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A few days ago I had a large rock jump out behind my right rear bumper while I was backing out of my daughter's driveway. I know those things are unpredictable, especially in the wild, and I should have been watching out for it, but by the time my back-up alarm went off it was too late. The resulting damage was a blown tire, scratched alloy wheel, plus a scraped and dented bumper.
I replaced the tire and polished the wheel to the point you have to look close to see the damage. I then took my car to a couple of body shops to get an estimate on repairing the dent and scratches. Yikes! They want $1,500 to replace and paint the damaged bumper. Yes, I have insurance but cringe at forking over my $1k deductible to pay for my stupi... uh, momentary lapse of attention.
Looking for alternatives, I ran across a guy who has a business repairing plastic bumpers. He's been in business for almost 20 years and has very good reviews. He says he can repair and repaint the bumper to match in 2-3 hours to a "looks like new" condition for $300 and will come to my location and do the work in my driveway. Really tempting.
Anyone have any experience with plastic bumper repair?
I replaced the tire and polished the wheel to the point you have to look close to see the damage. I then took my car to a couple of body shops to get an estimate on repairing the dent and scratches. Yikes! They want $1,500 to replace and paint the damaged bumper. Yes, I have insurance but cringe at forking over my $1k deductible to pay for my stupi... uh, momentary lapse of attention.
Looking for alternatives, I ran across a guy who has a business repairing plastic bumpers. He's been in business for almost 20 years and has very good reviews. He says he can repair and repaint the bumper to match in 2-3 hours to a "looks like new" condition for $300 and will come to my location and do the work in my driveway. Really tempting.
Anyone have any experience with plastic bumper repair?