Whats the damage?

[evomike]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

The thing is, his was in an area underneath the bumper. And much smaller than what you need to fix.

By all means try it, it will only cost a can of rattle paint and clear. But when you are done and see how bad it looks you will realize even those few $ was a waste.

Personally I would just leave it as is. Maybe fill in the black spots with touch up paint and use rubbing compound on any lighter scratches.

not only will it be a waste of money but the shop will now charge more to undo what he did.

[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by evomike

3-500 is a dirt cheap estimate, it runs right around 1000 to do a bumper repair at my shop especially with a three stage.

hmm i didnt think about the white three stage...

I had a smaller bumper repair on another car was 250 and looked perfect. but it was a simple silver

[dpgfunk]

How did this happen?

[1GiantTurtle]

cheapest is touch up paint, VMS collision quoted me 250$ for that kind of damage

[FSpeed]

Thank you everyone.

Am going to touch up the black marks and then try to buff it out.

This car is just not worth paying upto $1000 to fix that for me.

Will just treat it as a battlescar, though there was no battle. So mad at myself

Thats what rushing does, learned my lesson. Guys whatever you do, don't rush.

[FSpeed]

Originally Posted by dpgfunk

How did this happen?

I was backing into the driveway, thought car was straight and scraped on the side a little. I stopped instantly, but the damage was done.

[8R6]

if you think about it, the labor and skill that goes in to repairing paint damage like the one in the link you posted, is basically what you're paying for when you go to a body shop.

it's like most anything related to modding your car. you know how to do it with the right tools, then it'll cost you less money but way more time and labor. if you don't know how to do it, then you pay someone else for their time and labor. either way, someone is paying whether it be by time and/or money.

[ntron1]

Originally Posted by FSpeed

Jeez tough crowd??

What I Am asking is if I can get the same results as this member did? Considering the Spot it is in?

Thank you, I appreciate any and all answers.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17698

Due to the location, it is unlikely the result will appear as good as the link you shared. YMMV

[ramiram1984]

That's prob $600 easily.

[Twig]

my audi got its bumper painted for $250 lifetime warranty about 5 years ago and its still holding up. you can buff it to minimize the size but you will still see where it went pass the primer. You can use touch up paint to cover that up but if you are expecting "like new" result, its not gonna happen, sorry. I wouldn't recommend spraying it yourself if you don't know what you are doing or its your first time. Usually if you are going to paint something on the car, you paint the whole piece for an even coat. Good luck

[zman]

Go get some estimates maybe you'll find someone who does it for $200-300 .. It's not that bad.


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[brandonblt2]

Originally Posted by FSpeed

I was backing into the driveway, thought car was straight and scraped on the side a little. I stopped instantly, but the damage was done.

I did the same thing it sucked it cost me 450$ to get the whole bumper repainted

[continuecrushing]

doubtful that anyone "cheap" will be able to match whiteout that well.

Hell, even the expensive guys have trouble with whiteout...

Live with scar,or pay up for fix. Def sucks!

[BobbyDee]

back up camera does the job for the safest reverse. $300-$500 is actually pretty good deal. To get it done right, they would have to sand the whole bumper.