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Offline Brenbo

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Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« on: 05 July 2015, 07:26 »
Only a few months ago I had the rear bumper on my GTI resprayed as it was not possible to smart repair the damage I had discovered.  My paint finish is Oryx White so is a little tricky to repair as it requires 3 coats. Since having it resprayed everything looks like a perfect match and as new.  However yesterday I had bought a 50" TV and while putting the TV through in to the boot with seats down, I was concious of trying not to scratch the paint work on the boot.  Yet I still managed to find a small superficial scratched area on the boot level with where the edge of the boot and box would have been.  The scratches are only obviously visible in certain light.  It has not broken the paint surface but I can feel one or two with my nail.  Bar getting smart repair involved, which it seems is hard to arrange in my area of Cornwall, is there anything I can try to buff out the scratches/scuffs myself.  It looks like the scratches are mainly in the top coat and are most obvious when the light catches it. :undecided:

Hope you help, please advise?

By the way it is possible to get a 50" TV box in the back of a Golf which is impressive.  The box on it's end was nearly as tall as my Wife. 

Future precautions to protect the bumper paint from now on will involve me rolling a cloth cover out over the bumper from the boot. 

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Re: Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« Reply #1 on: 05 July 2015, 09:56 »
I would try rubbing with some polish to start. If the sratches have not gone through the lacquer then should be able to improve it. Failing that ask a friendly body shop to machine polish it for a drink :smiley:

PS - Putting a 50 inch TV into your pride and joy, what can possible go wrong  :smiley: :whistle:
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Re: Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« Reply #2 on: 05 July 2015, 10:10 »
As above!

PS. What's the TV like?
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Re: Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« Reply #3 on: 05 July 2015, 10:50 »
Might be worth trying some G3 cutting compound (but go easy with it).

Also 50" isn't really trying - I got my 55" Samsung in mine to get it home although I was sat a little closer to the steering wheel than normal!
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Re: Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« Reply #4 on: 05 July 2015, 11:09 »
The R club is very quiet ? what size TV can you manage  :whistle:
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Re: Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« Reply #5 on: 05 July 2015, 11:30 »
I think the case is how large is the box the TV comes packaged in.  The box was way bigger than the TV itself. I also had the seat complete foward and almost touching the dash.  I was unable to drive home, until I decided to put the soundbar I bought with it , underneath to prop the TV up diagonally.  Then i was able to put the seat back and drive. I told my wife this was the reason I bought the soundbar.  I don't think she bought my excuse. 

Thanks for your tips, will assess the damage and try a few. 

The TV is awesome.  I bought a Panasonic 50" 4K Firefox OS system with 5.1 soundbar.  The picture on the TV is a little too good.  Watched some films on it which I thought had good CG, but on this TV it's so clear and high def every single flaw and cheap effect is shown up.  It almost looks as if films which were good on a low def TV now appear as if it were acted out by an amateur dramatics society with cheap props and effects.  Great TV though. 

We should run a thread of what can you fit in the back of your GTI.  My father in law would approve as his overall decision making of which car to buy depends on whether you could fit a washing machine or fridge in the back.   :smiley:
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Re: Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« Reply #6 on: 05 July 2015, 11:31 »
This is a great example of first world problems!!

As above, try a gentle polish. Meguairs scratch X can be effective on light scratches. But it's a bumper, it's going to get the odd minor mark like this unless you wrap it in cotton wool unfortunately.
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Re: Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« Reply #7 on: 05 July 2015, 11:34 »
Quote from: caprigreen on 05 July 2015, 11:09
The R club is very quiet ? what size TV can you manage  :whistle:
I can't afford a TV and an R!!







(My elderly 8v GTI gets used for jobs like that)



Blimey Brenbo, how many washing machines do your outlaws get through?
Tell them to get a T5, then they can get a TV, washing machine and fridge freezer all in one trip  :whistle:
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Re: Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« Reply #8 on: 05 July 2015, 11:54 »
I can't fit a large TV  or large anything in the R boot but have a scratch free bumper :laugh:
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Re: Superficial Damage To Paint on Car Bumper
« Reply #9 on: 05 July 2015, 12:05 »
My inlaws don't need to get a T5 as their son has a T4 which they use for larger items.  I think they just like to know the car can do a tip run if needed.  Although I never thought "could I fit a fridge in the back?" when I bought my GTI. 

My brother inlaws T4 is used primarially for trips away with his German Satelite dish, Playstation, bed kayak and banjo. He even gets the kayak inside the van.  Pretty impressive as they are not the smallest of kayaks.   
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