scratched bumper =( please help.

MooseCaboose · 08-02-2007, 03:19 AM

hey guys, tonight i was out with my girl and i accidentally backed up into another car. luckily it was a really slow backup and i only hit his license plate screw :mad: so that means his car isnt damaged at all. but for me....my lower portion of the rear bumper has a circular scratch the size of a pen cap. it isnt that deep(from a scale of 1 - 10 it would be a 4) but you can feel it with your hands. would a scratch remover, remove this? im using Nu Finish Scratch Doctor. or do i need something else. its too late now so ill post a pic tmr. PLEASE HELP ME! just knowing its there is killing me.

OC Guy · 08-02-2007, 03:47 AM

Try what you have or Meguiar's scratch X.

achien · 08-02-2007, 08:27 AM

Get the PDC...

The payback period is "1" incident.

zoomBimmer · 08-02-2007, 08:30 AM

Oooow! It will leave a mark. Sorry

HyperM3 · 08-02-2007, 08:32 AM

MooseCaboose · 08-02-2007, 01:01 PM

whats a PDC? sorry im new. just got up so ill post a pic soon.

calvino · 08-02-2007, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MooseCaboose

whats a PDC? sorry im new. just got up so ill post a pic soon.

according to Google is Pacific Disaster Center or the PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY

MooseCaboose · 08-02-2007, 01:08 PM

haha nevermind. i know what it is now. park distant control

MooseCaboose · 08-02-2007, 02:09 PM

the damage is worse than i thought it was, scratch remover does nothing to it. im thinking i might need some touch up paint for this?

pics a bit crappy but you can see the half circle.

MooseCaboose · 08-03-2007, 02:07 PM

well, ive come to the conclusion that filling in the scratch with touch up paint is the best way. Sanding it down to make it even afterwards and polishing it with my scratch remover then waxing. anyone else done this before?

kodarren · 08-03-2007, 03:00 PM

get the tough up paint from dealer it only cost $20

kodarren · 08-03-2007, 03:00 PM

i mean touch up paint

!Xoible · 08-03-2007, 03:03 PM

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74526

MooseCaboose · 08-09-2007, 01:21 PM

hey guys,

okay, so i filled in the circle with the touch up paint. let it dry and polished it. but now theres a blob of paint in that area. it doesnt look like it normal at all. should i wet sand it down to make it even and polish it?

BMXtreme · 08-10-2007, 09:53 AM

Hmm...i got the same thing from someone who purposely bump my back cause he's zealous....didn't realize it until I got home. Had someone buff it and its not there anymore...hmm...did u use a buffer to polish or hand polish?

MooseCaboose · 08-10-2007, 01:48 PM

i used hand. im not looking foward to wet sanding at all. i know nothing about it. dont want to make more damage than there already is.

BMXtreme · 08-10-2007, 02:10 PM

Hmm..u can't even remove swirls w/ hand...how do u suppose u remove scratch w/ hand? hmm...scratchX never worked for me and NuFinish is crap...but some reported good ourcome w/ scratchX..maybe u can try that if u are using hand...but i doubt you will get anything off with hand...

MooseCaboose · 08-10-2007, 02:43 PM

hmm. i guess i either need to get someone to buff it out or try wet sanding it.

jasonn · 08-12-2007, 07:05 AM

http://www.langka.com/ That might help.

MooseCaboose · 08-12-2007, 02:23 PM

^^ Thanks! that looks like a plan. although.. the blob remover is like sanding isnt it.

08-02-2007, 03:19 AM	#1
MooseCaboose First Lieutenant 29 Rep 367 Posts Drives: with a doge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	scratched bumper =( please help. hey guys, tonight i was out with my girl and i accidentally backed up into another car. luckily it was a really slow backup and i only hit his license plate screw :mad: so that means his car isnt damaged at all. but for me....my lower portion of the rear bumper has a circular scratch the size of a pen cap. it isnt that deep(from a scale of 1 - 10 it would be a 4) but you can feel it with your hands. would a scratch remover, remove this? im using Nu Finish Scratch Doctor. or do i need something else. its too late now so ill post a pic tmr. PLEASE HELP ME! just knowing its there is killing me.
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achien AC 95 Rep 2,387 Posts Drives: E90 Post Members Crazy Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	Get the PDC... The payback period is "1" incident. __________________ Your Supreme Leader
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MooseCaboose First Lieutenant 29 Rep 367 Posts Drives: with a doge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	whats a PDC? sorry im new. just got up so ill post a pic soon.
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MooseCaboose First Lieutenant 29 Rep 367 Posts Drives: with a doge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	haha nevermind. i know what it is now. park distant control
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08-02-2007, 02:09 PM	#9
MooseCaboose First Lieutenant 29 Rep 367 Posts Drives: with a doge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	the damage is worse than i thought it was, scratch remover does nothing to it. im thinking i might need some touch up paint for this? pics a bit crappy but you can see the half circle.
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08-03-2007, 02:07 PM	#10
MooseCaboose First Lieutenant 29 Rep 367 Posts Drives: with a doge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	well, ive come to the conclusion that filling in the scratch with touch up paint is the best way. Sanding it down to make it even afterwards and polishing it with my scratch remover then waxing. anyone else done this before?
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08-09-2007, 01:21 PM	#14
MooseCaboose First Lieutenant 29 Rep 367 Posts Drives: with a doge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	hey guys, okay, so i filled in the circle with the touch up paint. let it dry and polished it. but now theres a blob of paint in that area. it doesnt look like it normal at all. should i wet sand it down to make it even and polish it?
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08-10-2007, 09:53 AM	#15
BMXtreme Lieutenant Colonel 59 Rep 1,657 Posts Drives: E60 535i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redmond, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Hmm...i got the same thing from someone who purposely bump my back cause he's zealous....didn't realize it until I got home. Had someone buff it and its not there anymore...hmm...did u use a buffer to polish or hand polish?
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08-10-2007, 01:48 PM	#16
MooseCaboose First Lieutenant 29 Rep 367 Posts Drives: with a doge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	i used hand. im not looking foward to wet sanding at all. i know nothing about it. dont want to make more damage than there already is.
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BMXtreme Lieutenant Colonel 59 Rep 1,657 Posts Drives: E60 535i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redmond, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Hmm..u can't even remove swirls w/ hand...how do u suppose u remove scratch w/ hand? hmm...scratchX never worked for me and NuFinish is crap...but some reported good ourcome w/ scratchX..maybe u can try that if u are using hand...but i doubt you will get anything off with hand...
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08-10-2007, 02:43 PM	#18
MooseCaboose First Lieutenant 29 Rep 367 Posts Drives: with a doge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	hmm. i guess i either need to get someone to buff it out or try wet sanding it.
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08-12-2007, 02:23 PM	#20
MooseCaboose First Lieutenant 29 Rep 367 Posts Drives: with a doge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	^^ Thanks! that looks like a plan. although.. the blob remover is like sanding isnt it.
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