There are different ways to do a car bumper repair to prevent your car from looking terrible. Deciding the best approach to consider should be your first step. Dented, cracked, scratched and punctured bumpers can be unsightly and can hinder the performance and safety of your vehicle. These are ugly things that can happen to your bumper. Bumper covers are decorative plastic components that hide the mental structural car bumper components underneath.A bumper cover is easily damaged and the best way to fix your damaged car bumper depends on your abilities, situation and the kind of damage you have.
Repairing the scratch
Car scratches happen but shallow scratches don’t go all the way through the car paint. Such scratches can be fixed by buffing. This can solve shallow scratches anywhere on your vehicle and not just the bumper covers.
Any detailing or auto body shop can buff out shallow scratches for you. This will work well for your car and you’ll be back on the road. The costs can vary from fifty dollars to two hundred dollars. You can also buff the car bumper yourself using a polisher along with a fine-grade polishing compound.
Replace the bumper cover
You should consider replacing the entire bumper cover if you have got a puncture or crack in your bumper that is more than a few inches long. The damaged car bumper cover comes off by releasing the hidden clips and fasteners around the fenders and the neighbouring parts.
Remove the bumper cover during your mobile bumper repairs and pre-paint the new cover that you want to replace. This sounds simple but it can be very challenging if you are a newbie.
Replacement bumper covers don’t come cheap. You should be ready to pay a premium if you get a bumper cover made by the original equipment manufacturer. You can get a cheaper bumper if you choose aftermarket bumpers. But an aftermarket bumper will not match an original bumper in quality.
It is also difficult to get the old car bumper off your vehicle without damaging the surrounding parts. This is why you should consider calling a professional repair specialist to do the work for you if you don’t have the tools and skills to do it.
Patch the bumper cover
Bumper covers are made of semi-flexible plastic materials but you can still fill, paint, sand and buff the bumper dents and dings the same way you would do to any other body part. Patching can save you a lot of money compared with doing a complete replacement.
There are two things to keep in mind if you want to patch your bumper. The first thing is to ensure there is no damage to the underlying bumper structure. Patching with a catalysed and conventional auto-body compound is an option if the damage is small.
The second thing to do during car bumper repair is to stabilise the bumper before patching it. Bumper covers are very flexible and can bend inwards when they are pushed. The movement can cause the filler to crack and fall out if it happens during patching.