would this dent come out?

[Etac 10+ year member]

came with the car when i bought it (only paid 2k and almost everything else was perfect, cept needed two tires) i know its *fixable* but i dont feel like having my whole bumper repainted right now ect and paying money for this..

anyway i was just curious if you think this possible to get out.. i never done body work or anything, but i cant just take off the bumper and hit a couple times with a mallet or something or somehow put alot of pressure on it? lol.. i dont know cause its right on the corner.

i know t might crack the bumper or paint, but i rather have that, then this dent.

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[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

buff right out

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

Take the bumper cover off and give it a push. Should end up better than it is now. That paint is pretty flexible on bumpers

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

It's a plastic bumper.

Try taking it off, and slightly tapping on it from the inside. Nothing massive.

Once it pops back out, let it sit in direct sunlight for a while and see if it will finish fixing itself. I've had bumpers return to their form before that way.

 

[grassroots 10+ year member]

it's plastic right?

you could try a heat gun and a something to poke and prod the dent back into shape. my uncle did this just by pushing around the dent with the handle of a hammer after heating it up. it did make a rough surface on the paint though so you might have to repaint the bumper... it would still be cheaper than replacing the whole thing though...

 

[q-ball 10+ year member]

shit'll buff rite out!!!!!

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

yeah im pretty sure its plastic.. i was thinking about using boiling water to soften it up a lil but not sure if that would work

 

[farmerehsan 10+ year member]

hair dryer?

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

break out the soldering gun =] (its a joke)

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Take the bumper cover off and give it a push. Should end up better than it is now. That paint is pretty flexible on bumpers

Haha... my car ('98 Mustang) has egg-shell type paint on the bumper. Someone hit me, and it's literally flaking off. It's depressing. I need to get my car painted, but that's a lot of money.

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

Haha... my car ('98 Mustang) has egg-shell type paint on the bumper. Someone hit me, and it's literally flaking off. It's depressing. I need to get my car painted, but that's a lot of money.

That sucks. Is it the original paint thats doing that?