Front bumper question

Hey guys,

I just happened to glance over my front bumper today and I noticed I have three little 'scratches' or white marks on the bumper in various places -- I assume something came up off the road and nicked the front bumper. anyways, I used some Plexus and it worked a little, but they are still present and it's really tickin' me off. any idea how to remove them?

Thanks!

You can remove them with slight burnishing or even, yes - a propane torch. Hit the spots with a steady movement of the torch over the area. You want to *just* heat them up, not melt plastic(!) This will gloss up with plastic and darken it again. The best would be one of those mini soldering iron type torches, but a bigger one should do in a pinch.

Or, just do what I've been doing - cover 'em up with Mother's "Back to Black."

That would be funny if it wasn't what I did (I had a bit more than scratches though)

Yeah, but isn't the idea of an ARB/Calmini/TJM to get into the wild and ADD MORE SCRATCHES?

No, its so you can cream cows at 50 MPH and get away with it (who was that anyway?)

I thought they were only good for hitting washing machines.

It was me. TJM vs cow at about 50 mph. TJM 1 cow 0.

WOW! Great tip...

I had some deep ugly scratches on the rear interior hatch from hauling around a metal tubular tripod. While driving down the I-10 fwy (which is infamous for it's washboard surface) the dang tripod worked it's way to the back, then the sharp metal feet started grinding away at the gray plastic. Before I realized what was happening and secured the darn thing, it had done some real damage to the X.

However...

This afternoon I followed your advice and CAREFULLY applied the flame from my butane torch to the affected area, always moving back and forth, keeping an even distribution of heat. I also set the torch at the lowest setting possible.

Man, the scratches and gouges disappeared before my very eyes. A little B2B after cooling it down and once again it looked brand new.

Thanks for the tip Bro!