Front bumper scratched from salt on highway - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

RRnold · 11-30-2013, 04:25 PM

Damn, that's sucks.

I was at the Toyota dealership yesterday picking up some parts and decided to check out the many FR-S' on the lot. I came upon one and it was already scratched in 3 different places; prob from unloading. The shitty paint is whats holding me back on this car. What a fucking shame.

Driver's side rear bumper

Driver's side rear quarter panel

Driver's side door handle

nosi9frs · 12-04-2013, 02:21 PM

has anyone had success with the road rash repair kit from Dr Colorchip ?

David-Fermani.com · 12-06-2013, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by nosidda9

Thanks and I figured so, any idea on how much it might cost?

Between $350-$500 for them to remove the bumper, stripe it completely down, repair and refinish it.

I wouldn't get it done until after winter is long gone.

nosi9frs · 12-11-2013, 12:28 PM

Just thought I'd post the results of how it turned out, pretty good if I say so

ZionsWrath · 12-11-2013, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by nosidda9

Just thought I'd post the results of how it turned out, pretty good if I say so

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui...=emb&zw&atsh=1

can't link from your inbox, if you could we would see all your tranny porn ^_^

whaap · 12-11-2013, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RRnold

Damn, that's sucks.

I was at the Toyota dealership yesterday picking up some parts and decided to check out the many FR-S' on the lot. I came upon one and it was already scratched in 3 different places; prob from unloading. The shitty paint is whats holding me back on this car. What a fucking shame.

Driver's side rear bumper

Driver's side rear quarter panel

Driver's side door handle

Be careful of falling for the shitty paint 'brain wash'. My FR-S is 14 months old and has 13,000 miles on it. I don't have a single blemish yet which I admit is nothing short of a miracle but it does prove that talk of shitty paint is bs. The Miata I traded in on my FR-S looked like the front end had been hit with bird shot.

Turbo95eg6 · 12-11-2013, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RRnold

Damn, that's sucks.

I was at the Toyota dealership yesterday picking up some parts and decided to check out the many FR-S' on the lot. I came upon one and it was already scratched in 3 different places; prob from unloading. The shitty paint is whats holding me back on this car. What a fucking shame.

Driver's side rear bumper

Driver's side rear quarter panel

Driver's side door handle

Nah, prob from the careless owners. You sound like a whiner, good idea to stick to your trucks.

Turbo95eg6 · 12-11-2013, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nosidda9

Just thought I'd post the results of how it turned out, pretty good if I say so

Results of what? Repaint?

nosi9frs · 12-11-2013, 12:52 PM

basically, it was the dr colorchip road rash kit

projek_01 · 12-11-2013, 01:31 PM

If your highways are that bad, maybe consider getting a clear bra on it. Yes, the paint may be thinner compared to a older car but that's the reality now. Governments limit the amount of VOCs that can be emitted so factories have to paint thinner coats to reduce emissions.

If the foglight bezels can get pitted, even thicker paint would have taken a beating also. Cant blame the thin paint in this case.

I live in a city that also uses a lot of rocks and salt during the winter. Are you sure you didn't drive behind a sanding truck? Sure looks like you did...

Darkrune · 12-11-2013, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nosidda9

basically, it was the dr colorchip road rash kit

It isn't. Dr colorchip doesn't leave texture.

Anomie · 12-11-2013, 03:23 PM

Wow. Sorry to see that happen to ya man.

Very glad the first thing I bought for my black BRZ was an opti/clearbra. It's a very worthwhile investment, especially on a dark colored car where paint imperfections stick out like a sore thumb.

RRnold · 12-11-2013, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whaap

Be careful of falling for the shitty paint 'brain wash'. My FR-S is 14 months old and has 13,000 miles on it. I don't have a single blemish yet which I admit is nothing short of a miracle but it does prove that talk of shitty paint is bs. The Miata I traded in on my FR-S looked like the front end had been hit with bird shot.

No brain wash, Subaru's paint is pretty shitty.

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/detail...int-sucks.html

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=749428

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13772

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/detailin...r-puzzled.html

http://www.wrxtuners.com/forums/f51/...t-cheap-12936/

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Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6

Nah, prob from the careless owners. You sound like a whiner, good idea to stick to your trucks.

Those pics were taken at the dealership. Whiner... trucks?!

Quote:

Originally Posted by nosidda9

Just thought I'd post the results of how it turned out, pretty good if I say so

A lot better but damn those pits.

bkblitzed · 12-11-2013, 07:48 PM

Those who don't believe Subaru had shitty paint never owned a WRX or STi lol

11-30-2013, 04:25 PM	#15
RRnold 2 wheel member Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: JZA80, 997.1, Taco Location: SoCal->NorCal Posts: 4,330 Thanks: 1,318 Thanked 938 Times in 480 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Damn, that's sucks. I was at the Toyota dealership yesterday picking up some parts and decided to check out the many FR-S' on the lot. I came upon one and it was already scratched in 3 different places; prob from unloading. The shitty paint is whats holding me back on this car. What a fucking shame. Driver's side rear bumper Driver's side rear quarter panel Driver's side door handle __________________

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nosi9frs Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: Raven FR-S Location: United States Posts: 97 Thanks: 23 Thanked 56 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just thought I'd post the results of how it turned out, pretty good if I say so Attached Images Last edited by nosi9frs; 12-11-2013 at 12:44 PM.

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projek_01 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 1996 ST204, Series 10 FR-S Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 247 Thanks: 88 Thanked 200 Times in 85 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If your highways are that bad, maybe consider getting a clear bra on it. Yes, the paint may be thinner compared to a older car but that's the reality now. Governments limit the amount of VOCs that can be emitted so factories have to paint thinner coats to reduce emissions. If the foglight bezels can get pitted, even thicker paint would have taken a beating also. Cant blame the thin paint in this case. I live in a city that also uses a lot of rocks and salt during the winter. Are you sure you didn't drive behind a sanding truck? Sure looks like you did... __________________

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