With heavy winds, a thin small sheet of metal fell on the back of my car and made a little chip in the back bumper and scuffed up the whole back with little scratches and scuff marks. I used some wax and buffed out the scuff marks. All anyone will ever notice is the chip (or small slice) in the plastic. I put a little touch up paint in there.

Now the question... is there a way I could make it blend by smoothing it out? Maybe a compound? Something safe that won't make it look worse. The one responsible for the damage offered to pay and fix the problem but I don't want the bodyshop touching the car. They are great and actually gave me a new bumper when I was rear ended. I trust them because they do high quality work. But any advice on how I can smooth it out (the little bubble of touchup paint) and make it look better, let me know. My car is black!

 

I haven'y tried it myself, but folks say this is the way to go:

http://www.langka.com/ws2000-repair-system-p-34.html

 

I am just trying to blend the touchup paint. I know in time it will blend but I don't want to wait that long. Should I have someone wetsand it or should I compound it to make it more smooth and flush?

 

Black, especially glossy black, is the toughest color to touch up. I'd go with the touch-up paint and try not to look at it closely. Otherwise have the body shop do it right. I was lightly rear-ended three years ago in my roadster, and got a couple scuffs and scratches. I had it repainted by the dealer - yes, the dealer - and it turned out perfect.

Alternately, buy a nice German EU sticker and put it over the scratch.