worst curb scratch/scrape *pic*
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i've been a db z owner for 2 weeks now, been really careful when it comes to parking, but this was a heartache last night
![](http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/6637/dscf00058uy.jpg)
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i've used the search button, i'm not getting a lip, not getting a new bumper, not taking it to a body shop, i'm a diy kinda guy, so i'd like some input on fixing this heartache, the scratch is really low, so should i use this as a guide and some oem paint:
http://www.automedia.com/Simple/Bump...cr20020401bs/1
your inputs please
![](http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/6637/dscf00058uy.jpg)
![](http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/7518/dscf00040uh.jpg)
i've used the search button, i'm not getting a lip, not getting a new bumper, not taking it to a body shop, i'm a diy kinda guy, so i'd like some input on fixing this heartache, the scratch is really low, so should i use this as a guide and some oem paint:
http://www.automedia.com/Simple/Bump...cr20020401bs/1
your inputs please
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Looks like some nice sanding, some primer and paint then clearcoat. You should be able to use and airbrush to do all this as it's a small area, if you have never used one find a nice cardboard box to figure out the spray pattern and how to move while painting. As others have said it's most likely not going to be 100% but should be close enough. Oh and you may want to have a body shop do the color match for you and get you the paint so that you get the color as close as possible.
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Originally Posted by shwnrhmn
here's a quick photoshop of what happened
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Sorry about your bumper. I did that one time when I first got my car, thankfully it only rubbed the underspoiler.
Now, I pull in about even with sedan/suv rear doors and am still clear in the back.
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So thats what snow tires look like..christ..I thought you had an SUV for a second!
I did that to my passenger sideskirt 3 weeks in...blindspots are a *****, but you'll get used to them.
I did that to my passenger sideskirt 3 weeks in...blindspots are a *****, but you'll get used to them.
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personally ive tried to DIY on some scratches and ive found at least for me the touchup paint doesnt match, i worried myself sick until i just bit the bullet and had a body shop fix it the cheap and simple way
i had them repaint just the surrounding area and burn the clear coat in with the rest instead of reclearing the whole bumper when my clearbra tore a section of paint off my rear bumper. i think i got it fixed for around $175
good luck
i had them repaint just the surrounding area and burn the clear coat in with the rest instead of reclearing the whole bumper when my clearbra tore a section of paint off my rear bumper. i think i got it fixed for around $175
good luck
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