Was unlucky this weekend. Tight parkingspace, and I back up so slowly that I couldn't hear it touch, only watch the sidemarker for position so not rocket science, but still. Must have glimpsed for a second.

Seeing as it's to the metal at some spots, is there any point in doing anything myself or should I just take it to a paint shop? Don't have any equipment, always did my car care by hand.



I guess I just hope I don't need a new bumper/fender, that would be REALLY expensive.

 

you might be able to buff most of that out....looks mostly like a paint transfer
if you don't have a rotary buffer, a heavy duty compound and a rag will work
if the damage is not too bad, just touch up the bare spots

if it were me however, I would get it repainted...I can't stand not having my 8 in tip top shape

 

buff it out then post pics....looks like theres only a few chips

 

ouch

 

buff it right out.

 

Well I was afraid of making matters worse :P

 

Looks pretty far gone. But nothing a little bondo and some time shouldn't fix. At least its not cracked

 

Ya'll insane? Buff out? I see bare metal. That panel will need to be repainted.

 

Yeah, I think they've gone a bit mad. The car is almost mint paintwise, so I probably have to get it painted. I've seen amazing things done by people, but they are probably harder to find than paint shops

 

I'd be one of them.
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