Ryan63052 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Was curious if there is anything I can do about this curb rash instead of taking it to an auto body shop. It's rough to the touch but it doesn't seem to deep . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mc2hill Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I would try painting it myself with a color-matched spray can. A PBE (Paint, Body, & Equipment) store can mix some up for you if you can not find it on an auto parts store shelf. That looks like an area that could get scuffed again, so the expense of the body shop re-do seems unwarranted to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ryan63052 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks for the response mc2hill, I agree with the shop not warranty it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chris@Adams Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Is it through the paint? TheBurninator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheBurninator Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Is it through the paint? It looks like most of it would polish out. A bit hard to tell since the car is black... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Team Adam's Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 ^^^ agreed. At the very least you should be able to improve it with a light polishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ryan63052 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 It's not through the paint , but it being so wide I wasn't sure what to use to buff and polish it out . It's feels pretty rough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chris@Adams Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 You probably need to wet sand first then buff......Do you have the Adam's 4" focus pads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ricky Bobby Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Polish it out first before wet sanding, bumper paint tends to be thin. Depending on your OCD and pockets I might just pay the couple hundred for a respray professionally if it's not up to your standard after polishing. However I've learned to live with front bumper chips and slight imperfections over the years because it's a fact of life when you drive your car that sees the most amount of damage if you don't have a clear bra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Grey Ghost Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 ^^^agreed. I had one similar albeit not as wide. I was able to get enough out with a few passes of correcting polish in an orange foam pad. It wasn't perfect but considering what Ricky Bobby points out about that area on a DD, it was good enough. If nothing else, it is worth a shot before deciding to repaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chris@Adams Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 To get the roughness out you will need to wet sand, like mentioned be very careful. Have you ever wet sanded before? If not you could cause more damage....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Was curious if there is anything I can do about this curb rash instead of taking it to an auto body shop. It's rough to the touch but it doesn't seem to deep .
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