Light scratches from garage door scuffing rear bumper

[Wmaverick]

Does anyone knows the best way to refinish a rear bumper with light scratches?

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[SafetyGuy]

Does anyone knows the best way to refinish a rear bumper with light scratches?

Good day, @Wmaverick

Can you add a photo of the scratches on your bumper to help those here who might be knowledgeable on bumper repairs?

They might be better able to assist with this important bit of information.

Have a good one, and sorry about your bumper scratches as that has got to suck.

Andy

 

[Wmaverick]

Sorry, should have added picture. Thanks

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Does anyone knows the best way to refinish a rear bumper with light scratches?

I'm going to guess. It is from this garage door hinge, hitting the bumper because truck was not pulled in Far Enough?
Just a guess.
I've gotten close myself.

 

[Wmaverick]

Yes. You are correct.

 

[Cancunbadlands]

VRP by Chemical Guy's

 

[710-oil-614]

I'd make sport but my front bumper got the business end of my garage door manual handle in case you ever have to open it on your own...

 

[notfast]

Sorry, should have added picture. Thanks

That portion of the bumper is unpainted plastic, so there isn't a whole lot that can be done. Polishing it won't do anything and sanding it will just evenly scuff the rest of the bumper.

You can try a product like CeraKote trim coat to see how it looks with filling in the scratches, but they'll reappear when the product wears off.

 

[MaverickDragon]

Prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A tennis ball on a string hanging from the ceiling to let you know you are in a scrape proof parked position when it touches your windshield will help prevent further scratches.
Back to Black may help a bit to hide them.

 

[Wmaverick]

Thank you. I think I will try CeraKote trim. As long as it hide some of it Iwould feel better. I also have Mabette black wheel well trims that need some attention too.

 

[JMJB]

Well.....you know ....it is a bumper ....this is only the beginning .....

 

[710-oil-614]

Thank you. I think I will try CeraKote trim. As long as it hide some of it Iwould feel better. I also have Mabette black wheel well trims that need some attention too.

As someone who has a lot of experience with Cerakote and Ford MIC plastic - please don’t do that!!

I fear you’re going to trap the scratches beneath the ceramic bonding and make it even harder to get off

 

[Wmaverick]

That portion of the bumper is unpainted plastic, so there isn't a whole lot that can be done. Polishing it won't do anything and sanding it will just evenly scuff the rest of the bumper.

You can try a product like CeraKote trim coat to see how it looks with filling in the scratches, but they'll reappear when the product wears off.

 

[Wmaverick]

Thanks for the info. Do you have any suggestions? I know it's minor, but with all the Maverick owners that enjoy their truck I thought someone has experience this and perhaps have come up with a solution.

Do you think a body shop would be able to buff it out?

 

[notfast]

I fear you’re going to trap the scratches beneath the ceramic bonding and make it even harder to get off

You absolutely will, but that's sort of the point. Fill in the scratches with Cerakote and hope that it makes the appearance better. Sort of like how waxing fills in swirl marks and makes them disappear until the wax eventually burns or washes off.

I'm sure you're aware, but Cerakote isn't permanent. It eventually wears away in a sorta blotchy look. Speaking of which, I need to redo the Cerakote on the Frontier's bumper plastic, which is notorious for looking sun bleached, like the unpainted plastics on Chevrolet Avalanches.

Do you think a body shop would be able to buff it out?

It's unpainted, molded-in-color plastic; there is nothing to "buff out", unlike say, having hazy clearcoat. A few seconds with a rotary polisher and some cutting compound will make clearcoat glossy again. What's actually happening is you're sanding away a microscopic amount of the clearcoat that is hazy or oxidized.

But again, MIC plastic has no clearcoat or paint to buff. At best they may be able to blend the scuff by making the rest of the bumper look equally scuffed in texture.

A test I suppose you can try is just to spray the scuff with water. If it looks better, then Cerakote trim shine will probably help, but you have to do the entire bumper. Cerakote is closer to applying a very thin layer of high-gloss epoxy across the surface rather than a typical gel or spray trim shine.

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