MelJ

I bought this car knowing that the body was going to need some fixing up. Its got some scratches and a nasty gash, which I'll post below, along with other pics

That's the trunk scratch


Nasty gash, and the bumper is not on all the way? I want to know how to go about fixing this as well


Yeah, that's pretty bad. Thinking of getting a new bumper because I don't think they are coming out, which would I assume would fix the bumper problem in the previous picture


The same as the picture above the previous, but on the driver's side


Little rust spots on the driver side door, also have little nicks like this on the roof, which I think are from rocks but I don't want these spots to get worse. I'd like to know how I should go about this. This is my second car, but I actually like driving this one, and I want to keep it looking good. It's a 2000 Si if that helps anything.

98civdx

hows the rest of the paint? i ask becuase if i were you i would just go a throw a paint job on the whole car....
you may better luck putting this in the paint and body section...

nix94delsol

have the car wet sanded and buffed and see whats still visible, then have a reputable bodyshop fix whats still showing.

MelJ

The rest of the body is fine. Thanks for the input.
How do I get this moved?

98civdx

wait for a mod to do it, some might just close it.... they might not..

MelJ

Ok. I'll wait and see then. My friend knows a few guys at a detailing shop, so I'll take it there once I actually get a week where it doesn't rain

TravisCadello

wet sand it in the bad area with 1000 grit and then buff it real good. it might take the scratch away. if its just deep is hell then its not gonna fix it. better off painting it complete. paint looks scratched to hell.

MelJ

Yeah. The paint has seen better days. When I got the car, all I was concerned about at the time was its mechanical condition. I live in upstate NY and the roads aren't too nice in terms of condition. Construction always going on, so it doesn't surprise me. But I'll shop around for estimates. Prices obviously vary state to state, but what would be a ballpark price range for a full body paint? And what can I do about my bumper?

slammed-Ek

yeah it needs paint..the back bumper isnt that bad..the body shop that you take it to would just wet sand it all down and paint it, and for the door they would just use touch up paint for that..but it would turn out better if you had the whole car repainted cuz it wouldnt be worth it if you just had certain spots fixed..

callmechad

whole paint job and done very good prolly cost around 800 atleast thats what it costed my dads Monte Carlo.

98civdx

wha?
your crazy man. when i got rear ended it cost over a 1000 to sand and paint my rear bumper....
not to metion all the body work this thing is going to need.
i bet the meterails alone would cost 800....

callmechad

i dont know what materials you buy. but my buddy terry does his own business and does body and paint and it doing my whole car door jams and all and fixing dents sanding ect ect the whole nine yards for 1100...