Five By Five wrote:
> I have a 2006 Ford Taurus white in color; I am not exactly certain what
> the real name of the white color is, but it is probably a standard
white.
>
> The rear bumper had been "flexed" and paint came off the crease (I think
> that's the name for the "bend" or "fold" in the bumper).
>
> The front bumper has been "scraped" against a black wrought-iron fence
in
> an ill-advised wide U-turn (what too-big cars really have a tight
turning
> radius?).
>
> This is a borrowed car, and I need to have these touched up before the
> return to the owner.
>
> Can I do this myself? If so, what paint/product?
>
> Is this a job for an auto detail place? I intend on paying for a detail
> anyway, so should this be added to the job, assuming the detail center
> really knows what it's doing?
>
> Or is this a job for a dealer****p?
>
> Thanks.
Neither. It's a job for a body shop.
The scrape may buff out, in which case the detail shop should be able to
take care of that for you, but if you have cracked paint on a flexible
bumper, it needs to be completely repainted, and that requires that it
be sprayed. There needs to be a flex agent added to the paint otherwise
the first time someone kisses it, it'll crack worse than it is now.
nate
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