Fix dent myself or will I make it worse? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

jermyzy · 07-04-2013, 07:14 PM

Backed up a little too much and made light contact with license plate holder of car behind me, now there is a dent on my rear bumper. As you can see, it's also pushed up the paint slightly, so it's raised. Normally you can't really see it, but if sunlight is on it directly, it's very noticeable.

So my question, is it worth trying to repair myself (e.g. sand down smooth and use touch up paint, then polish/blend?), or will I end up making it look worse by doing so? Just want to know your opinions. I know getting the whole bumper repainted is the only way to make it look like new, but I just want to make it look less visible. My car has been opticoated if that makes a difference. Thanks!

mashal · 07-04-2013, 10:01 PM

You will ruin it. Leave it, battle scars

whaap · 07-04-2013, 10:03 PM

You can try but you will only make it more costly when you have to take your car to a body shop to have the dent and your mistakes repaired.

chenshuo · 07-05-2013, 12:00 AM

mask off the surrounding area, lightly sand down the raised bump, polish and seal. can you do that?

07-04-2013, 07:14 PM	#1
jermyzy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Sport-Tech 6MT Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 111 Thanks: 11 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Fix dent myself or will I make it worse? Backed up a little too much and made light contact with license plate holder of car behind me, now there is a dent on my rear bumper. As you can see, it's also pushed up the paint slightly, so it's raised. Normally you can't really see it, but if sunlight is on it directly, it's very noticeable. So my question, is it worth trying to repair myself (e.g. sand down smooth and use touch up paint, then polish/blend?), or will I end up making it look worse by doing so? Just want to know your opinions. I know getting the whole bumper repainted is the only way to make it look like new, but I just want to make it look less visible. My car has been opticoated if that makes a difference. Thanks! Last edited by jermyzy; 07-04-2013 at 07:24 PM.

07-05-2013, 12:00 AM	#4
chenshuo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 1,260 Thanks: 259 Thanked 473 Times in 245 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	mask off the surrounding area, lightly sand down the raised bump, polish and seal. can you do that? __________________

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07-04-2013, 10:01 PM	#2
mashal DADA Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Location: Kanada Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 47 Thanked 388 Times in 249 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You will ruin it. Leave it, battle scars

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whaap Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: '13 FR-S firestorm, 6 mt - '11 CR-V Location: Tucson Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 243 Thanked 1,387 Times in 657 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You can try but you will only make it more costly when you have to take your car to a body shop to have the dent and your mistakes repaired.

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