So my car had its first fender bender, and I wasn't even in it. Of all the places and all the people, it was my mother was pulling out of the garage and hit my Z, right on the corner of the rear bumper. No dents on the Z, just black paint swirls, two scratches, and a paint mark from her car. I don't know how she didn't see my car, which was blocking the garage exit by half the body. I WAS REEEEAAAALLY MAD!! What a blond thing to do not to see if anything is blocking your drive when backing up. Well, what's done is done.
On the upside, I'm surprised as to how sturdy the bumper is on the Z. My car has just some swirl marks/dirt/scratches, however my mother's car (05 Altima) has a huge dent on her bumper.

Is there something you guys can suggest to use to remove the black dirt marks and swirl marks and the paint from my mother's car that stayed on my Z??? I saw commercials for the "scratch doctor", etc... does that stuff really work? should I go to a detail shop and see if they can buff it out?? (the swirl marks I can remove with my fingernail). Does the paint filler pencil really work?? I really hate to get a new bumper nor have mines painted, as the paint will fade differently then the rest of the car.
Any suggestions are welcome.
and sorry, I had to vent.

 

Sorry to hear about the Z.

I've had to replace my front bumper twice....

 

pics of the blonde mom or ban

 

in 4 n00dz

 

yeah, I'd hate to do that, because the body shops just match the paint, but then its never the same. did that on the same altima that hit me and the paint difference is clearly visible. That's one thing I want to avoid.

What makes the whole situation worse, is that I baby the **** out of the car when it comes to parking. When in the city I look for corner spots to minimize the possible damage, look for corner spots in the parking garages, and this S**T happens right outside of my home and by one of my own!

Anyways, any suggestions are welcome for the best way to go about this.

P.S. I'll try to post pics later of the damage. I cleaned up a lot of it just with a wet t-shirt.

 

LMAO

 

I see that nobody is answering your question. ...

Anyways, you should try to buff it out yourself before you do anything.

Go to any auto store (and probably even wal-mart). You want to get some rubbing compound and polish. You can just use an old soft towel, you don't really need any fancy rags they sell.

If you go to a paint & body store, "Rubbing compound" will come in dozens of differant abrasive levels (think of it as liquid sand paper). Wal martand auto stores will just sell "Rubbing compound" and "polish" without a bunch of choices. It usually comes in liquid or paste options.

The paint and body store will carry some very aggressive compound options, but most consumer auto parts store compound is not very aggressive at all. If your car is white or silver (or any light color) you can usually get away with only using rubbing compound. If your car is black or dark the rubbing compound will leave tiny swirl marks. You will need to go over the area again with the finer polish (and a differant clean towel) to remove those swirls. Then wax it if you like and your done!

Just like waxing, it is best to do it in the shade on cool body panels so the liquid compound doesn't dry out too fast.

Wash off any road grit & dirt before you do any of this. If you get any sand or dirt in your polish you'll leave some heavy swirls and scratches.

 

Requested pics of your mom . . .

And your response . . . FIXED!

So, don't forget to post pics of your mom with the wet t-shirt.

 

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH!!!
This was helpful, I'll stop by an autoparts store and a paint and body store/shop that I went to before and see what they have.
Thanks again, RN
I appreciate it.

 

Great Response... ::Golf clap::

 

Before you head out to buy the rubbing compund, you may also want to try a claybar on the area first. It will not be abrasive on the paint the rubbing compound, and may lift off the "swirl" marks your mom left (weird).

Anyways, I had the same issue from a paint transfer and the claybar worked. Just know that the claybar will most likely have to be thrown out if it works so it cannot scratch the rest of your car when used.

BTW, pics of mom not needed. But if you have a sister...

 

Post pictures of the damage if you want us to give you proper advice. We'll be able to tell you if it can just be buffed out, or not.

 

I couldn't wait, so I went ahead and got the rubbing compound. It worked. It did however take off a bit of that shine,but being on the edge of the bumper, I can hardly tell. All of the paint/dirt/swirl marks are gone. I did the whole step, rubbing compound then scratch remover than wax and polish. I'm happy with the result. Besides the inch long scratch that is left, if you don't know there was anything there, you won't notice anything at all. The scrach I plan of filling in with those filler pencils, hope it works.
On the downside, as I took of the damage, I did notice a little 3 inch long inclave/dent on the bumper. Once, again, you have to look at that particular spot at a certain angle and with the sun hitting the car a certain way to notice something out of place.

Nevertheless, I would like to thank you guys for posting helpful posts. Especially RN7676 and Orionflyer20. Thanks guys.
I've been sleeping much better now that I myself can't see the damage and am beginning to forget about it!

 

Being hit while parked is one of my concerns when I leave my car in the parking lot. Unfortunately this happened at home. Try using 3m rubbing compound. It works wonders!

 

That made my morning.

 

Wives of New Jersey

 

Well at least your car wasn't totaled while you were not in it. My 98 F150 got hit while parked. Someone thought it was a good idea to travel at 60 in a residential zone Bent the frame all to hell and ripped the rear diff out from underneath the truck.

GL with everything.

 

dumass

 

sounds like my street every 6 months

 

Says the guy who doesn't know how to spell dumb ***.