1080iAddict

Well I am a bit bummed this morning, but things I guess could have been worse. Last night I pulled into a parking spot very carefully, but right as I stopped I felt a slight scrape. When I looked, there was a nice scrape under the front of the bumper caused by the high curb in front of the car. I guess I should have stopped literally 1 inch sooner.

I am lucky that you cannot really see this scrape looking at the front bumper, whether standing in front or bending down. But if you crouch down on your knees and look for it, you can see the beginning of the scrape. The main part of the scrape is under the bumper.

What are my options here? I guess leaving it alone is one option. Can a body shop wet sand it down or somehow hide it? This is no scratch - it is a real fiberglass scrape. Perhaps I get the Techart front bumper body kit (seriously) - that would hide it - no?

The photo below shows the scrape - it looks worse than it is in the photo - but remember you cant see it unless you get down there and look for it.

Sobe

JFScheck

I would leave it for now or perhaps purchase one of those "scrape protectors" that mount under the front air dam (means a few holes in the air damn) and are utilized as the "scrapping" surface vice the vehicle.

My Boxster, my previous Vettes, M3, all have suffered a little rash under the chin no matter how careful one drives.

If it were me on the new car, I would wait for a few more (as long as you can only see them from below) and every now and then get it re-shoot. I'm not too fond of placing those protectors under the car due to some screw holes and the effects on the aerodynamics of the vehicle.

MrBonus

I've done that too.

MMD

Yeah, leave it alone. Wait until someone backs into the front bumper requiring it's replacement. At most, just get on your back with a vial of touch up paint and have a ball.

scycle2020

the is now worthless...you wont even be able to sell it..this will go on car fax....since i am a nice guy, i will take it off your hands for a few thousand dollars...of course i am kidding...i have dont that with various nice cars in the past...you are always mad at your self..but ,like you said, you cant see it....wouldnt even consider repaint unless over the years you get multiple scratches

Chris C.

Well, I had a similar brain fart this weekend, 1" scuff on my lowered car's chin. 600 miles and it's no longer a virgin. I am going to have the dealer's touch up guy have a go at it. With a little sanding and a professional touch-up, hopefully it is less noticeable. Mine is just visible from 2 feet, but it's there and I know it

Kinda wished now I'd had the nose cap covered with 3M stuff...but unless your car's a museum piece it's going to get rock chips on the nose anyway, right? ;(

996FLT6

Touch up paint and your good to go. Most will not see it neway and belive me there's going to be way more paint chips etc as time goes. Regards. Mike

JohnnyBahamas

That's easy. You're lucky. If, as it looks, you didn't break the paint but just scuffed it badly, then a rotory buffer with a 7006 wool cutting pad, Meguiars #2 middle cut, and about five seconds of light pressure on each scuff.

Follow the rotory with an orbital with an 8006 pad polishing aggressively with #83. Finish with a hand app of #7 and your favorite wax.

Heck, bring it by and I'll do it. Rib eyes and Sammy Adams at 2pm.

1080iAddict

Well, inasmuch as i can feel and see the fiberglass, the scrape broke the paint! But it seems that some sort of wet sanding or polishing would smooth it out and then maybe they can match the paint. I am going to take her to the body shop that did some work on my wife's car and see what they think.

JohnnyBahamas

Oh sh#t! My bad. The bottom edge didn't register in my little mind.

We're gonna need more beer.

Holli82

The first scratch/dent is always a bummer. Probably something that most people would never see. The key is you know it's there and if it bugs you then fix it.

texas911

This is available at automotion.com. Might help in the future.

Paul S.

It happens--it is fixable but I wouldn't bother since it's not a visible thing. Wait until you need to repaint the front bumper for something that does show--I've had the same thing happen on about half my Porsches. I'm hoping my Club Coupe will be in the never scuffed group--but I'm probably due since my 3 1/2 year old Boxster S is unscathed, so my luck is bound to run out sooner or later.

OCBen

Adam, for one thing, it's not fiberglass, so don't start asking shops about their experience with fiberglass. The front bumper cover is one large plastic piece (about $1000 worth, just in case you're thinking of replacing it - but I wouldn't). If it's just a scuff and there is still paint underneath (including clearcoat) then it can buffed out per Johnny's instructions. But if the paint has been scratched off, as you seem to believe and as it seems to appear in the pic, then touching it up is probably your best option. If you do it yourself you'll need to first smooth out the roughness using a wet sanding (color sanding) technique with 2000 grit paper or finer.

But if I were you (and knowing you) I would take it to the shop that your dealer trusts the most and have them do it professionally. After they prep the area they'll mask it off and spray it with base color followed by clear. They'll then do some color sanding to smooth everything out and buff and polish and make it look as good as new.

But what I'm concerned with is that nasty looking mark in the top left corner of your pic and directly below it. Did you hit a pole or something?