My rear bumper got scratched

[vlee]

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]

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]

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

[vlee]

yah sucks i will post pics this weekend.

[vlee]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Here's a pic of the scratch.

scratch.jpg

[vlee]

Photo's of the car.

[1flycdnM3]

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]

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!

[stugautz]

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

[Wild Weasel]

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

wickedweasel.com likely has some you'd like.

[MAZDA Kitten]

Touch up paint + scratch X

[bennymoto]

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!

[asif9t9]

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.

[b]

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

+ 1. The paint is brutal!

[MattC]

the windshields are pretty trash too...

[yearoftherat]

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]

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

[chinsterr]

+ 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]

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]

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

[chinsterr]

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.