Thanks for the tips everyone.
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Originally Posted by NovaSS4spdFan
To begin with, the repair will always be conspicuous so accept that. Don't reshoot the bumper; even that small area.
Because you created a cavity the temptation to fill it in will be there. Don't because you will need to block sand and feather it.
If it were mine, I tape around it and apply one fill in of the factory touchup at a time using the bottom portion of a match (not stick type) rather than a brush. One coat a day( sounds too long, right) over a period of perhaps 5-6 days. If you haven't filled the cavity and it's still within the boundaries of the scar, repeat. When you feel a ridge, obtain some 2000 and 3000 grit wet or dry, CA glue a mini disk of the sandpaper to the top of a pencil eraser and gently wet cut( soapy water), wipe with a micro fiber towel often. Repeat.When it looks level, apply the clear- two coats.
You're going to see it, but it shouldn't detract from the value of the car. Of greatest importance, you won't have a Carfax report from a body shop that collected insurance money. That would hurt the car value.
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So both you and Postal mention taping, and applying multiple coats.
Are we talking about the green painters' tape here?
Also, about applying multiple coats -> the touch up kit includes both clear coat and paint, so do you mean applying clear coat and paint once a day, and then the next day putting clear coat on top of the earlier paint, and then paint on top of the new clear coat?
I will get the Bondo too thanks for the suggestion.
By the way, isn't it odd that below the paint the metal is black? shouldn't it be a steel colour? Maybe there is an additional substance between the paint and the underlying steel.