How To Repair a Front Bumper

Ok, it happened. Someone stopped too quickly on a wet road and now you are in need of help to repair a front bumper for your vehicle. Before you lose your patience fretting over whether or not you'll be able to afford a repair, and will have to drive round with a damaged car, lets take a look at what you can do to have a professional and cost effective repair.

The reasoning behind needing immediate painting of any exposed surfaces of your vehicle is that paint is the first line of defense for your car. It's not just there for style; it seals the metal underneath, and keeps it from rusting and corroding. With paint missing in areas you open your car up to further damage through weather and it will end up costing you more down the road than an immediate repair.

First you will have to examine how bad the damage is. For the simplest and smallest of scrapes and scratches you can usually find your colour of paint in handy little pen style paint applicators. These work like white-out sticks that you may be familiar with. While they are cheap and will quickly cover up damage to your vehicle in minor situations, they are not a long term solution, and will detract from the value of your car when a sharp eye buyer spots this cover up. It is also possible that they will not properly seal the vehicle, exposing it to further damage.

A better solution can be a body panel zone repair. This way of painting splits a panel into zones of repairs which allows for seamless repairs to the area on the single panel. This keeps costs down by not having to repaint the entire panel, which would make sense if there isn't damage to the entire panel.

For a bumper that has suffered a dent but no paint loss, try a company that offers paintless dent removal. This new style of dent removal does not disturb your paint through the use of specially designed equipment and procedures. This is a much more cost effective method of repair than replacement, and a much better way than beating it out with a hammer.

When your bumper is broken or cracked through a light collision, with a snow bank, barricade or minor fender bender, you should save all the broken pieces and bring them in for a zone repair. This service is offered by the most skilled professional auto body shops and will use your old bumper, and restore it to an appearance of being new. This is done through colour matching, blending, and traditional body work. These techniques can all come together in a way which repairs your bumper only in the area that is damaged, which keeps costs down by avoiding buying complete replacement parts.

When you're in a collision of any kind it can be a stressful situation. Your vehicle is one of your biggest investments, and proper care for it will determine its value for the duration of its life. To keep the value up, effectively repair your front bumper when damage occurs. It will keep your vehicle on the road for years to come.