I has a similar scratch on my camrey se and I was able to brush touch it with paint that was as close to factory color as possible and it it's low enough on the car that most people will see it
Road rash/scratch to front bumper
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UGH. I am SUCH a schmuck. I was falling asleep trying to get home, finally got home. Parallel parked on the street in front of the house. Remembered that street sweeping was the next day, so i did a u turn to park on the other side of the street. I was an idiot and didn't want to park in the driveway where the freaking birds would crap on my car (there's a big tree over the driveway). As I made the u-turn, i couldn't see how far the curb was and scraped the car just as I was completing my u-turn. I did it slowly, and had to back up to finish my u-turn once I heard my car start to scrape. Now there's a scrape on the right front of my bumper. It's silver, roughly 1x4 in. this sucks.
Any suggestions anyone?
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HORRORS, Matt...!!!!
Any suggestions anyone?
1. Xanax
2. Maco -- NOT
3. Mortgage house to pay for repair
4. Upgrade speakers so they will be very loud and keep you awake
CuTie is home in garage 2-day; drove cheap, tawdry 2011 Mustang Conv. to work today. It was feeling somewhat neglected...and as you know it is warm and sunny in SunnySoCal today, so....yee-haw, and it satisfied my desire to rev a big V8 for now....
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Any suggestions anyone?
1. Xanax
2. Maco -- NOT
3. Mortgage house to pay for repair
4. Upgrade speakers so they will be very loud and keep you awake
CuTie is home in garage 2-day; drove cheap, tawdry 2011 Mustang Conv. to work today. It was feeling somewhat neglected...and as you know it is warm and sunny in SunnySoCal today, so....yee-haw, and it satisfied my desire to rev a big V8 for now....
There. Do you feel better?
If so, send cash so I can buy a hood ornament!
If so, send cash so I can buy a hood ornament!
Warning to all we Lexus owners!
The curbs, the poles, the trees, the birds!
Matt, Matt, Matt, you are not alone, my friend. We all have to be careful. Now, if any of you are new Lexus owners, perhaps you like I are suddenly noticing that there are a lot of Lexii on the road. Many of them are Starlight Pearl, like Matt's and my CTs. A lunch with my iPhone, I surveyed in my small "Research Park" lot a scholarly stable of Lexussses and easily found two oops examples; both man- and bird-made. I scientifically recorded these events, then turned to the bumper of my OWN sled driven today. This is the one with a REAL engine, a key I put in a lock and twist, and "Microsoft Sync" (which allows me to have bluetooth audio from my iPhone AND, at the same time, use of the phone from a speaker below the convertible cowl).
...Problem is this sinful car gets 13.2 MPG. It's cool, because in almost 8 months since new, the car has traveled only 800 miles. Oh, I am ashamed when I "giggle" over the result of 415 BHP and 390lbs of torque, connected to a 6-speed, a clutch, and throaty duel pipes. No Pearl here; just Performance White. Oy, the guilt!!!! It's recent "brother" was a weenie 2008 red Prius mouse-ie that bent if you leaned on the metal. Notice the Mustang front bumper is spotless, but ALSO notice the deep scrapes on the curb (not by me)...so I park this car and the CT VERY carefully, as it should be.
The aforementioned Prius got scraped badly by a kid in a BMW and I got it expertly fixed by Tustin Collision Center a year or so ago for about $300, but the damage was far worse. I had it done right away because I am a Virgo.
And, yes Matt, The Car Spa is a fabulous wash and shine, but you have to wear expensive shades and stay on your cell doing deals while waiting and also commenting on the chi-chi Newport dogs on leashes who are waiting to get back inside their Bentleys.
The curbs, the poles, the trees, the birds!
Matt, Matt, Matt, you are not alone, my friend. We all have to be careful. Now, if any of you are new Lexus owners, perhaps you like I are suddenly noticing that there are a lot of Lexii on the road. Many of them are Starlight Pearl, like Matt's and my CTs. A lunch with my iPhone, I surveyed in my small "Research Park" lot a scholarly stable of Lexussses and easily found two oops examples; both man- and bird-made. I scientifically recorded these events, then turned to the bumper of my OWN sled driven today. This is the one with a REAL engine, a key I put in a lock and twist, and "Microsoft Sync" (which allows me to have bluetooth audio from my iPhone AND, at the same time, use of the phone from a speaker below the convertible cowl).
...Problem is this sinful car gets 13.2 MPG. It's cool, because in almost 8 months since new, the car has traveled only 800 miles. Oh, I am ashamed when I "giggle" over the result of 415 BHP and 390lbs of torque, connected to a 6-speed, a clutch, and throaty duel pipes. No Pearl here; just Performance White. Oy, the guilt!!!! It's recent "brother" was a weenie 2008 red Prius mouse-ie that bent if you leaned on the metal. Notice the Mustang front bumper is spotless, but ALSO notice the deep scrapes on the curb (not by me)...so I park this car and the CT VERY carefully, as it should be.
The aforementioned Prius got scraped badly by a kid in a BMW and I got it expertly fixed by Tustin Collision Center a year or so ago for about $300, but the damage was far worse. I had it done right away because I am a Virgo.
And, yes Matt, The Car Spa is a fabulous wash and shine, but you have to wear expensive shades and stay on your cell doing deals while waiting and also commenting on the chi-chi Newport dogs on leashes who are waiting to get back inside their Bentleys.
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Went to Color Creations in Placentia, CA this morning. They just finished and it LOOKS GREAT! Can't even see where the old scratch was.
Definitely recommend them for small scratches and paint work.
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Definitely recommend them for small scratches and paint work.
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I'm glad your baby is back to top shape Matt! Let's be careful next time
All's right with the world
Mazel Tov. Matt! We are all sighing a big "whew" re this incident expertly overcome.
Mazel Tov. Matt! We are all sighing a big "whew" re this incident expertly overcome.
That looks amazing... did they repaint the whole bumper or was it just a spot treatment? If the latter, how did they make it blend so well? Pretty amazing.Went to Color Creations in Placentia, CA this morning. They just finished and it LOOKS GREAT! Can't even see where the old scratch was.
Definitely recommend them for small scratches and paint work.
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