Kapz K Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Gah! I was backing into my driveway today to repair the wing mirror, and I misjudged the distance from the garage wall and resulted in a deep gash to my rear bumper!! Needless to say I was on the verge of tears and absolutely fuming, I've only owned the car for 2 weeks! God I've been driving for 2 years now and I still messed up on the most basic of manoeuvres! Anyway, the appearence of the car right now is quite ugly and I would like to do a self touch up/repair job of it as I'm not prepared to fork out £80 + for an 8 year old car (and my first car owned by me). I'm not looking for a 100% match job, just something which will make the appearance to the naked eye much more pleasant. I don't know if the paint is metallic or not (its a 2003 Focus Ink in Blue), and I've heard filling the scratches and wet-sanding the damaged area down can lead to clearcoat scratches which are impossible to remove. Could anyone guide me or point me in the direction of a step by step guide to getting this sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodysbodywerx Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 scrapes don't need filling, looking at that, it needs to be flatted and blown in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel S Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Failing that - try the scrap yards for a replacement bumper in the same colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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