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Old 09-30-18, 03:00 PM
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Any DIY repair advice :-(... Looking online and a lot of it doesn't seem practical. I can live with it but it seems repairable or coverable




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Ouch, that will need some work, it is deep and long. Re-spray the whole bumper. Will cost you $400 to $500. Or take it to you local dent repair place. Good luck, btw what happened?
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No idea to be honest. I checked my car in the morning because I did the wheels and no one in the shop (friends) noticed it either. So, it must've happened when I was running about. Oh well..
I've filled it up with putty but it's a bit cold. I'm going to sand it down and use a touch-up. We'll see how it goes haha, but maybe I should've used bondo
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The lighter scuffs you can probably buff out using rubbing compound; but those deeper lines appear to be through the clear AND paint.
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Do you park in a garage? If yes, maybe you didn't drive the car in enough and a bracket on the garage door scratched it when it was closing.

This happened to me on another car I had.
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Exactly what I was thinking. The other lighter lines indicate garage door brackets. Maybe the deep one is where the bolt head was. I’ve done this but minorly before. My wife broke the trunk inner taillights on her Sienna with garage door. I zip tied some pool noodles cut down the center onto the first cross member of the garage door now to help prevent major damage.

Originally Posted by valeoray
Do you park in a garage? If yes, maybe you didn't drive the car in enough and a bracket on the garage door scratched it when it was closing.

This happened to me on another car I had.
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