Ugly scratch

WAKman · 06-05-2018, 01:43 PM

The very same day I posted about my one-year anniversary with the M3, I goofed up by not pulling far enough into my garage. The garage door had a small bolt head sticking out just far enough to put this hideous scratch in the rear bumper. It went all the way through the paint and even put a bit of a crease in the bumper plastic. Aarrgh!

Now researching the best way to fix it, so any suggestions are appreciated.

Terry

R3dliner · 06-05-2018, 02:04 PM

Either bite the bullet and repaint the bumper or use this carefully. The results are pretty good with your touch up paint.

https://www.amazon.com/Loew-Cornell-.../dp/B004YZXV8U

dparm · 06-05-2018, 02:15 PM

Touch-up paint will make it less visible, but if the bumper is actually creased you will need to have that sanded, filled in, and resprayed.

I say start with touch-up paint (should take no more than 15-20 minutes) and see what you think.

kimiraikkonen · 06-05-2018, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by WAKman

The very same day I posted about my one-year anniversary with the M3, I goofed up by not pulling far enough into my garage. The garage door had a small bolt head sticking out just far enough to put this hideous scratch in the rear bumper. It went all the way through the paint and even put a bit of a crease in the bumper plastic. Aarrgh!

Now researching the best way to fix it, so any suggestions are appreciated.

Terry

Sorry to hear about this...I think we've all been there before in one shape or form. You can do the touch-up paint of course, but it will probably never look right....and the uneven surface will look more like a paint drip run.

So as the other poster mentioned, the best is to get the bumper resanded and sprayed. Depending on what zip code you are in, this should be <$900 hopefully.

jiggz · 06-05-2018, 02:33 PM

If you're really OCD, you'll probably want to have it resprayed.

I actually have the exact same scratch (Interlagos as well) in the exact same location - the original owner touched it up, and it surprisingly doesn't bother me given I'm pretty OCD.

///M Power-Belgium · 06-05-2018, 02:43 PM

Terry , that's a repaint .

Helmsman · 06-05-2018, 03:01 PM

Sorry to see OP. The paint looks to be really thick(!), filler and respray from what I can see.

BayE30 · 06-05-2018, 03:43 PM

repaint. touch up will look ok from 10ft, and terrible from 3ft. hopefully up north your rates arent like ours down here, that would be a $1000 job easily at my shop.

OzCoE92 · 06-05-2018, 05:06 PM

Take it to a local detailer and have them fill and wet sand the scratches if you don't want to DIY. Best of luck!

thkfast · 06-06-2018, 01:49 AM

Oh man, that's the worst feeling. I've done the same thing many times. I wonder if a body shop could just fix that spot and blend it without doing the whole bumper cover?

03BeastCharmer · 06-06-2018, 01:05 PM

Wife did something similar with our E39 M5. Ended up respraying the bumper.

BayE30 · 06-06-2018, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by thkfast

Oh man, that's the worst feeling. I've done the same thing many times. I wonder if a body shop could just fix that spot and blend it without doing the whole bumper cover?

Its possible to do this, but we only do this type of repair on beater civics and corollas, i would never offer this for an m3.

Atmmac · 06-07-2018, 06:52 AM

Definitely a respray. Don't sweat it Everytime I need to get a panel painted I think about all the other imperfections that are being fixed as well as part of the paint job. Shouldn't be too much cash ~700 I would guess.

atopa2002 · 06-07-2018, 07:01 AM

You can remove the bumper yourself which will bring your labor cost down to about 200$, that's what I did.

dmk08 · 06-07-2018, 07:53 AM

I did the same thing to my 08. Luckily it was black and I used a sharpie.

Wouldn't worry about a respray tho. Dealers respray bumpers all the time before selling cars.

WAKman · 06-09-2018, 01:39 PM

I ordered up some Interlagos Blue touch up paint and primer. Think I'll haver a go at repairing it myself. If I make it worse, I'll just pull it off and get someone else to do it.

are0lies · 06-09-2018, 02:13 PM

This! I did the same thing (trunk) with my garage door; left it that way for over a month considering what it would cost to get it redone. Finally called my insurance, took it to a body shop, and paid the deductible. Call your insurance; it's small things like this that you pay them for.

msan · 06-09-2018, 03:04 PM

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Li...Fc3YwAodEqcMJw

Sorry had to.

are0lies · 06-09-2018, 04:25 PM

^^

timothy2001 · 06-09-2018, 05:30 PM

Kite string and a tennis ball works wonders.

Even so, our E300 has the exact same line from the garage door.

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R3dliner Lieutenant Colonel 937 Rep 1,930 Posts Drives: 18 M3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: NYC iTrader: (5)	Either bite the bullet and repaint the bumper or use this carefully. The results are pretty good with your touch up paint. https://www.amazon.com/Loew-Cornell-.../dp/B004YZXV8U
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dparm Stop the hate, get a V8 3853 Rep 8,625 Posts Drives: C7 Corvette GS, AMG C63 S Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Frisco, TX iTrader: (1)	Touch-up paint will make it less visible, but if the bumper is actually creased you will need to have that sanded, filled in, and resprayed. I say start with touch-up paint (should take no more than 15-20 minutes) and see what you think. __________________ Now: 2017 Corvette Grand Sport, 2021 AMG C63 S sedan Past: 2011.5 M3 sedan ZCP
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jiggz Brigadier General 2152 Rep 3,654 Posts Drives: E90 M3\|F15 X5 50i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	If you're really OCD, you'll probably want to have it resprayed. I actually have the exact same scratch (Interlagos as well) in the exact same location - the original owner touched it up, and it surprisingly doesn't bother me given I'm pretty OCD.
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///M Power-Belgium General 64253 Rep 24,867 Posts Drives: ///M3-E92-DCT Silverstone II Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Terry , that's a repaint . __________________ "MAX VERSTAPPEN" IS THE 2021+2022+2023 F1 WORLD CHAMPION - #UnLeashTheLion BPM DEV-Tune & DCT Software-Tune & Servotronic & coding ///Alpine HID Angeleyes ///Oem.exhaust mod.
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Helmsman Major General 4486 Rep 7,130 Posts Drives: 2011 AW E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockholm, Sweden iTrader: (0)	Sorry to see OP. The paint looks to be really thick(!), filler and respray from what I can see.
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BayE30 Lieutenant Colonel 1343 Rep 1,881 Posts Drives: 2011.75 E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (5)	repaint. touch up will look ok from 10ft, and terrible from 3ft. hopefully up north your rates arent like ours down here, that would be a $1000 job easily at my shop.
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06-05-2018, 05:06 PM	#9
OzCoE92 Lieutenant 96 Rep 448 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW M3 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (3)	Take it to a local detailer and have them fill and wet sand the scratches if you don't want to DIY. Best of luck!
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06-06-2018, 01:49 AM	#10
thkfast Major 261 Rep 1,028 Posts Drives: 2015 F82 M4 Sakhir Orange DCT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA iTrader: (1)	Oh man, that's the worst feeling. I've done the same thing many times. I wonder if a body shop could just fix that spot and blend it without doing the whole bumper cover? __________________ "The likelihood of one individual being right increases in direct proportion to the intensity with which others attempt to prove him wrong." 2015 F82 M4 - Sakhir Orange Metallic 2013 E92 M3 / 2013 E92 335is / 2010 E90 335i / 2007 E90 335i
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03BeastCharmer Lieutenant Colonel 260 Rep 1,662 Posts Drives: '13 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston iTrader: (3)	Wife did something similar with our E39 M5. Ended up respraying the bumper. __________________ Current: '13 E92 M3 Euro Delivery Gone: E86 M Coupe; E30 M3, E39 M5, E36 M3
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06-07-2018, 06:52 AM	#13
Atmmac New Member 14 Rep 21 Posts Drives: 2013 e93 M3 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	Definitely a respray. Don't sweat it Everytime I need to get a panel painted I think about all the other imperfections that are being fixed as well as part of the paint job. Shouldn't be too much cash ~700 I would guess.
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atopa2002 Lieutenant 204 Rep 542 Posts Drives: Z3M, 2013 e92 M3, F15 X5 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Richmond,VA iTrader: (2)	You can remove the bumper yourself which will bring your labor cost down to about 200$, that's what I did.
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dmk08 Gone Fishin’ 7318 Rep 12,125 Posts Drives: Walks Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (19)	I did the same thing to my 08. Luckily it was black and I used a sharpie. Wouldn't worry about a respray tho. Dealers respray bumpers all the time before selling cars.
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WAKman Second Lieutenant 414 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW M3, 1985 Porsche 911 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	I ordered up some Interlagos Blue touch up paint and primer. Think I'll haver a go at repairing it myself. If I make it worse, I'll just pull it off and get someone else to do it.
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are0lies Banned 4181 Rep 1,867 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 E93 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Riverside iTrader: (0)	This! I did the same thing (trunk) with my garage door; left it that way for over a month considering what it would cost to get it redone. Finally called my insurance, took it to a body shop, and paid the deductible. Call your insurance; it's small things like this that you pay them for.
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msan Major 404 Rep 1,171 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 / 2012 X5 35i M Sp Join Date: May 2015 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (16)	https://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Li...Fc3YwAodEqcMJw Sorry had to.
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timothy2001 Major 852 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 E92 [0.00]	Kite string and a tennis ball works wonders. Even so, our E300 has the exact same line from the garage door.
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