Damaged Paint?
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Sadly, if you are down to the bumper material, not anything easy that I know.
Well ...
A body shop could re-spray and blend the bumper - probably around $200 at a shop like Maaco (some of them are decent) $450-$700 at a more reputable shop.
The dealer probably has a $5-10 bottle of brush-on touch-up paint. It won't look as bad, but it won't look factory either.
https://www.google.com/search?q=touch-up paint&gws_rd=ssl#q=touch-up+paint+forum
If you look on the detailing forums, they recommend building the area up, then applying several coats of paint to above the original surface, then wet-sanding and polishing down. That should work well, but I've never had the patience for it or much success.
Well ...
A body shop could re-spray and blend the bumper - probably around $200 at a shop like Maaco (some of them are decent) $450-$700 at a more reputable shop.
The dealer probably has a $5-10 bottle of brush-on touch-up paint. It won't look as bad, but it won't look factory either.
https://www.google.com/search?q=touch-up paint&gws_rd=ssl#q=touch-up+paint+forum
If you look on the detailing forums, they recommend building the area up, then applying several coats of paint to above the original surface, then wet-sanding and polishing down. That should work well, but I've never had the patience for it or much success.
Yep - the paint and ding warranty that most companies offer only covers paintless dent repair, so wouldn't help you in this case.
If you have low-deductible comprehensive insurance, it might cover this - it can't hurt to ask, and it shouldn't affect your rates.
Basic options -
Suck up the money and get it sprayed at a body shop.
Brush on some touch-up paint and live with it.
You might check with some detail shops - a lot of them probably do offer that and have the patience for it - and it should be less than having it sprayed.
Fortunately on the bumper you don't have to worry about rust.
Sucks that they are requiring all these water-based paints that chip so easily.
If you have low-deductible comprehensive insurance, it might cover this - it can't hurt to ask, and it shouldn't affect your rates.
Basic options -
Suck up the money and get it sprayed at a body shop.
Brush on some touch-up paint and live with it.
You might check with some detail shops - a lot of them probably do offer that and have the patience for it - and it should be less than having it sprayed.
Fortunately on the bumper you don't have to worry about rust.
Sucks that they are requiring all these water-based paints that chip so easily.
Thing is with Plastidip is that you're still going to see the textures in the abrasions/scratches. I've plastidip'd a few things from car rims to motorcycle fairings. Also remember to allow the plastidip to cure (depending on how hot/humid/cold it is) before you start to drive the Rolla around.
I plastidip'd a Scion TC rim, allowed it to fully cure and unintentionally curbed my rims... the plastidip coating stayed on although the rim was left with a few scratches.
Just keep in mind that you may or may not lose a bit of the clear coating if you decide to remove the plastidip in the future (goo-gone and a blow dryer works great to remove plastidip if it's been cured for >24+ hours).
I plastidip'd a Scion TC rim, allowed it to fully cure and unintentionally curbed my rims... the plastidip coating stayed on although the rim was left with a few scratches.
Just keep in mind that you may or may not lose a bit of the clear coating if you decide to remove the plastidip in the future (goo-gone and a blow dryer works great to remove plastidip if it's been cured for >24+ hours).