stealthrapt0r

i was trying to drive up regular ramps and the car was too low and i smeared out a line of paint at hte bottum of the bumper, stupid me

i feel pretty down bout it, even tho u can't see it unless u look under the car

im playing to get touch up paint, do u think it would make it look close to how it looked before?

thanks

ares

iTrader: (2)

I think 90% of the people on here have scraped, I know I have. it happens, and itll probably happen again... theres certain areas on the car that I accept will not stay perfect forever, these include the underside of the front bumper and the floor mats. I try to keep them perfect, but if something happens, I refuse to get totally upset.

stealthrapt0r

im pretty down bout it just knowing i messed it up when it could of been prevented
thanks for your reply, it made me feel better by seeing how u view it

ares

iTrader: (2)

well if it helps, Im not sure where you hit, but you can cover it either with the nissan carbon fiber finisher that goes over the center bar of the grill. or with a lip from top secret or any of the other body kits.

give yourself a second chance, wait like 5 months tho, you start to learn what you can and cant clear and hopefully wont do it to your new cover up peice.

frenzee

iTrader: (1)

Where exactly is it? Can you post a pic?

stealthrapt0r

i just took picture with camera and the battery died, so ill post it tonight

stealthrapt0r

wow u have ppw track Z, that was my first choice, but there wasn't any white anywhere so i got db as second choice

bfleming

I pulled into a hotel circular drive and forgot those wheels are at the corners - dinged my right front rim a little (which can't be easily repaired, I'm afraid) and the curb caught the underside corner of the bumper and eroded and chipped the paint.

I bought touch up paint from Courtesy (guess you can order it from any dealership). A while back, I bought a book on auto painting from Barnes and Noble for work on my chevy. It has a good section on touchup. Suggest you go to B&N, find an auto paint book, enjoy a cup of coffee and read the section on touchups to see what prep is involved and to decide on approach. I think you can get it very close if you prep it right.

Good luck. Like ares said, if you drive the car, stuffs gona happen.

RANDY350Z

Expeirence is always a plus. After owning several sports cars you get used to driving into spots carefully. I always turn or "ease' out onto or from a curb when pulling out or into an area that may scrape the front. If you pull into a "ramp" turn into it from the left or right sharply; donot go straight up or when you are comming down turn at an angle sharply, this will avoid scraping the painted area. Sometimes though, you may hear a rub but that is the metal---If the damage is under the car, chances are when you paint it up you won't be able to tell. TIP--touch up the damage area seperately. use light coats it will bend better!

Rob Nance

Yeah, I have learned from my past experiences with sports cars. 3000 miles so far, and no scrapes at all. I just tell myself, "no rushing, no matter what" each time I pull up to a slope. I don't care if people are honking, whatever, I'm not going to be rushed. That has always been when I've scraped cars in the past.