Bumper scratch - best way to repair?
Bumper scratch - best way to repair?
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jklondon

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50 posts

175 months

Monday 28th March 2016
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Picked up a small scratch on rear bumper after a full weekend of driving, gone through plastic, small but annoying!

Can it be repaired to a high standard? Whats best way to do this?

Picture uploaded

Any tips appreciated.

JK

Far Cough

2,481 posts

197 months

Monday 28th March 2016
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Best way to deal with that is get a touch up pencil of the correct colour. Use a cocktail stick and gently fill the scratch. Dont go mad on the first go. Let it dry and then fill it again. The idea being to fill the void entirely upto the level of the original paint. Sounds hard but you will be surprised at the results. If you are not happy with your own efforts then its either a smart repair in the local area or get the whole bumper done which IMHO is massive overkill for that. Its annoying but nothing in the grand scheme of things.

jklondon

Original Poster:

50 posts

175 months

Monday 28th March 2016
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Far Cough said:
Best way to deal with that is get a touch up pencil of the correct colour. Use a cocktail stick and gently fill the scratch. Dont go mad on the first go. Let it dry and then fill it again. The idea being to fill the void entirely upto the level of the original paint. Sounds hard but you will be surprised at the results. If you are not happy with your own efforts then its either a smart repair in the local area or get the whole bumper done which IMHO is massive overkill for that. Its annoying but nothing in the grand scheme of things.
Thanks - yea I wanted to avoid the 'overkill' route and try something DIY. Is touch up paint OK to use on bumper, wasnt sure as its plastic rather than body work metal?

Adam B

29,703 posts

283 months

Monday 28th March 2016
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Tippex?


As cough said touch up paint. Fine on bumper

jklondon

Original Poster:

50 posts

175 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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As it turns out have insurance cover for smart repair from company called revive-it anyone used them?