Some idiot scraped My Z, need help
 

Hey guys,
So my bad luck streak continues. I was parked at school the other day and when i'm done and come back i see that some idiot who can't park scraped the side of my car and just left. :mad: I took the car to body shop's around my area and they want $350 to repaint the whole front bumper.
Is there any way that i can fix this myself ?, like use touchup paint etc ?

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Nope, bumper needs to be repainted in order to repair this properly. Don't you have comprehensive insurance? Might look at lowering your deductible so you don't have to fix things like this out of pocket.

Do it yourself, nope! $350.00 seems awfully cheap in price, getting a close match and blending in with the rest of the area!

$350 isn't that bad of a price for repair. that would be an awful lot of touchup paint to cover all that, and you could probably notice the difference in the touch up and original. i'd just save up the $350 and get it fixed right.

If you drove a civic I'd say go for it try to do it your self but on a 30k+ car no way in hell should you try unless you your self work at a body shop.

I think $350 is a very good price assuming it is a quality body shop. You can save money by sanding and priming the bumper yourself, it will save you around $100 and all it takes is some sand paper and primer.

Yea man get it done by a pro.

A lot of sanding since he'd have to go down to the bare plastic where it scraped. But if you do this, make sure to use an adhesion-promoter type primer rather than regular old primer intended for use on metal.

Definitely get it done professionally.

... And get a beater for your classes. Lol

GL with the repair. :)

Definitely get it done professionally.

... And get a beater for your classes. Lol

GL with the repair. :)

:iagree: GL buddy

also clean your rims :)

Well, worse case scenario i could always repaint at a body shop, so is it worth a try to grit it down and then use the touch up paint that comes in the spray can form ? and put some clear coat on top of it to give it some shine. I've got no problem if the difference is minor.

No, it will look worse than it did with the paint scraped away unless you're really experienced at spraying and blending using a rattle can... and even then, it looks bad.

professionally
 

dont go cheap. I have a paint guy i met at a Nissan Dealership. He does their cars and other dealers and rent a car companies. He'll dry sand, wet sand match the paint and apply a clear coat.

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I thought the scrape someone left on mine was bad. But wow... I can't believe someone could do that and not notice. Much less care.

It's reasons like this that everyone wonders why I'm late to work every day. Cause it takes me forever to find that perfect parking spot, and even then I move my car later on when business dies down.

Sorry to see those scrapes. Honestly though, get a professional to do it. You paid a lot of money for this car and what if you want to sell it someday? You may not mind that the color isn't a perfect match but, the person buying might. Just some thoughts. $350 isn't that much. I just paid $225 to fix a chip on the roof of the car that you could barely see. Do it right man.......

if $350 is beyond your budget right now, i'd just drive around with those scrapes until you find the cash. no point in wasting money attempting to fix it and you may make it worse if you don't know what you're doing.

man that sucks it happened to be but lucked out they left contact info.

350.00 seems to cheap also. mine had more damage than yours. but if you have any kind of damage to the fender at all replace it and get it painted right.
in the long haul you won't regret it.

Luckily, that's only on the plastic. I'm going to go out on a limb here and tell you to not get it fixed until you graduate and no longer have to park there. Chances are, you will get it fixed, and before you know it... BAM... again.

you don't need to pay $350 to get that fixed. i have repainted a whole new bumper for a $40 budget using paint from Touch Up Paint Online - Remove Car Scratches. $40 includes the sand paper and clearcoat that you will also need.

it's an excuse to get a aftermarket bumper!