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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 02:46 PM
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Any temp fix for this?

It looks like the bumper was hit sometime in the past because the clear-coat is all spider-webbed and faded to pink now. Is there any way to get it looking at least a LITTLE bit better until I have the time and money to get the whole car repainted?

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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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Re: Any temp fix for this?

i cant see the damage well enough, but id try some wax first of all. it can work miracles in some cases. except for that, id suggest masking off the area, sanding it until the damaged paint is gone, hopefully leaving you the clear base, and then apply another layer of clearcoat. youll have lines where you masked it off, but it would probably look better
Old Jul 12, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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Re: Any temp fix for this?

From the picture it does look more oxidized than accident damage.

I see do what appears to be some spider webbing, but as noted you could definitely try some 3M rubbing compound, and then/or some light sanding to bring back color....
Old Jul 14, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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Re: Any temp fix for this?

Thanks guys, I'll go pick up some 3M compound and see what it does.
Old Nov 28, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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Re: Any temp fix for this?

The webs aren't from an accident. The bumper is made of plastic and it is constantly shrinking and expanding from the weather. That's what created those webs.
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