theres a few nicks and paint chipped off the back of my 2000 TL...you can see the grey metal underneath...the paint came off clean and its hanging off the bumper....its about 1 inch long and wide

i did a crappy job using some touch up paint similar in color but it sucks


im mainly worried about rust and other problems......i want to do a nice little DIY...need some help

 

well...another jackass just hit my car...probably less than an hour ago....and now theres 2 large paint chips

the paint is still on the bumper but it is noticably chipped and flaking off

theres 2 areas about 2 inches long and half an inch wide


what shold i do? sand off....retouch??


god dammit.....FUCK PARKING IN THE CITY! ARRGHHHHHHHH....i wanna get my old rubber black bumpered accord DX and start smashing peoples cars up

 

Wow, you're having a shitty day dude! Here's a link to the Mecca of do it yourself detailing (www.autopia.org):

Autopia Repairing Damage Articles

Instead of sandpaper as discussed in the articles, there is some liquid stuff that I recommend (or a product similar)...LANGKA Complete Paint Chip Repair Kit

It's a little pricy compared to sandpaper, but it really works as described!

 

Oh yeah, you can get Acura touchup paint at the dealer...it's suprisingly inexpensive...like $5 for a small bottle

 

thanks alot....any more advice is appreciated

 

Your bumper CAN NOT rust. It is plastic.

It will just look like shit though.

Sorry, can't help with a DIY on touch ups, I actually leave that to the pros

 

its plastic???i could swear that the parts that where scraped off did not look like plastic...like aluminum or something

 

Bumpers = plastic

that is also why they sometimes appear a shade or two off, even from the factory as the paint looks different on different substances.

Def plastic though.

 

Yup...plastic