Okay sooo finally i'm forced to paint my rear bumper. a little back story... a normal day-- took the crossfire out to work, came home, and parked it in my garage. i thought i parked a little too close in the front so i disengaged the gear and let it roll a bit back in neutral until it fully stopped. thought nothing of it and got out, shut my garage door, and had a wonderful dinner. next morning, i came into the garage from the house entryway and hit the garage button to go up. it got stuck. i, then, noticed my car is all the way in the back and it was caught in the garage door. i lower it and inspect the damage. well, there definitely is a dent and scratch from impact and from the door opening, another vertical scratch going upwards. my luck. didnt cry about it because i went on a whole rant that i needed to paint my rear fascia because of the other scratches it has. You may or may not remember but the reference is here : https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...er-cracks.html

My plan of attack is to remove the fascia and either (1) fix, prep, and paint myself or (2) fix, prep and send it off to maaco to paint it. for option (1) im still not a pro at painting, i did my wheels and small projects but that's about it. im still not confident in my clear coat skills. that being said, option (2) i'm good at prep work and laying primer/paint. last year i was quoted by Maaco for both the front and rear bumpers at $360 and it had to off the car. since i have the rear bumper off now, and half of that price should be the cost to paint then i'm looking at $180. primer, base, and clear may run me over $100 at my local paint shop and plus my time. what do you guys think would replicate good results?


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For those trying to remove their rear fascia, follow the basic layout in the service manual but keep in mind there are a few more screws to get to that are holding it in place. in order to reveal these nuts, you have to remove the taillights and the interior trunk carpet. Once those are out and the holding clips, it only needs a gentle tug and you can shuffle it out. I didnt take that much photos but i documented it well on paper. so if anyone needs further clarification, let me know

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Other damages on the bumper

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As far as repair, sanding is mandatory on all scratches but for the dent, would body filler be sufficient enough for a plastic piece?

i will post my prep work and progress. i'm hoping/motivated to get this complete within the next 2 weeks.