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Lin 03-06-2009 02:39 PM

Plastic rear bumper
 
OMG can't believe I scratched it up while parking. The guy didn't have a license plate bracket on and I thought I just bumped it but it scratched up my plastic part my of rear bumper. Looks like I have bar codes on the back now. Any suggestions on how to make it less noticeable?

Zoich 03-06-2009 03:09 PM

Don't look at it. Sorry, couldn't resist.
You may be able to get a shop to do partical repaint. Believe it or not they can do a pretty good job. I had my e39 done once ($80). Only when you look at it from a certain angle you can see the clear coat giving off different reflection -- as far as touching it, you don't feel any difference. Again, if they are good at what they do, they should be able to do it. You have a silver car, so not sure what the outcome would be.

Lin 03-06-2009 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoich
Don't look at it. Sorry, couldn't resist.
You may be able to get a shop to do partical repaint. Believe it or not they can do a pretty good job. I had my e39 done once ($80). Only when you look at it from a certain angle you can see the clear coat giving off different reflection -- as far as touching it, you don't feel any difference. Again, if they are good at what they do, they should be able to do it. You have a silver car, so not sure what the outcome would be.

Thanks for the info. I have to look around on who can do such a job. it's the black plastic part i need to have done. any suggestions on places to go to in NY/NJ area?

70Sixter 03-17-2009 04:23 PM

Some on Porsche boards have reported success with Dr Color Chip. They say it requires practice! Some say they couldn't make it look like they wanted.


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