chris424

Hi guys,

It's about time I joined this forum.

I'm looking for some advice on a wee bump I've had in the car park at the gym.
I've attached a pic below - looks like some paint from the other car has scraped onto mine and left a little bump.

Is this something I can fix myself with T-Cut and a hammer? And if not, what will it generally cause to get this repaired? So mad at myself.

Excuse the dirtiness.

Thanks guys.

Mysterion

That dent appears to be in the rear fascia (bumper cover). Being made of a flexible plastic-rubber compound, it won't respond well to trying to pulling/pushing it out. In addition, the paint applied to such parts has a flex agent mixed into it to allow the paint to flex with the part rather than cracking. The only way you *MIGHT* be able to perform a DIY on it is a) make certain you can access the back surface of the fascia where the dent is. b) Try heating the section with a hair dryer (be careful not to over-heat it as you might melt or craze the finish). c) When warm enough, push gently yet firmly from behind, while keeping the heat on it, til the dent is close to flat. Once close to flat, remove heat and continue holding in place til it cools. *Note* you will probably never get it pushed out 100% due to stretching of the material and a spot of special filler will probably be needed to fully level it. That filler should be available from a good auto body supply house which should also be able to make up an small quantity of paint with flex agent to match the car. Another alternative is once you have it close to flat, see what a body shop will charge to do the final fill and paint blow-in work. The less work you hand him, the less he will get to charge you.



Good luck with the repair.

chris424

Excellent, thanks.