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Mar 18, 2011, 08:55 AM

Re: Anyone Managed to Repair Scratches on Bumper?

BTW, they gave me a discount...maybe it was mentioning that I learned about them on a forum and named TBN? I did buy two kits...not sure the reason, but I ordered a basic and a standard kit and got almost $9 discount!

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Mar 18, 2011, 09:23 AM

Re: Anyone Managed to Repair Scratches on Bumper?

Paul, I repaired at least 15 or so blemishes on my front bumper (road rash).
I barely put a dent in the amount of product supplied. I bought the standard kit ($49). Arrived promptly and I have plenty left over. I was careful not to waste though.

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Mar 18, 2011, 09:46 AM

Re: Anyone Managed to Repair Scratches on Bumper?

Originally posted by Meowgal View Post

BTW, they gave me a discount...maybe it was mentioning that I learned about them on a forum and named TBN? I did buy two kits...not sure the reason, but I ordered a basic and a standard kit and got almost $9 discount!

You get a 10% discount and a break in S&H when you order 2, or more, kits.

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Mar 18, 2011, 04:04 PM

Re: Anyone Managed to Repair Scratches on Bumper?

Originally posted by CapnRon View Post

Paul, I repaired at least 15 or so blemishes on my front bumper (road rash).
I barely put a dent in the amount of product supplied. I bought the standard kit ($49). Arrived promptly and I have plenty left over. I was careful not to waste though.

Ron:
Could you post how you did the application. For those of us who are not handy and very clutzy Just not sure if I want to tackle this, and you may be able to help me get over it.
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Mar 18, 2011, 04:09 PM

Re: Anyone Managed to Repair Scratches on Bumper?

Originally posted by MATBird View Post

Ron:
Could you post how you did the application. For those of us who are not handy and very clutzy Just not sure if I want to tackle this, and you may be able to help me get over it.

The have a demo video on their web site. Looks real simple.

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Mar 18, 2011, 04:15 PM

Re: Anyone Managed to Repair Scratches on Bumper?

Originally posted by redbirdsal View Post

You get a 10% discount and a break in S&H when you order 2, or more, kits.

I was almost ready to go this route to get one black kit for my bird and one black for my wifes Lexus. I sent them an email asking if I could use a single black kit on both cars and they responded that should be no problem for the 2 black cars I referenced. Neither black has any metal flake in it. Fortunately, black is much more forgiving in color match that other colors.
In the end, a single kit with the 1 oz paint is cheaper than 2 ea of the standard 1/2oz kit even with the discount for ordering 2 kits. I just ordered the larger 1 oz kit.

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Mar 20, 2011, 09:23 PM

Re: Anyone Managed to Repair Scratches on Bumper?

Originally posted by MATBird View Post

Ron:
Could you post how you did the application. For those of us who are not handy and very clutzy Just not sure if I want to tackle this, and you may be able to help me get over it.

I started out trying the method they show in their examples. It worked pretty well actually. You can't mess this up. If you get the touch up paint
anywhere that you don't want it, the provided blending solution will remove it.
If you don't like the result of a repair, just get a little more aggressive with
the blending solution and you can remove all of the touch up paint. The kit
I purchased came with 3 different applicators. A small brush and 2 small tipped applicators. One smaller than the other. For the smaller repairs I made, I very lightly dabbed paint in the chip with the smallest applicator.
Let it dry and then blend with their solution. Very pleased with the results.
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#23

Mar 21, 2011, 06:31 AM

Re: Anyone Managed to Repair Scratches on Bumper?

Thanks Ron, that helps
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