firenation1254

So long story short, I gave a friend my car to drive and well he ran up a curb. The rubber front splitter got pretty damaged but I’m not too concerned about that as I was gonna replace it with a carbon fiber one anyway. However the bumper did get scraped, what would possible channels be to repair it? I’ve attached a picture for context

Ron_Attleboro_MA

How about clean-up, touchup paint or have body shop air-brush. I don't like have the whole bumper painted cause it will show in the future.
It's so low and not in your face.
Good luck, could have be bad!

mtraylor2001

Take it to the body shop. Try dealer and independent shop for comparison on pricing.

Good luck,

firenation1254

Yeah, I don’t really wanna have the whole bumper repainted for something that isn’t really that big of a deal as it’s not visible unless you bend down and look at it. I think body shop airbrush might be a route I look into or touch up paint.

C5racecar

Do body shops spot paint these days, or paint the whole panel? Like Ron said, if you paint the whole panel then it may not match the body, and that shows where the two panels bolt together.
Bumpers are made of a flexible material, different from the body panels. It is quite common for them to be a slightly different color.

If they can just fix that one spot and match / blend, that is less risk. Since it down low it would be hard to see.

Check with your local Corvette club to find the best body shop. I'm sure someone there will know.

mtraylor2001

Hard area to repair but here is an example of the air brushing.

BTW
A nice carbon splitter like you are getting will look real good on there once you get the repair done and draw your eye away from that area.

Rocketmanwpb

I have repaired paint damage with an airbrush for some minor scratches. What I see in your photo looks like it will require bodywork. You have nothing to be concerned about painting the whole bumper cover. Modern matching and painting techniques will make it look like new.

Vetteman Jack

I would have the shop repair the damaged area then paint the whole panel. They should be able to match the paint perfectly.