Indeedisuper

Hey folks,

My back bumper of my 2010 pearl white TSX got scratched and I'm trying to find a way to fix it without having to pay too much. I don't know too much about scratches but it seems to me the scratch has gone through the primer.

Can anyone suggest a method to fix this myself? Most things I've found online seemed to be geared towards scratches that hasn't gone through the primer. Much appreciated.

Indeedisuper

I've uploaded a picture as well.

Indeedisuper

09TSXTech

The bumper is made of ABS plastic material, probably need to take it to a body shop to do a proper repair.

Indeedisuper

Lol, thanks for getting the picture up. I had no idea why my links weren't working. What would touch up paint do for a scratch like this? Would it be enough to make it less noticeable?

09TSXTech

You use photobucket, click on the right bottom IMG link and paste it to your response, and the photo link will work.

As for touch up paint, it will certainly help. Since it cost less than $15, that should be your first option. Besides, it's good to have a touch up paint with you for those minor chips.

TLtrigirl

iTrader: (1)

the bumper is gouged. that's a repair. touch up paint may make it look worse than it already does. use it with caution. you can try and polish it out (porter cable and compound) to make it look less noticeable, but the gouging will still be there.

Indeedisuper

That's a bummer, is it possible if I filled in the gouge with putty and then painted over it?

TLtrigirl

iTrader: (1)

^^only if you know what you are doing. if not it's gonna look kinda ghetto on a nice car like a TSX. if you're going to fix it...do it right. no half ass. a bumper repair will run anywhere from $300-500 (depending on location and shop). they would need to blend the entire bumper to make it look right.

Indeedisuper

Wow, that's more expensive then ordering a new rear bumper face...

TLtrigirl

iTrader: (1)

new bumper cover doesn't come painted...add $$ for paint. another $250-300 for paint. it's more labor intensive to repair and respray. so pricewise the repair vs replace is within about $100 to $150 of each other.

sky82

time to upgrade to the sports rear bumper =P