Something chomped my front fender...
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Something chomped my front bumper..
Yeah.... it's not that bad.. but the car is only 2 weeks old and i'm kinda bummed. What can I do about this myself?
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just be lucky it's not worse. I hit a damn raccoon 2 weeks ago and it busted out my intercooler screen and put some nice dents in the intercooler so now i have a boost leak. insurance will be fixing the car next week, but dang driving the car like this for 3 weeks has sucked
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I don't think you should do anything because eventually you will get more dings and scratches. It's like wearing the scars with pride?!
But, if you really can't stand it and want to fix it yourself, you can bondo the little scratch and then go to your local auto paint shop and.....
1. Buy primer
2. Mix Apex silver paint
3. Buy clear coat
4. Get a paint gun or a aerosol paint cans to put the paint and clear in
5. Paint the spot and try to match the shade of silver (will definitely be a little off)
6. Wet sand it to get it smooth.....and not sand through the clear and into the paint or else you will have to repeat step 4!
7. Buff it out with wax.
To do it yourself will probably cost you around $300 but not sure about the finished level of work. (depending on your skills)
Or, just leave it and either get it painted by a pro. when it gets really bad or get a front bumper/ spoiler from aftermarket.
But, if you really can't stand it and want to fix it yourself, you can bondo the little scratch and then go to your local auto paint shop and.....
1. Buy primer
2. Mix Apex silver paint
3. Buy clear coat
4. Get a paint gun or a aerosol paint cans to put the paint and clear in
5. Paint the spot and try to match the shade of silver (will definitely be a little off)
6. Wet sand it to get it smooth.....and not sand through the clear and into the paint or else you will have to repeat step 4!
7. Buff it out with wax.
To do it yourself will probably cost you around $300 but not sure about the finished level of work. (depending on your skills)
Or, just leave it and either get it painted by a pro. when it gets really bad or get a front bumper/ spoiler from aftermarket.
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Originally Posted by JFawns
Judging from the picture it also looks like there's US currency lodged in your bumper. Probably ran over a bag of money.
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Mitsu's paint isn't that bad. Compare to wrx paint job, it's upscale.
Anyway, don't do all that work by yourself, it's not worth the trouble.
Just take it to your detail guy and he'll probably do it for $50.
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Well.. i guess i just needed to vent a little. I know i'm going to get dings and whatnot. I'm just the type of person to rub my car with diaper after i'm done washing it!
after 2 weeks or so and about 1,200 miles driven.. I LOVE IT! It's just a sweet sweet sweet ride.
thanks!
helm
after 2 weeks or so and about 1,200 miles driven.. I LOVE IT! It's just a sweet sweet sweet ride.
thanks!
helm
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If I were you, I'd follow the trajectory of that piece of debris and make sure it did not damage the intercooler.
If you are this sensitive about scratches, dings, I'll refrain from showing you the front of my car after 30k of driving. It's starting to look a bit rough!
Just buy some touch up, and do your best to color match the gouge. Wait for a year or two until the bumper cover is pretty well worn and replace it with a new piece!
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If you are this sensitive about scratches, dings, I'll refrain from showing you the front of my car after 30k of driving. It's starting to look a bit rough!
Just buy some touch up, and do your best to color match the gouge. Wait for a year or two until the bumper cover is pretty well worn and replace it with a new piece!
SC~