I got tapped by my friend about a year ago and his license plate screws scraped my bumper. I took it to a paint shop and they touched it up, but now a year later there's the slighest different hue in the paint on the back bumper. Obviously only noticable by someone with OCD, but is there anyway to buff or polish the discoloration out?
Imperfection on Rear Bumper, any way to...
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97stscaddy
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Nope. You'll have to repaint it.
I feel your pain though. One of my door handles and both front and rear bumpers are mis-colored. They're off by just a hair, just barely a half shade, but I can tell. Nobody else has ever noticed it, but I certainly do.
I feel your pain though. One of my door handles and both front and rear bumpers are mis-colored. They're off by just a hair, just barely a half shade, but I can tell. Nobody else has ever noticed it, but I certainly do.
Eliot_Ness_Ls
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+1.....Im surprised it was a good job the first time, I went for a touch up allready and they told me this. Yup we'll do it but we will be takeing your money, no profesional can do any better than yourself. All we use is the stuff in the finger nail polish looking container.
97stscaddy
Dedicated LVC Member
Theres a big difference between a touch up and a spot repair.
A touch up is just what you described, they (MIGHT) clean the surface with a prep solvent, then dap on similarly colored paint out of a nail polish looking bottle.
A spot repair (most likely in this case) is where the paint is sanded off from around the indent. The plastic is heated and massaged back close to its original position, then any imperfections are filled with putty. Then they prime, paint, and clearcoat it, then heat it for about 15 -20 minutes with a heat light to speed drying time. This works great when/if they can match the paint color exactly. But if they get it wrong even by just a hair it will show up big time later down the road.
A touch up is just what you described, they (MIGHT) clean the surface with a prep solvent, then dap on similarly colored paint out of a nail polish looking bottle.
A spot repair (most likely in this case) is where the paint is sanded off from around the indent. The plastic is heated and massaged back close to its original position, then any imperfections are filled with putty. Then they prime, paint, and clearcoat it, then heat it for about 15 -20 minutes with a heat light to speed drying time. This works great when/if they can match the paint color exactly. But if they get it wrong even by just a hair it will show up big time later down the road.
Silver Frost is very difficult to match, mainly because it is metallic. I had a spot repair on the door of my silver frost '02, and I could always see the difference between that area and the rest of the door.
Eliot_Ness_Ls
Dedicated LVC Member
Im takeing thats why the dealership didnt or dont want to go that far.
They said the same thing you said about spot repairs, its pointless cause from what you are saying it sounds juat as hard anyway
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