I put a small ding in my bumper, any suggestions?

[fpr4]

I was unloading some school stuff out of my "trunk" and something fell and put a small ding in the paint. I'm mad at myself because Saturday I was going to purchase the trunk liner and opted not to. I don't want to use GS27 or anything because I'm afraid of the outcome.

[06tCguy]

is it the paint that messed up, or did u dent the bumper?

[fpr4]

No dent at all. There is just about a 1cm place in the paint that is scuffed down to the bumper itself. It just irks me and I'm afraid that it will start to peel.

[Gaiden]

Try some touch up paint? I got a small canister at the dealership after i dented my bumper, looks flawless from medium-far range, and is bairly noticable up close unless you look directly at it

[ack154]

Moved to M&CC.

[fpr4]

Originally Posted by Gaiden

Try some touch up paint? I got a small canister at the dealership after i dented my bumper, looks flawless from medium-far range, and is bairly noticable up close unless you look directly at it

Will they possibly do it for me?

[Gaiden]

The dealership? Probably not, they'd more likely refer you to a bodyshop; but that's just my experience with the dealerships around here. I dented my rear bumper where it pushed in quite a fair bit, so i just took it completely off and kicked out the dent from the inside, and then heated it and smooth the edges. After that, I painted it with the touch up paint, and it looks good.

[boostedscion]

Originally Posted by fpr4

I was unloading some school stuff out of my "trunk" and something fell and put a small ding in the paint. I'm mad at myself because Saturday I was going to purchase the trunk liner and opted not to.

I don't want to use GS27 or anything because I'm afraid of the outcome.

i remember gs27.. doesnt work too good. Do you have a pic of the damage

[B1uEsC1uEs]

i also hate the ding on my car. some idiot opened his door too far and hit my car. how do i know? it left a white color because the car that parked to me was white. last time i checked, i was about a mile away from him. when i came back from my last class to go home, the car was gone. havnt seen that car ever since.

[Somnambulated]

Some dealerships have in-house ding-repair guys who come out two or more days a week. Usually they're somewhat pricey, but do exellent work.

If it's just a chip, you have two options:

Put some touch-up paint on it with a toothpick, then each time you wash the car rub that one spot with a 'scratch remover' or polishing compound

Or, every time you wax your car use a 'color wax.' Turtlewax makes one, and it actually works great on my Silver Streak Mica, which is a freaking hard color to match. Since you have a silver car too, it should work fine.

Only problem with the wax is, it's not permanent, and wears off. It is less noticable than touch-up paint, though.