look what some idiot did to my bumper........damn it
02-05-09, 08:23 PM
#16
Lexus Test Driver
Go out as soon as possible and apply the heat from a good, powerful gun-type hair dryer to the dented bumper cover. It will take maybe 8 or 10 minutes, but the dent will probably pop right out. I did this very thing on my wife's Caddy just 2 nights ago with a 1500-watt dryer and it doesn't even show.
Just hold it a couple of inches away and move it around as the hot air heats up the cover. Works like a charm, since the plastic in the cover has a "memory" and will return to its original shape if heated.
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Just hold it a couple of inches away and move it around as the hot air heats up the cover. Works like a charm, since the plastic in the cover has a "memory" and will return to its original shape if heated.
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02-06-09, 02:08 PM
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most dealer body shops outsource their work. i would look at reviews of your local body shops to find one with good reputation.
02-06-09, 05:10 PM
#24
Lexus Test Driver
I'm telling you - use a hair dryer on it and it will pop back out ...
You may need a little paint touch-up, but that'll be a lot less than paying some body shop to replace the bumper cover.
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You may need a little paint touch-up, but that'll be a lot less than paying some body shop to replace the bumper cover.
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02-06-09, 09:53 PM
#25
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thanks all! by the way, there is a crack in the bumper so that kinda kills it.
im going to take it to lexus dealer and get it replaced and panited. im sure they use someone good and i will stress to them 100 times, it must be a flawless job or i will not accept it. im sure they can match it up pretty well, im not the first pearl paint job repair. but i know im screwed already b.c it can never be the same as factory paint job!
i was wondering if i can find a mint bumper off a same color car that was removed for a body kit etc, maybei can put it on and since its not that old, the paint can match nicely and i will have original paint job still? what do you think?
either way, eventually down the road i wouldve needed to paint the bumpers. tose are the first things to need it down the road. especially sine i drive all day for a living. on highways, the front bumper will need paint the soonest. but i wash my car 3 timesa week and baby it to look like new as possible.
hopefully they will do a good job.
do you think they can just paint the new bumper, or will they need to paint some of the panel and trunk to blend in?
im going to take it to lexus dealer and get it replaced and panited. im sure they use someone good and i will stress to them 100 times, it must be a flawless job or i will not accept it. im sure they can match it up pretty well, im not the first pearl paint job repair. but i know im screwed already b.c it can never be the same as factory paint job!
i was wondering if i can find a mint bumper off a same color car that was removed for a body kit etc, maybei can put it on and since its not that old, the paint can match nicely and i will have original paint job still? what do you think?
either way, eventually down the road i wouldve needed to paint the bumpers. tose are the first things to need it down the road. especially sine i drive all day for a living. on highways, the front bumper will need paint the soonest. but i wash my car 3 timesa week and baby it to look like new as possible.
hopefully they will do a good job.
do you think they can just paint the new bumper, or will they need to paint some of the panel and trunk to blend in?
02-09-09, 07:00 AM
#29
Lead Lap
For minor damage, I've used the same mobile touch-up guy the Lexus dealer uses -- he mixes the paint and touches up our bumpers in our driveway ... he has a compressor on his truck for his paint gun. The guy does incredible work.
