My rear bumper got scratched [Archive]

vlee

04-19-2007, 03:46 PM

Only 17 days and my rear bumper already got scratched. I don't think its a car there is no point to prove that or any dents from another car. I think something or someone scrathed it. Haven't been to shopping mall so its not a shopping cart.

I will post pic up later. It's about 2cm long and .5 cm wide and just about 2-3mm deep and feels a little rough when I touch it. Does anyone know how I can fix this besides getting the bumper repainted? Would the touch up paint at least hide it?

opps typo in title guess i can't change it (rear)

Wild Weasel

04-19-2007, 03:55 PM

Touch up paint will hide it from more than a few feet away, if applied carefully and properly.

That sucks man. Sorry to hear.

queens49

04-19-2007, 10:01 PM

Damn, that really sucks...only 17 days in.

vlee

04-20-2007, 02:29 AM

yah sucks i will post pics this weekend.:flaming

vlee

04-20-2007, 06:14 PM

I also got my first stone chip already lol hmm perhaps the paint has not fulling harded yet could that be? car was build Jan 2007.

any ideas?

wingnut12

04-20-2007, 10:03 PM

I also got my first stone chip already lol hmm perhaps the paint has not fulling harded yet could that be? car was build Jan 2007.

any ideas?

You'll get lots of stone chips because the paint used isn't very good. You could get the 3M clear coat stuff which is probably the way I should have gone in retrospect.

As for the scratch: It sounds fairly large. I'd start shoping for a smaller shop to get that fixed asap since it's still brand new.

vlee

04-21-2007, 01:48 PM

You'll get lots of stone chips because the paint used isn't very good. You could get the 3M clear coat stuff which is probably the way I should have gone in retrospect.

As for the scratch: It sounds fairly large. I'd start shoping for a smaller shop to get that fixed asap since it's still brand new.

Guys is that ture that the paint sucks? How much to 3M the car and is it just the hood and bumper?

///M

04-21-2007, 02:13 PM

Guys is that ture that the paint sucks? How much to 3M the car and is it just the hood and bumper?

Yes, it's true. The aftermarket paint on my bumper is holding up a lot better than the stock paint on my hood, in terms of rock chips.

vlee

04-22-2007, 07:41 PM

Here's a pic of the scratch.

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vlee

04-23-2007, 01:00 AM

Photo's of the car.

http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pqNM2l54c2QaIcRatkanVICy3XCOPzxbZYsX7IcAn7louR75 oDhKcrHuqiVcKXubMm1O_fY_3OfAnnzJ3ClF2gR-ticltI-vaKs9bDjKFIrWSnZlreKB9TQ

1flycdnM3

06-05-2007, 08:42 PM

wow! I have really small scratches too from a few weeks ago when my dad closed the garage... ON MY CAR!

I have a scratch just like that one near my license plate and lots of little one's on the bumper itself. not sure i will worry about it, other than maybe some touch-up paint for the smaller scratches. might even be able to use claybar or buff them out?? not sure...

MattC

06-05-2007, 10:40 PM

to get a clear bra its under 300$, could be alot under that... I don't know specifics though, you can shop around to get a good price.

First stone chip HA!

i got so many, and some of the guys with 3 yearold cars on here bumpers look like dart boards. welcome to car ownership! :chuckle

stugautz

06-06-2007, 02:06 PM

Anybody know of any places that do a good job on a clear bra?

Wild Weasel

06-06-2007, 02:13 PM

Anybody know of any places that do a good job on a clear bra?

wickedweasel.com likely has some you'd like.

MAZDA Kitten

06-07-2007, 03:14 PM

Touch up paint + scratch X

bennymoto

06-08-2007, 02:09 AM

asif9t9

06-09-2007, 05:54 PM

So Mazda uses cheap paint? Hmm.... Nissan has an option for their cars to use three coats of paint instead of whatever is normal. For an Altima, it's $125 for metallic paint, or $285 for three coats of paint.

06-09-2007, 08:40 PM

You'll get lots of stone chips because the paint used isn't very good.

+ 1. The paint is brutal!

MattC

06-10-2007, 11:30 PM

the windshields are pretty trash too...

yearoftherat

06-11-2007, 02:00 PM

Touch up paint + scratch X

gonna try and fill in the scratches with the touch-up paint and use rubbing compound to smooth it out afterwards

ArManI

06-11-2007, 10:38 PM

i got a simlar scratch at the rear bumper... looks like a toll-bar from some suv did this kind of scratches

chinsterr

06-12-2007, 05:25 PM

+ 1. The paint is brutal!

I doubt i will ever buy another mazda again simply because of the paint. There are spots on my car where its down to the metal (ie, roof/A-pillar) and the car is not even 3 years old.

little_wheelz

06-13-2007, 08:37 PM

Living downtown and having street parking my bumpers gets rammed more then Jenna Jameson (and I mean late 90's Jenna). I wish people could learn how to parallel park!

asif9t9

06-13-2007, 09:56 PM

Did something hit your roof to start chipping the paint away? Or was it one of those "touch" carwashes?

chinsterr

06-13-2007, 10:05 PM

Did something hit your roof to start chipping the paint away? Or was it one of those "touch" carwashes?

flying debris from the highway (stones). I have always handwashed or "touchless and rail-less" washed my car.

Rebecca

06-18-2007, 07:11 PM

ok..mines worse..
first day i got my car (last July) driving to Cambrdige to visit a friend and take my brand new car on a little road trip. On the way home the guy in frony of me lost his rear bumper and it hit my front bumper (did about $1000 damage) went under my front tires, hit up inside then under my rear tires and was left for the next guy to hit. Needless to say, the guy didn't stop, and I couldn't get his licence plate in time and to top it all off...I was at Guelph Line Road in the middle of NOWHERE..
yes.. I cried that night.

JPAV8S4U

06-18-2007, 08:36 PM

MattC

06-18-2007, 08:36 PM

that is horrible,

what makes it more ****ed up, is he either didnt realize his bumper fell off, or he was like "oh i don't really need that" and kept goin :chuckle

JonsMazda

06-19-2007, 04:32 PM

that is horrible,

what makes it more ****ed up, is he either didnt realize his bumper fell off, or he was like "oh i don't really need that" and kept goin :chuckle

hahaha

Rebecca

06-20-2007, 09:09 PM

that is horrible,

what makes it more ****ed up, is he either didnt realize his bumper fell off, or he was like "oh i don't really need that" and kept goin :chuckle

I just wonder how many other cars after me hit it.....because no one else stopped.

1st Car, 1st Day, $1000.00... Avante Mazda called me the next day and was like "we'd just like to thank you for purchasing a car from us, blah blah blah..."
I'm like " yeah.. about that...."

All I need is for someone to back into me and all is fixed.
(know anyone who's interested? :) )

JPAV8S4U

06-21-2007, 12:21 AM

I just wonder how many other cars after me hit it.....because no one else stopped.

1st Car, 1st Day, $1000.00... Avante Mazda called me the next day and was like "we'd just like to thank you for purchasing a car from us, blah blah blah..."
I'm like " yeah.. about that...."

All I need is for someone to back into me and all is fixed.
(know anyone who's interested? :) )

back into you.... how about you back into... ummm.... yeah ;) See ya tomorow (old schooling the cardio tomoro).....

That should be just enough to liven this thread up :)

MattC

06-21-2007, 02:39 PM

hey now kiddies, lets keep it pg 13 :chuckle

JPAV8S4U

06-21-2007, 03:13 PM

hey now kiddies, lets keep it pg 13 :chuckle

Hey now Matt.. we are all adults... well except for Chuck.. but that is going to change very soon! Im taking this to 'R' ;) and im liking every minute of it :)

Rebecca

06-22-2007, 05:56 AM

back into you.... how about you back into... ummm.... yeah ;) See ya tomorow (old schooling the cardio tomoro).....

That should be just enough to liven this thread up :)

ooh he's got balls on here ... but is still standing "outside the car" lol

1flycdnM3

07-01-2007, 01:35 PM

wow I live like 2 seconds away from there too! :O

I know this is an old thread, but I hope you have it all fixed up by now and back to enjoying your 3!

marki_p19

07-03-2007, 09:39 AM

i have noticed that the pain on the mazda 3 chips a fair bit im also thinking of puting a clear bra on i cant stand looking at all the chips on the bumper and hood

srbin

10-12-2007, 11:39 AM

Most of the new cars have crappy "environment friendly" paint. I have a lot of chips on my hood and front bumper but that's only because i like to tailgate SLOW drivers ;)

sunnyhomeboy

11-19-2007, 02:49 PM

I've been sitting on a 20 inch scratch on my passenger side door for about two months now. I got the touch up paint ($11 wtf!), and I decided to take a day off of work next week so i'll have no distractions!

hey buddy i have an 5 cm scratch on the metal of the car right on top of the rear right wheel...how did ur touch up paint work out? any before and after pics? plz show picture~cause im tinking of touch up paint first and then paint job...or is paint job even necessary?PLZ SHOW PICTURE~ahha thx.!