ClubCJ - The CJ Lancer Club

Hey guys.

I have a silly question, but it's crucial for the selling of my vehicle.
So i've solved the issue of replacing the chipped tail light thanks to one of the club members Ash

Now there's one more thing I need to resolve and then I'm off to sell my car .

As some of you know. Some idiot here at Bondi Beach hit my rear bumper and
ran away like a chicken when I wasn't around. It first appeared like this.


Ouch is probably what you're thinking. But eventually I popped it back out.
Once it was popped out, it looked like this


The bubble is noticeable on this picture but that's because it was heated
on the day it was taken, but when it cooled down, the bubble became no longer visible which is a relief.

However, what remains... are the scratches


Would cool silver touch up paint get rid of this? I think if I carefully apply paint to this, I could blend it in
do you reckon it could work? I also have marks on the bottom of my front bumper in this photo


Will touch up paint also get that too?

Ive tried touch up paint before on some scratches. In my experience it is extremely difficult to 'blend' the scratched area with surrounding area. I was careful and it just ends up looking sh*t lol. From a far you wont notice it, but up close i dont think it will look that good. I think for best results, youll have to get it done professionally.

you wont blend it its still stands out like a sore thumb , u can see all my blue touch ups, sell it the way it is tom lol

I will still stick out Tom, wouldn't be hard to miss at all. As Mark said, I would also just sell it as is.

as the others have said, its really not worth touching up. the touchup paint (ie nail polish) is ok for tiny stone chips, but as soon as you try to brush it over an area like that its going to stand out like dogs balls

Dam that's such a shame. I mean, if I saw that on a lancer, i'd be edgy about it ><. I got a quote of $400 to get it fixed up. The front bumper i'm not too worried about. Hopefully my customers will be into modding.

Well, If I'm selling it the way it is... June 1st, it'll be up on carsales.

pay the $400, it will definitely adversely affect the offers you get if theres a visible blemish (only thing ppl will think is how much will it cost me 2 fix)

anzac_77 wrote:pay the $400, it will definitely adversely affect the offers you get if theres a visible blemish (only thing ppl will think is how much will it cost me 2 fix)

yeah... I have to get that fixed and also pay the service x.x

If you get a picky buyer too....they may feel over that area and notice that it is quite rough compared to everywhere else.

I was looking over this lancer at a second hand dealership....and noticed that parts on the rear bumper were rough compared to everywhere else (and it wasn't just dirt either!!) which means it could have been damaged/scraped and they just paid someone to come out and do a cheap job on it.

Hi Tomo,

Instead of paying upwards of $400 for a paint job; you may want to ask these guys if their car matches your paint code, and if they still have the rear bar:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WRECKING-DIS ... 3f1d159d42

A body shop in Rydalmere (sorry, the name escapes me) should be able to swap it out for around $50.

I would also suggest that you mention to any prospective purchaser that work has been done on the bumper, as a pre purchase inspection, or just a sharp-eyed car hunter will be able to spot replaced/repaired body parts. I'm sure you know used car buyers don't usually like 'discovering' things.

Cheers,
VM

Thanks for that vee! Never thought of that. Ive messeged them already

Just to add to / clarify what the others have said, the difficulty you would have using touch up paint would be not in the colour, but the application.

I have a bottle of touch up paint that I used for stone chips. I used a toothpick to dab the smallest drop of paint possible onto the chip, but it still sat there in a droplet because of cohesion.

You won't get a thin enough application without spraying.

To be honest, on a cheap 5 year old car, I personally doubt you would recoup a $400 spend in the sale of the car. I think you'd be better off selling as is, and just make sure its not sparkling clean to mask it up a bit