Another Bumper Repair Question

[XanRules]

Alright dudes,

tell me I'm not nuts.

I've got two pretty deep gouges at the bottom of my front bumper and a couple of very tiny scuffs on the driver's side from squeezing into too-tight of a parking spot. Bumper was replaced and re-sprayed after a hit and run about six months ago and then I went and did this. Sigh.

I've got a can of automotive primer, a can of factory-matched WRB and a can of hi-gloss clear coat.

Anyway. So. Take the bumper off, mask off everything I don't want painted (even the really really tiny scuffs and scratches that won't buff out), clean, prime, sand a little, spray the WRB and clear as per instructions, and then sand/polish? Is this overkill for little scuffs and scratches, and does that really matter at the end of the day? What grits of sandpaper for wet/dry sanding should I be using?

I just want to make sure I'm not doing anything too stupid, but man having scuffs and scratches in an otherwise brand-new bumper pisses me off.

But like... that's it, right? This is all I need to do?

I'll grab photos after work if needed.

Thanks!

[ZionsWrath]

I tried this once then I decided I'm not cut out for spray paint jobs that involve blending. Ended up making it look worse

[evomike]

if you have never done this you'll make it look way worse than if you took it to a good detail shop and had them touch it up and melt everything in. not all detailers can actually do that kind of thing but id try to find someone before spray painting my front bumper.

[turtlefeeder]

trial and error with something you don't care about first lol.

on the more serious side. clean bumper first>sand with 150-300 grit to save start time> move to 500-800>than 1000+ grit to finish. feel the surface to check for smoothness/roughness>start priming after you wash>base coat>clear/gloss coat.

[XanRules]

Cool. That was my first thought, it just didn't occur to me to post it for some reason, haha!

It really is, like, a 2x2" square on the very bottom of the bumper on each side and like two 1mm x 10mm scratches so I didn't think I could f it up too badly. It's not gonna look WORSE, I wouldn't think.

[turtlefeeder]

Uhh.. if it's not very visible from standing view you could try and spot paint , but it's something in a broad spot you might have to paint the whole thing to make it even and unnoticeable.

I recently did my front bumper too after debdge left scratches because I did it at night after work lol (Ik ik its not very bright...literally too) so i covered deep scratches and badge boles using epoxy than tried to spot paint. Didn't like the result.. so I just prep the whole bumper and did the whole thing.

Here's the result
don't mind the lip lol that was already cracked tried epoxy on that too and ran out of e8h oem paint so I used something else xD planning on getting a new lip anyways >_>

Fiy this is my experience if you think you should go to shop for a professional job than do so. Best to get it done once unless you want the experience too hehe GL buddy

[XanRules]

So, body shop took a look and gave me an estimate on the time it'd take to do correctly and it's about $25 less than a new bumper ($250 to fix vs $275 to replace) So I'll try it myself and if I hate it I'll just have them replace it.


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[turtlefeeder]

Er sounds about right for the job but I hope $275 bumper is painted the exact color you got lol or else $250 paint job+$275 front bumper in primer means double the money for a small scuff

[XanRules]

Originally Posted by turtlefeeder

Er sounds about right for the job but I hope $275 bumper is painted the exact color you got lol or else $250 paint job+$275 front bumper in primer means double the money for a small scuff

Nah that's $275 painted and installed. Way less labor involved in painting a brand new bumper than in sanding down all the scratches and scuffs and blending stuff correctly.

Same as I got quoted last time I needed a bumper replace only that was after a hit and run so insurance paid for it. This is all me.

[XanRules]

By the way we are talking SUPER minor here. Sorry the photos are the size of Alaska.

[turtlefeeder]

If that's the case yeah do some experiment might save you money if you can live with it. It does look really minor

[XanRules]

Yup. I'll document the process as I go if folks want.

[spitfire481]

That price can't be for a new bumper plus paint. List on a Brz front cover is just under $300 by itself. Paint should be roughly 3hrs plus material rate on top of that

[turtlefeeder]

Originally Posted by spitfire481

That price can't be for a new bumper plus paint. List on a Brz front cover is just under $300 by itself. Paint should be roughly 3hrs plus material rate on top of that

Yeah he's right this was what I was looking into also because I DIY it. If you can get your hand on a frs front bumper new and paint already painted color of choice let me know ASAP lol