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    Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

    Just not sure how to fix this. Cant see it from distance unless closing in but makes me go crazy. I really wanna touch this up but what do i do is it fixable? The gray part is just plastic and ill just get new part for that or wrap it. But the white portion you can see. Really lightly nicked car in front of me .


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    Re: Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

    Pictures??

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    Re: Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

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    Re: Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

    I can't tell if there are any cracks in the paint but assuming not... Looks like the vertical portion will polish out and the horizontal piece looks like an easy touch-up.

    Discerning Paint Chip Touch-Up; Not for Everyone or Every Chip

    If the paint did crack, then repairing and repainting the bumper is the only fix.

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    Re: Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

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    I can't tell if there are any cracks in the paint but assuming not... Looks like the vertical portion will polish out and the horizontal piece looks like an easy touch-up.

    If the paint did crack, then repairing and repainting the bumper is the only fix.
    How can i tell if its crack?

    If it is i saw youtube where do like wet sand in this area etc is that what you mean by repair?

    What horizontal part and you mean touchip with just paint?


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    Re: Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

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    I can't tell if there are any cracks in the paint but assuming not... Looks like the vertical portion will polish out and the horizontal piece looks like an easy touch-up.

    Discerning Paint Chip Touch-Up; Not for Everyone or Every Chip

    If the paint did crack, then repairing and repainting the bumper is the only fix.
    Also i know those meguiars like scratch x are only fillers and disguising. So not sure what to use to polish i have a da porter cable and some cutting pads and waxing pads too


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    Re: Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

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    How can i tell if its crack?
    Visually inspect it.

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    If it is i saw youtube where do like wet sand in this area etc is that what you mean by repair?
    I mean whatever it takes to remove the cracked paint and then prepare the area for refinishing.

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    What horizontal part and you mean touchip with just paint?
    The horizontal splitter or whatever you want call it below the light. Touch up as described in the attached link.

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    Re: Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

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    Also i know those meguiars like scratch x are only fillers and disguising. So not sure what to use to polish i have a da porter cable and some cutting pads and waxing pads too


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    ScratchX is not a filler... Used appropriately it will remove defects.

    I'd be doing all of the polishing by hand. You're working on edges and any machine, including a DA, can be risky in those areas.

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    Re: Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

    Quote Originally Posted by 2black1s View Post
    Visually inspect it.



    I mean whatever it takes to remove the cracked paint and then prepare the area for refinishing.



    The horizontal splitter or whatever you want call it below the light. Touch up as described in the attached link.
    I see so ill take some magnifying glasses and see cracks

    If it doesnt have cracks im guessing clear coat and paint still got rubbed off a bit .. if that happened im guessing need to repair and touchup right wetsand etc


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    Re: Feel like idiot. Let a girl pass and she stopped so i moved little more and grazed a car but damage is not big

    Quote Originally Posted by 2black1s View Post
    Visually inspect it.



    I mean whatever it takes to remove the cracked paint and then prepare the area for refinishing.



    The horizontal splitter or whatever you want call it below the light. Touch up as described in the attached link.
    I see the gray part. That can be taken out and wrapped which i was gonna do or replace which is removable

    If i use hand with scratch x and see it remove the black marks it mean its restored? If black marks show it means time for wet sand and retouch


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