Scratches on rear diffuser (with a pic) - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Norcalmav23 · 08-29-2013, 07:25 PM

Sometimes I hate how I notice every little scratch... I'm 99.9% sure this happened from a crappy car wash... at a body shop. Is this fixable? If so... how? Any help is much appreciated!

Ryan S.

dOMEmE · 08-29-2013, 07:38 PM

wow...LOL this is nothing, i expected to see a deep scratch....anywho i dont think this is fixable considering theres no paint on the diffuser, its raw plastic.

Norcalmav23 · 08-29-2013, 07:43 PM

I'll be the first to admit that my OCD has definitely helped my career... but has hurt my ability to enjoy things when they get "damaged". My GF is definitely on your side lol

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Originally Posted by dOMEmE

wow...LOL this is nothing, i expected to see a deep scratch....anywho i dont think this is fixable considering theres no paint on the diffuser, its raw plastic.

JDKane527 · 08-29-2013, 07:49 PM

You can't cover it up or buff it out since the plastic is textured. Just wait until more damage occurs to your bumper to justify replacing the whole piece.

Obsidiank · 08-29-2013, 09:53 PM

plastic dip. Paint over it and you won't even notice.

bkblitzed · 08-30-2013, 03:48 AM

Vinyl it

suaveflooder · 08-30-2013, 04:45 AM

Just leave it. No one will ever know.
@bkblitzed, your signature made the above response take quite a bit longer as I couldn't stop staring at it.

dnieves · 08-30-2013, 11:34 PM

On 8thCivic.com there was a post where they would quickly pass a heat gun over a scratch/scruff to erase scratches in interior plastic door panels. Apparently this method was utilized on faded black plastic windshield cowls on YouTube as well.

SliverBrz · 08-31-2013, 12:57 AM

try heating it up and rubbing it.

Norcalmav23 · 08-31-2013, 02:30 AM

I think I'm going to try a little bit of heat... if that doesnt go well, use it as an excuse to get the seibon carbon fiber diffuser thing. Or maybe plasti dip, but I would then also want to do the front bumper thing that has the same look.

dnieves · 08-31-2013, 11:16 AM

Good luck, post some after pictures.

hanabie · 09-06-2013, 07:51 PM

or pretend they never exist!

just to let you know. If you don't know what you are doing, when you are trying to fix something minor, you are actually creating another problem which could be major.

Just leave that be. Eventually, you will see something worse in the long run.

I don't see how heat would elevate that scratch. unless your bumper does not have textures. How is the heat possibly telling the surface to go back into the original texture?

The heat will just likely soften the part or probably melt and join back the scratch. I would not suggest you to rub it. It is not gonna work.

cslntuee · 03-08-2014, 09:45 PM

Any update?

Did you fix the problem?

Thanks.

Rayme · 03-08-2014, 09:54 PM

Man I don't know how you do it, If I were OCD a brand new car would be the last thing I'd want to deal with. Heat might help.

08-29-2013, 07:25 PM	#1
Norcalmav23 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: SWP Limited manual BRZ Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 146 Thanks: 73 Thanked 55 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Scratches on rear diffuser (with a pic) Sometimes I hate how I notice every little scratch... I'm 99.9% sure this happened from a crappy car wash... at a body shop. Is this fixable? If so... how? Any help is much appreciated! Ryan S.

08-29-2013, 07:49 PM	#4
JDKane527 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: Asphalt Scion FR-S Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 499 Thanks: 274 Thanked 215 Times in 136 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	You can't cover it up or buff it out since the plastic is textured. Just wait until more damage occurs to your bumper to justify replacing the whole piece. __________________ Asphalt Build

03-08-2014, 09:54 PM	#14
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Man I don't know how you do it, If I were OCD a brand new car would be the last thing I'd want to deal with. Heat might help. __________________ \| Roof wrap thread

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dOMEmE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS WhiteOut Location: United States Posts: 231 Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	wow...LOL this is nothing, i expected to see a deep scratch....anywho i dont think this is fixable considering theres no paint on the diffuser, its raw plastic.

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Obsidiank 10 Series Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S 10 Location: Chicago Posts: 187 Thanks: 24 Thanked 112 Times in 54 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	plastic dip. Paint over it and you won't even notice.

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dnieves Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: FR-S 10 Series Location: NY Posts: 1,062 Thanks: 615 Thanked 347 Times in 251 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	On 8thCivic.com there was a post where they would quickly pass a heat gun over a scratch/scruff to erase scratches in interior plastic door panels. Apparently this method was utilized on faded black plastic windshield cowls on YouTube as well.

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SliverBrz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Silver 2013 BRZ limited Location: Los angeles Posts: 801 Thanks: 45 Thanked 184 Times in 125 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	try heating it up and rubbing it.

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Norcalmav23 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: SWP Limited manual BRZ Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 146 Thanks: 73 Thanked 55 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I think I'm going to try a little bit of heat... if that doesnt go well, use it as an excuse to get the seibon carbon fiber diffuser thing. Or maybe plasti dip, but I would then also want to do the front bumper thing that has the same look.

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dnieves Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: FR-S 10 Series Location: NY Posts: 1,062 Thanks: 615 Thanked 347 Times in 251 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Good luck, post some after pictures.

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hanabie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: WRB LMTD '13 Location: Phillips Ranch Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 184 Thanked 242 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	or pretend they never exist! just to let you know. If you don't know what you are doing, when you are trying to fix something minor, you are actually creating another problem which could be major. Just leave that be. Eventually, you will see something worse in the long run. I don't see how heat would elevate that scratch. unless your bumper does not have textures. How is the heat possibly telling the surface to go back into the original texture? The heat will just likely soften the part or probably melt and join back the scratch. I would not suggest you to rub it. It is not gonna work.

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cslntuee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Lexington MA Posts: 962 Thanks: 604 Thanked 103 Times in 79 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Any update? Did you fix the problem? Thanks.

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