My front bumper was attacked by love bugs or some kind of bug when the previous owner had the car and they didnt take care of it and let the acid eat away the paint is there anything i can do to make the bumper look better or is a repaint about he only thing that will help.

Here is a picture of my driver side.

 

if its as bad as it looks in the pics i doubt you'll be able to buff it out, looks like you might have to repaint

 

Thats what im figuring just seeing if there would be another way thanks

 

did u try claybar it might not have eaten through the paint, but if it has then repainting the bumper is your best bet.

 

im planning on doing a full detail next week on it and will Try the claybar on the front but i have tried that before and it helps alittle but i do think all i can do is get it repainted.

 

Still kind of hard to tell in those pictures. It MAY come out with 2000 grit paper. Work that then rubbing compounds to get it smooth again.

 

Yep, I would repaint it.

 

I have to wash my truck tonight, driving home yesterday I killed over a 1000 of those damn things. Keep the front end waxed this time of year. Quick detail often.

 

Yeah i know what you mean i keep wax on it now but previous owener didnt and knaw the bumper looks like there is always bugs on it. I dont think there is anything i can do but repaint it.

 

yea nothng can fix that only way is to repaint it.

 

Repaint!

That just bugs me to no end (no pun intended really) how people can just NOT take care of simple things like that. How hard is it to stop by a car wash for 2 minutes and scrub the bugs and other things off the front of your car?!?!

I just roll my eyes when I see a car (any car) that has a lot of bird **** all over it! I don't think people realize how bad some things can be for a paint job.

 

I would try claybar first. Repaint seldom holds up good on the flexible plastic parts, especially on the nose that sees the most abuse.

 

K ill try claybar next week if not ill just wait till i get the whole car repainted in a few years.

rk_2000 you have no idea how much it bugs me when i see it everyday but im not the one that did it the previous owner must of done alot of high way miles and waited to long to get the bugs off i clean the front end of both my vehicles every week during the summer especially during love bug season.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

This guy knows what he's talking about. 2000 grit light sand and buff will take that **** off!!

 

prolly gunna have to repaint it man

 

If you are more inclined to repaint it might as well try the wetsand and buff method first.