Paint Rash

[Vedant Patel]

Don’t know where it happened but got some paint rash on my M3 right near the bottom of the driver side front bumper. Any advice on how to cover up some of this paint rash?

From reading some other blog post, Tesla‘s multi coat pearl white is not recommended anyone else faced something similar before? Appreciate your help in advance.

 

[fholbert]

Doesn’t look like paint damage to me. Looks like it’s on top of the paint.

I’ve had that twice, from a piece of tire rubber on the road. Both times it cleaned off with some elbow grease.

 

[Vedant Patel]

Doesn’t look like paint damage to me. Looks like it’s on top of the paint.

I’ve had that twice, from a piece of tire rubber on the road. Both times it cleaned off with some elbow grease.

Can confirm it is scratched paint

 

[Technokrat]

Clean it up with some rubbing compound and then use the factory paint (Tesla sells one on their website in small quantities) to touch up

 

[zoomer0056]

Very noticeable but I think easy to fix. That black is either primer or the plastic. You could use touch up paint from Tesla. However, you could go to a body shop and ask them to apply the touch up paint. Ask them just to use touch up and definitely avoid spraying and blending. That will keep the fix area small. If they insist on spraying and blending but you don't wanna pay for that, touch up yourself. I bet there's some YouTube videos on this, YouTube is awesome! Good luck.

 

[n2fooz]

Because of the size of that scratch, DIY touch up paint will look pretty bad. A body shop will want to paint the whole bumper and probably charge $1000+.
Look for Mobile Paint Repair in your area. Try Yelp and check out reviews and pics. A good one can fix it at your house or work and be much less expensive than a body shop.

 

[n2fooz]

This one is in NY area and has pictures of at least one repaired Tesla...

 

[buckets0fun]

This one is in NY area and has pictures of at least one repaired Tesla...
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Horrrrrrid repair, that’ll crack out in no time.

 

[PianoAl]

I had a scrape like that low down on the front. Not very noticeable. I touched it up with Rust-Oleum white primer. All good now.

 

[buckets0fun]

Don’t know where it happened but got some paint rash on my M3 right near the bottom of the driver side front bumper. Any advice on how to cover up some of this paint rash?

From reading some other blog post, Tesla‘s multi coat pearl white is not recommended anyone else faced something similar before? Appreciate your help in advance.

Looks like a curb rub, Uturn or turn into a parking spot and swipe the curb.

Grab some touch up paint and blot it in or look to a mobile paint guy, they typically spray bumpers on rental fleets for rather cheap rates.

 

[n2fooz]

Horrrrrrid repair, that’ll crack out in no time.

Just curious, is your opinion based on all of the pics of that particular repair on yelp, or only the ones that I posted?

 

[Pat67]

Do yourself a favor and stay away from Tesla's Pearl White touch up paint. I bought some and it was A complete waste of money. Tried for a refund but no way.

 

[Dave Twiddle]

My dad's got all the tools. That'll buff right out. "Bueler, Buler, Buler""

 

[buckets0fun]

My dad's got all the tools. That'll buff right out. "Bueler, Buler, Buler""

I heard your oldman was a television repairman, he’s got an ultimate set of tools…

-Isn’t this from fast times at ridgemont high?

 

[Dave Twiddle]

I heard your oldman was a television repairman, he’s got an ultimate set of tools…

-Isn’t this from fast times at ridgemont high?

I am getting old. You are correct. Two great movies mixed up.

 

[buckets0fun]

I am getting old. You are correct. Two great movies mixed up.

it’s ok, I feel it. had me like… uhhhhh?