanked 58 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What to do about this scratch? Hello, I'm new to this forum and new to owning a BRZ. Unfortunately I let my father use my car to go to the store, and when he returned, backed into my drive way and scratched my rear driver side bumper/fender. The scratch is right by the tire and looks to be pretty deep. Hopefully it won't be too difficult/expensive to fix, but I was wondering what you guys think I should do to fix it, I've learned a lot from this forum so any input is appreciated, Thanks. Edit: Image is sideways and the host site doesn't offer a way to turn it but its supposed to be turned 90 degrees clockwise

11-19-2013, 08:47 AM	#9
Figo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Vortech Supercharged FR-S Location: Central Jersey Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 597 Thanked 933 Times in 428 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	a Sticker. And you get +5whp. __________________ I'd rather lose by a mile because I built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me. Your car is your story, so don't let someone else write the book. ( White Tiger ) - FiGo's 車誌.

11-19-2013, 10:27 AM	#10
red bread Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Mazda 3 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 42 Thanks: 5 Thanked 23 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Do not take it to a body shop. The odds of it matching are very low and they'll want to blend into the surrounding area to try to cover that. This makes it extremely easy to use a paint thickness gauge to determine that the area has been resprayed. You could add touch up paint and lots of clear to build up the area and then color sand the snot out of that area, but that's a lot of work, your best approach is probably to contact a paintless dent guy and see if they are or know a good airbrusher. A good airbrusher should be able to get that back to a state where only you can tell it's there. __________________ Mazda 3 and a BMW X1 35i Previous - 2008 135i, 2000 M Coupe, 1999 Miata

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11-19-2013, 01:48 AM	#2
kALMIGHTY Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: TRD Ultramarine '13 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,377 Thanks: 190 Thanked 766 Times in 347 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Car is totalled.

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tech4pdx Make love Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: H8R.. Not really Location: Edge of the Milky Way Posts: 780 Thanks: 524 Thanked 214 Times in 143 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It hasn't yet penetrated the primer. Consistent prayer till morning should patch it right up.

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boxer 2.5 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2007 Impreza, 2013 BRZ Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 314 Thanks: 240 Thanked 119 Times in 78 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sigh. Body panel filler, sand it. Body panel filler, sand it. Primer, sand it. Self etching primer. Base coat paint. Second coat of paint. Third coat of paint, sand it. Base clear coat paint. Second clear coat paint, wet sand it. Third clear coat paint, wet sand it. Buff it. Wax it. Silver blends easily compared to many other colors. Just go paint color-match sites and order a spray can. This total process should take about 6-7 hours with drying time.

11-19-2013, 04:38 AM	#7
Djratrap Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ CSB Limited Location: Seattle Posts: 334 Thanks: 132 Thanked 95 Times in 69 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I had a scrape on my lip similar to this one. Sameday will do it for about 200 bucks and it will look as good as new.

11-19-2013, 07:28 AM	#8
dehydratedH2O Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited DGM Location: MD/DC Posts: 80 Thanks: 6 Thanked 25 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That's all the way into the plastic. Gonna want basic touch up if you're going cheap, or a respray/blend from a body shop if you really want it fixed back to new.

11-19-2013, 11:07 AM	#11
Kwisak Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ GBS Location: Arizona Posts: 261 Thanks: 65 Thanked 57 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you take a pic of it from father back it would help, but if its where i think it is get the rear spats / OEM style mud flaps

11-19-2013, 12:25 PM	#12
gily25 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Silica BRZ 6MT Location: 06103 Posts: 650 Thanks: 97 Thanked 115 Times in 92 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You can always start with rubbing compound and see how deep that scratch actually goes. There is a thread here where a member fixed an FRS bumper with aerosol touch-up paint and it looked good in the pictures. The problem is that this is different from his repair in that you can see the rest of that side of the car, but it's up to you if you want to try to fix it that way. I would check the body shops for the major dealer chains in your areas. A lot of times they'll have new techs doing these kinds of repairs and they'll out out sandwich board type signs to advertise discount bumper repairs. You'll get a quote and go from there. If it's more than your father wants to pay then you'll go through your collision/insurance. I'd say it'll be worth having professionally repaired.

11-19-2013, 12:53 PM	#13
NWFRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: ‘13 FRS Location: USA Posts: 1,296 Thanks: 3,945 Thanked 1,502 Times in 634 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Rocket Bunny kit.

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