Street parked my Mazda CX-5 at what was seemingly a safe spot. I was wrong. Came home to find some scuffing on the unpainted portion of my rear bumper. It must be the typical NYC a-hole bumper kissing technique someone used.

The scuffs are not deep enough to make any significant gouges. Though through close examination, there are some spots where the material was dug in and frayed (very very fine). I say 75% of it is not gouged. After cleaning the surface, I went at it with a Mr.Clean Magic Eraser (wet). That didn't help much. Out of experiment's sake, I used 303 to see if it improves blending of light marks. It didn't make a significant different. Then finally Armor All thinking its heavy greasy finish will hide it. Wasn't much of a difference either.

Any suggestions on how to approach this? (Apologies for the upload on Flickr instead of attachment here. It gave me an error for each file).


20150321_104638 by SayNoToPistons, on Flickr
20150321_113306 by SayNoToPistons, on Flickr
20150321_113325 by SayNoToPistons, on Flickr



The feeling of disappointment of successfully avoiding any eyesore on the car for 2 years (and 3 months) in NYC has possibly come to an end. Having the bumper replaced won't be a feasible option as I would have to get the top and side portion painted in Black Mica and possibly blend the quarter to match.