I have some light scratches on my coloured bumper. They are so fine they cannot be felt by hand but are like white scuffs (on a black bumper). Does anyone have any recommendations for a way of getting rid of them? Is T-Cut suitable, and would I end up cutting the whole car to match it in?

I am always very wary of T Cut. It can do more harm than good. You might try a good body work cleaner. One that removes all the old road dirt and wax etc. Means you will have to re wax the whole thing.

Others will have to expand on this but I've seen little coloured pencil/lipsticky things that are designed to fix small scratches. One of these might do the trick, I think they work by filling in the scratch with a waxy pigment that when polished over disguises the scratch.

Sorry that's not more useful, I've only seen them very occasionally. Palmy and Roma have an encyclopedic knowledge of car care, they might be able to enlighten.

This is a difficult one! Scuffed bumper plastic is very difficult to put right.

I'm still a little unclear as to the paint situation. Is the bumper painted or just black plastic?

If it is painted (using the same paint as the bodywork of your car) then I would recommned a fine polish like Autoglym Super Resin Polish. It sounds like the scratches are very fine and using T-Cut might do more damage. You will have to put a fair amount of effort when using the Autoglym product but the results will be worth it. I would then recommend waxing the polished bumper or protecting it using some other high gloss finish.

If the bumper plastic is not painted then getting the scuff mark out is going to be more tricky. You can of course cover it up temporarily using products like 'Back to Black' but these are just temporary measures as the colour soon wears off and the white scuff mark will reveal itself over time.

Also, if the bumper is black plastic (not painted) then is it smooth black plastic or textured? If it's smooth then it's probably a little easier to treat than if it's textured plastic.

I'll get back to you depending on your response.

The bumper is painted black, the same colour as the car. I use Super Resin polish on the car so I will give it another go with some more vigour!

Thanks a lot for your help.

Okay, then Super Resin Polish should be able to get very fine scratches out.

What type of cloth are you using to polish with?

My suggestion would be to get 'polishing wadding' from somewhere like Halfords. Apply a generous amount of Super Resin Polish directly to the cloth and rub into the scratches using a forwards and backwards motion rather than circular (to avoid swirl marks). Use some force and do this for a minute or so. You'll know you're using the right amount of force when you feel some resistance between the cloth and the bumper.

Then repeat this procedure but with much less force (to even out any imperfections in the paintwork) - the cloth should glide more freely. Leave a thin coating of the polish on the paintwork and allow it to dry.

Finally, using a new, clean piece of polishing wadding, buff the polish to a shine. Use a straight motion to do this. You should also protect the polished area with a gloss coating as you will probably have removed some of the lacquer by now!

use normal paint.i painted my yellow car with yellow paint from bandq.it looks like new.

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Originally posted by babatunde1971:
use normal paint.i painted my yellow car with yellow paint from bandq.it looks like new.

Wasn't the wood chip effect for the 70's

You might want to also try 'Farecla G10'. It's a superfine liquid abrasive (much gentler than T-cut) - it works wonders on any scuffs without taking the lacquer with it straight away. I think bodyshops use it.

Got my last lot from Partco.