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Ideas on removing scratches on gloss black front bumper...
This Tuesday I got a new 18 HSE Disco with black package and someone decided to take off glossy paint on my front bumper two days later - today.
I am looking for ideas on how to best get rid of it since the scratch appears like a white line and whole front is black so its very visible.
TIA Pic from a few days back. Took off black shiny paint completely
We scraped one of our black wheels shortly after taking delivery. Took it to a local wheel repair guy and honestly for not that much money you can't tell the difference unless you're down on your haunches and looking at it from 6" away. I'd try someone like that for similar touch up.
If the paint is actually scratched off, then painting is your only option.
Try some light compound or wax first to make sure it won’t buff out.
If it needs paint, I would mask off 2” around the area and try to lightly blend in some rattle can gloss black. Make sure you are not painting up to the tape or you will have a hard line between OEM and your black.
If it looks bad you will need to get it painted anyways, so no real harm.
I've got the same problem and was wondering if the bumper paint is santorini black or something else. I do take my Disco out into the wilderness and will likely need occasional touch-ups on the bumper. Gloss black bumpers were probably a poor choice ...but they look so nice when the truck is cleaned up.
I'm almost positive its Narvick black. I bought the gloss black letters which came on the black pack and dynamic package and they were labeled Narvick black.
Quick search shows Automotivetouchup has it. Probably need a can of high gloss too.
I'm almost positive its Narvick black. I bought the gloss black letters which came on the black pack and dynamic package and they were labeled Narvick black.
Quick search shows Automotivetouchup has it. Probably need a can of high gloss too.
If the paint is actually scratched off, then painting is your only option.
Try some light compound or wax first to make sure it won’t buff out.
If it needs paint, I would mask off 2” around the area and try to lightly blend in some rattle can gloss black. Make sure you are not painting up to the tape or you will have a hard line between OEM and your black.
If it looks bad you will need to get it painted anyways, so no real harm.
You are right, I will need to get it touched up, painting I was told is complex since it required taking out and assembly of sensors and front camera, was quote about $300 and two days of work (plus rental), etc. Not worth it.
I plan to maybe look into front crash grills or some metal protection - and thats for a different thread then.
You could order a small roll of 3M gloss black vinyl wrap as a temporary fix... May be worth a try.
Thanks, I looked. For now I did the touch up, looks much better, white line is gone on black and its not noticeable at all unless someone kneels in front of the card while I am driving (which I don't suggest).
I also bought BumpShox XL - Front Car Bumper Protection, which I am not sure will help fully since smaller cars will still get a chance to hit/break/scratch front camera and shiny bumper but still its something.
I was even offered to get Front Bar with fancy LED lights - which I will consider if scratches/contacts will get worse.
11-29-2018, 09:08 PM
Ideas on removing scratches on gloss black front bumper...
