Bumper scuff - best course of action

[NiceCupOfTea]

Rolling my wife’s car forward on the drive I kissed a brick pillar



It’s Mazda soul red which apparently is a pain to match. Our local body shop have just closed down. Does it look like a smart repair would be ok on it or would it need full/partial respray of bumper?

What sort of cost am I looking at and any recommendations in SE London?

Proper rubbish day and this was the crowning glory.

[InitialDave]

I'd go with a smart repair, yes. I think tbh touching in and sanding/polishing would get it mostly sorted.

Don't forget, you know it was damaged, so you'll always spot the slightest mismatch. Most people would barely register.

[Belle427]

Just try touching it up first if your not too bothered.
Colour matching will be your issue, plastic bumpers can be especially tricky to get right.
May benefit you to visit the smart repairer for a chat first if you choose that repair.

[paintman]

IIRC that's a 3 coat colour, solid base coat, effects coat containing the metallic/pearl/xirillics, clear coat over the top.
Can be a PITA with matching.

[Red9zero]

Just seen your post on the CX5 Facebook group. I love the soul Red, but we ended up with boring arctic white. Our neighbour recently caught the bumper in the same place, but I managed to polish out 99% of the marks with a small touch in on a couple of chips. I'd be tempted to try that on yours to start with, as I have seen a few posts on the FB group of people having difficulties matching the soul Red. Alternatively I'd try a proper Mazda bodyshop or one approved by them as it is a pretty common colour.

[NiceCupOfTea]

That’s what I’m afraid of. I know soul red is horrendous for paint matching. We had a good local body shop who the local Mazda dealer used for repairs and they did a great job when the neighbour backed into it. Sadly they went to the wall about 6 months ago. Would like to get a decent job on it but I am afraid a bumper respray will be £500+ on a 13 year old car. Wife’s car and my fault though so…

[NiceCupOfTea]

Red9zero said:

Just seen your post on the CX5 Facebook group. I love the soul Red, but we ended up with boring arctic white. Our neighbour recently caught the bumper in the same place, but I managed to polish out 99% of the marks with a small touch in on a couple of chips. I'd be tempted to try that on yours to start with, as I have seen a few posts on the FB group of people having difficulties matching the soul Red. Alternatively I'd try a proper Mazda bodyshop or one approved by them as it is a pretty common colour.

Won’t polish out, it’s down to and through the base coat.

[Red9zero]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Won t polish out, it s down to and through the base coat.

Ugh Soul Red is such a nice colour, oddly even better through polarising sunglasses, but times like this I'm glad we went for the Arctic White.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Red9zero said:

Just seen your post on the CX5 Facebook group. I love the soul Red, but we ended up with boring arctic white. Our neighbour recently caught the bumper in the same place, but I managed to polish out 99% of the marks with a small touch in on a couple of chips. I'd be tempted to try that on yours to start with, as I have seen a few posts on the FB group of people having difficulties matching the soul Red. Alternatively I'd try a proper Mazda bodyshop or one approved by them as it is a pretty common colour.

Won’t polish out, it’s down to and through the base coat.