First off, always use a block when sanding otherwise the sandpaper will cut more material under your fingertips. Prep sol is essential before painting. It promotes adhesion by removing oil and grease. When you use tack rags, work in one direction. If you work back and forth like he did, the captured dirt will be left behind on the panel. Rotate the tack cloth so the inner surfaces are used too. When you squeeze the trigger on the paint can, don’t start painting in the middle of the panel. Always start off the edge and finish off the other edge. Mask those areas you don’t wish to paint. If you use newspaper, be wary of the small holes found in newspaper. I use butcher block brown paper. If you paint the first coat in a horizontal direction, paint the next coat using vertical strokes. On a metallic job, the final coat is known as a fog coat and is not directional. Wear a painter’s mask. Cancer is not fun. Don’t paint outside. Orange peel is caused by too much material applied too quickly. The first coat of rubbing compound is coarse. You can also use 1500 grit wet sand.The second and third application of rubbing compound uses a less abrasive compound.
As a BodyShop owner you did an amazing job with this. Although this job would cost 200 and in one day of work itd be complete. Thats not the point, its about learning a new skill set, and for that i applaud you.
Definitely $700 in Aus, but the best part is the pride in doing it yourself. Every time that you look at the vehicle you remember doing it. The only problem is that the clear coat will probably fail long before the factory job. These jobs are good to do just before you trade in the vehicle.
Julio Alvarez actually I had shot and run in my Optima just like his wife. Same left side number, they want to charge me $1,000, I’m glad he did this video, I told him I was following his steps to do mine as well.
@@cindygomez5414 same here body shop wanted to charge me 1,100.$ The damage was no more then the white paint scuffed and scrapped reveling black underneath.
I backed into a guardrail with my 16 Honda Accord Sport and have similar damage. Body shops want 1000.00 to replace the bumper. There is no visible under bumper damage, clips intact, no bumper shift no gaps...just an ugly scrape. My foot was on the brake as I was backing in. So glad I found this video. You did an amazing job and I love to paint, I know I can do this on my own. Thanks for posting the video. You did a great job and saved me alot of cash!! Kudos on your craftsmanship for having never done this before!AWESOME
Thank you. I am actually in the process of making a new video taking into account all the great suggestions people have mentioned in the comments. Good luck on yours. I am sure it will turn out great.
Clint, No need to apologize for anything. If people send hate mail your way they are the ones who need to apologize. You did a great job first time out and if I ever think to be brave and do something like you did I will watch your video again. Thanks
Bravo! Sam.. you're right on. Clint - Thanks! I started using a rolling walker & wheelchair in the last two yrs. My car has a lot of scratches, especially in door opening. Body shops charge a lot to "chase down" those scratches. Now I feel much better I can protect my car from rust again. I can do this myself. Thanks again Clint!!!
Haters will hate no matter what! You did a great job!Maybe it`s not perfect but practice makes it better.So..talk to your wife to tackle some more concrete.Maybe you can make some extra cash from this skill once you master it.Hats off sir!
Your video was great!! Your honesty was greater. My dad taught me in 1956 if you make it “better” you have done a good job. Thanks for posting. You are a good man and your wife and son must love you Dr. John San Diego
You’re a natural at telling your story logically and in consideration of your viewer. You’re also naturally likable, which comes across the screen. Great job on the car and the video.
I do this for a living and for a first attempt i have to say, great job! We can nit pick all day long but the bottom line is if you are happy with the result then its a good job!
Great job. I finished drywall for 50 years and there's people you can never please . Using spot lights etc to check out my work. Thank goddess I only had few people like that. I give u a lot of credit taking on this repair.
Agreed. Funny you should mention that. My father did drywall and I still remember this one lady who took us in her bathroom, turned the lights out and used a flashlight to show imperfections in the drywall that weren't visible in the light. Crazy people.
I am also doing this for my first time and have watched a gazillion videos and this is the best one, for the simple reason that it made all of them combined, make way more sense and I'm not freaking out anymore. Thanks a lot for this, it was great.
As an industry professional with 5 years experience in watching "how to TH-cam videos", with 26300+ hours of watch-time under my belt. Apart from the overspray, great job bud. You deserve one of them cookies that will make cookie monster dribble.
I have a bumper that looks eerily similar to how your wife’s looked! And I do almost ALL my own work around my home myself with TH-cam videos like yours teaching me, saving me money and giving me the satisfaction that I’m capable of being my own solution in almost any situation. I commend you for taking on this super daunting challenge-not easy as I bet it’s easy to compound the problem with mistakes!!! So now, 3 years later, I’m curious how the bumper looks? Does she still have the car?
Clint I think for you first time that is awesome! I have a 2000 Toyota 4 runner and the front bumper looks terrible. It is chipped up. You just got me excited that I may be able to try it myself. I sending you a picture to see if that process would fix something like this.
I am a retired Auto Body and paint specialist and I have to say that I am impressed. Doing all that using only hand sanding must have been excruciating! You also pulled off the painting aspects of it, using spray cans! Back in my day, they had spray cans, but no one seriously used them to effect a base/clear spot repair! I am assuming they have come a long way with the formulation of paints to pull that off. We mixed all our colors peruse, and They have been base/coat, clear/coat for years. We always added a catalyst to dry and cure the final clear coats. When I started painting in the early 1950's we had alcaid Enamels and Nitrocellouse Lacquers. The lacquers went on kind of like what you did in your video and dried fast, and finally polished out to blend with the old paint. I'm saying that spot repairs could take place in the middle of a painted area, you didn't have to paint a whole panel then. You did have to have basic knowledge of matching colors, but that is a whole nother topic. GREAT JOB!
Thanks James. I guess they have come a long way with spray cans. I did end up buying a 2 part clear coat for next time as I have been told they are much better than the standard cans but I haven't had a need for it yet. And hope not to.
Don’t listen to all the negative stuff. You did a great job. I just did my whole rear bumper and my mistake was I didn’t use a spray gun. I think cans are great for spots like your bumper. I learned from your video about sanding so thank you and I hope it will help me when I re do my bumper.
I wish but when it’s that large of an area I saw a lot of spray lines. I think with a spray gun it’s the coverage that will make a difference. I heard some companies will ask if you want a wider spray when you order your color thru a can. I just got the exact color with duplicolor. Hey, you have given me an idea. I should video tape it and see if there is a difference. I rather see mistakes and how to correct it then a perfect job. Thanks brother once again.
Well done! If you didn't know the bumper was just painted, nobody would ever know you did that. I do my own painting to on small repairs of my cars also. If I can save a few hundred it just makes sense. Why spend 500 bucks for a paint job and a few months later somebody damages the bumper again. BTW, Automotive Touch Up is my go to for paint as well. Once again, great job.
What a nice job you did. I am impressed. A few yrs ago I went to a body shop and ask them for quote for repair on my front bumper with a few scratches marks. They wants $1500 for the repair because it's required to replace the whole bumper. I told them no thank you. What a rip off. I would be more then happy to pay $250-300 for touch up job. So I said hell with it. I drive with a few scratches on the bumper.
Yep. My wife's car had to go get painted recently from when someone hit her. I asked if I could pay them while they had to paint out to also paint the hood and they wanted $1200 to paint the hood even though they were already painting the bumper and quarter panel. It's a good business apparently.
Dude, amazing. Your a humble fella and you took on something that your not comfortable with and then you put it up to help others. Thanks and good luck with your future fixes. Cheers!
Just a quick note, the adhesion promoter YES is for plastics and plastic bumpers, it’s not needed on painted sections just the RAW plastic materials and other bondo/filler. Great job!
Many thanks on that very essential tip! I only needed to paint one panel! Probably why the adhesion promoter just hit it and ran down like water! Luckily, I had a clean rag handy and wiped it over the area without leaving any runs!
I'm about to do the same thing for the 1st time in my life and you have given me the confidence to do it however all the videos I have seen say to use 2K clear coat for a better gloss
I applaud your effort. It looked great from my perspective. You made me and others aware of products that I didn't know existed. I hope nobody looks at professional body shops and feels they screw people over. That's not the case for the vast majority of body shops. They have overhead, licensing etc and good craftsman aren't cheap. They have to charge what they have to charge to stay open.
Thanks for the kind comments. I understand business and I know they would have done a better job, no questions asked. But I also believe in not paying for things I am capable of doing myself.
After watching hours of videos on TH-cam, I also repaired the lower side of my Mustang. I am now to the polishing stage, and it's coming out very nicely . I, also had no experience in body work or painting. You have validated that overcoming your fear of screwing up is the biggest obstacle . Nice job !
Just checked this again. You did your thing man. Fantastic job and it is exactly how I think about doing this kind of work. I will watch a video, like this one, and go to work. The results you had are more than acceptable. Looks professional on camera, that's for sure. Thanks for posting this up. It will come in handy should the need arise.
Nice job. I did the rusted out wheel wells on an ‘08 Ram. I was intimidated but followed instructions. It wasn’t pro material, but from 30 yards looked perfect.
You did an outstanding job! So much of any paint job is preparation. And it seems the only way we learn is by doing the work ourselves. It looks beautiful!! Thank you for the video.
@@drippingwax I presume that Maaco is a paint company or a auto repair shop. We do not have Maaco here in AUSTRALIA.:-( You would save heaps of money if you can spray it your self, because auto spray jobs from a auto repair shop are ... SUPER EXPENSIVE.
@@TheObSeRvErTheObSeRv be glad you guys don't have Maco $200 dollar paint job. I've seen about 20 vehicles that they had done 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you did a better job painting than they have.
You have to start somewhere. How did the repair hold up? Normally shops won’t due this kind of repair (smart repair) because the clear coat can peel at the edges. Basically you think of the edges of the clear coat being two separate pieces of land that run over the other and start to peel back. To avoid this you generally you sand the entire bumper and clear edge to edge. Like I said though, you did a great job for a first timer. Hats off to you.
@@ClintHolland Wow, that’s impressive. Even more so considering you didn’t even use a 2k clear coat. You did a hell of a job then. If you do use 2k clear, wear a respirator. That stuff will mess you up (the catalyst in the 2k clear).
Fantastic job for your first attempt! I really liked your commentary. I have a similar situation. We scraped the side of my painted wood fence, pulling into a tight driveway, that left paint on the truck and removed a little bit of auto paint on the front bumper. I will have to get it fixed professionally because the paint on my truck is a very specific color that is hard to match. On the same week, someone rear ended my bumper. So I am hoping, if I go through insurance, we can fix it all. Anyway, just wanted to comment that I enjoyed this video and your process.
That was a great job! Much better than my attempt, but seeing your video gave me the courage to do it! Many problems included my adhesive spray ran like water and didn't know how to clean it off. Spread out over five days because of constant rain showers in my part of the UK. Time consuming because having to keep masking over after rain ruined it! Have just applied my third coat of paint, prior to clear coat, and can now see imperfections in the filler compound! Now in two minds whether to accept the small 2 inches showing proud, or say hell with it, and go back to sanding that part down, prime etc that part from beginning. Still feel great after getting quoted £350 to £550 by professionals. Again, had the courage to save around £500 (about 700 dollars) after watching your video clip. Thanks so much for showing that anyone can do it - even a first timer like me. Saved me loads of money! Best wishes, Clint!
I noticed that people who do this for a living have a few tricks to get a better finish: 1, They run their hand over the surface feeling for any imperfections (Yes your hands should be clean of oils so wash them in a greese cutting dish soap or you'll transfer any dirt or oils from your skin and have a bad result). 2, They apply a guide coat over the primer which guides you on correcting spots you may have missed. 3. I've also have seen car painters take a tack cloth and just slide it over the surface with no pressure pressing down, just sort of drag the tack cloth and if it doesn't glide over the primer easily then that section is rough and needs some more sanding with 600 grit. You can also use a microfiber cloth.
@@rickrose2235 Thanks for the advice given, Rick. The guide coat idea sounds like a good one. Now it's all done and waxed etc, I can see where I went wrong! Can only tell by using a straight edge! Have a two inch area where the edge reveals a tiny gap of about 1/16th inch underneath, where I guess I used too much elbow grease, taking that small area filler down just that tiny amount too much. Hard to believe that such a small dip would show up as a great dent to the naked eye when all finished!! Still, I'm a really happy pensioner and very grateful to Clint. He saved me about £600 (750 dollars?) with his video (Like him, I never did this before) giving me the confidence to even attempt it. Many thanks to all and best wishes from the UK!
Thanks Clint. I did get overconfident with the great first result inspired by you, so I did try that small dent again! Disaster, but all my own fault. Only outside available, but I painted when the car was in the hot sun, about 2pm! Also didn't notice the 15 mph wind, and like you, should have learned to mask more of the car! 3 clear coats went onto my windshield, couldn't see a thing! Just cleaned off before completely dry and I am still laughing at my being so dumb. Got more paint and clear coat - following you I did such a good first job, just waiting on weather/wind as no reason why I can't do 3rd time! Still saved me lots of money that the shop wanted!! Thanks again, Buddy! @@ClintHolland
@@jewellguitars Well, you can't win them all but at least you learned. I ended up having to do mine a second time after I scraped a pole but I haven't had time to get that video edited yet. I don't enjoy body work but the money saved makes it worth it to me.
Thanks for stepping out of your comfort zone. I commend you on your courage to test your wife's patience and the superb job you did. Your willingness to take on this repair inspires me to attempt a similar repair on my F-150. Well done.
Awesome. That's why I make these videos. I like showing people that anyone can do some of this stuff and you don't always have to pay someone to do it for you.
"I didn't tape off more and, like I said, I didn't know what I was doing." Can't argue with candor. Dude, it looks good. For some reason, I enjoy this type of work.
Well done Clint , you should be proud of your effort And the fact that you have probably stimulated thousands of other have a go car / automobile bodywork and paint do it yourselfers around the Globe budd;)
Thanks for posting this video! My neighbour has struck my vehicle backing out of her parking stall a few times, she offered to pay for repairs but all the bodyshops here have quoted $1000 (CAD) to do the repair and I don't have the heart to saddle her with that bill. In my case the scratches are finer than yours but still into the plastic. Been watching a couple other youtube videos like this to work up the courage to do it myself.
Thank you. It wasn't therapeutic for me during the process but watching it later kind of is. I should make another video of this with no audio and call it an ASMR video.
Two reasons. One, I am stupid and this was my first time. The second issue was I found many people that said if you expand the area it makes it harder to detect the color difference. This is especially true if you expand it to the seam.
Same. Recently bought a 2004 Acura TL and it has been my little project during quarantine. Both front and rear bumpers look just like this, the previous owner didn't give her any love. I was really close to just send it to the body shop but you just inspired me to tackle this myself too. Great job and for a first time it looks really good, surely a second compound, polish and wax will make it look even better
As you mentioned masking the whole car is a must. Overspray will fall everywhere not just the adjacent panels. Other than that you should have scuffed the whole area where any materials will be touching. That being said A+ for taking this on by yourself.
One thing I want to point out, I've seen several plastic bumpers with good-sized dents, one being my 2002 Camry. I watched several YT vids on the paintless dent repair and had nothing to lose - it has 205,000 miles on it and the clear coat's peeled - so I gave it a try. And the dent pretty much just popped out when given a couple whacks with a rubber mallet from behind. I've seen cars owned by strangers with similar dents in the rear bumper and wanted to tell them how easy it might be to fix but I didn't want to look like a crazy person so I kept it to myself... And I've tried doing "paintless" dent repair before (I just bent my own rods rather than buy the proper ones) and the results with just a little bit of practice, were encouraging if not perfect. If you have a car you want to put little or no money into repairing, paintless might be worth a try.
Good point. I have dabbled in the PDR myself but realized I don't have the patience nor skill for it. It's literally an art and watching some of these TH-camrs make huge dents disappear gave me just enough courage to be dangerous.
Looks great! I've done lots of bondo work over the years. Glad to see they have a product for plastic bumpers. You did a fine job on the van and the video too!
Fantastic effort for a first try. People leaving poor critique are probably pros. This is a well proven technique and my friend who has 40yrs as a car body specialist would have similar stages. Well done, best wishes, Craig, UK.
That's exactly what I like to hear. I was a bit intimidated by this repair myself but figured I couldn't really make it look much worse than it did. And if I could record my trials and tribulations and share them with others to save them time, then win-win for everyone. Thanks for watching.
Years later, how did this repair last for you? Any maintenance tips or observations of how the repair aged with the rest of the paint job (as someone eagerly awaiting their automotivetouchup cans)?
It held up perfectly with no issues. Main thing I would do differently is to use a 2 part clear coat. I believe there is one called 2k clear which people love.
WOW man!! Good work .... and you even state the mistakes you make along the way learning as you go so no one watching makes them.... a valuable lesson ... a great tutorial thanks for sharing 👍
I never comment on TH-cam videos, but I must tip my hat to you for a) trying this, b) doing a fine job, and most of all, c) taking the time to share it here. Well done.
You did an amazing job with this! I've done a bit of autobody work in my late teens/early 20s so a lot of this made sense and I anticipate most of the steps you took but learned a few that contribute to a finer result. Excellent video, informing, engaging, and well-documented.
Awesome job. Kudos to you... I can't tell of the imperfections. I have a white Hyundai Sonata that came with bumper scratches. I may try this myself. I can't afford to pay anyone. I thought about getting it painted (can't afford that either) this is the next best thing. I like it.😊
I'm sure the wife had a few "are you sure you know what you're doing...?" moments, but after such a excellent job a swear she's going around telling everyone... look "He fixed it". you are way up the score board now :) well done
Exactly. If there is one thing I have learned in life and marriage it is you have to be careful what other people know you can do. If they find out you can repair body issues and paint, then everyone will want you to help them.
I like your honesty. I've got 2 small Nick's in my bumper and have been thinking of doing this but dont want to spoil it, this has given me confidence. You did a great job, although I thought you should have masked off the boot (trunk) area, yes I'm British..has. Great overall job and I hope your wife appreciates the good work you've done. Regards from England.
👍🏽 BTW, the "prep solvent" is likely ethyl alcohol or paint thinner/nail polish cleaner. You needn't wash with soap and water between each step. Wiping down with a soft cotton cloth with either of those two solvents to make sure their is no grit left before proceeding to the next step works superbly. (This is true - and recommended - for wood finishing too.)
Rather late in the day now but I repaired and repainted my front bumper which had scratches from parking nerfs when in supermarket car parks and it looks acceptable but I winged it. Now it's the rear bumper which has very deep scratches from where I reversed the car into a stone wall. Ok the sun was in my eyes but no excuse. I have made an 18 point list of everything you have done which includes all the various purchases and I shall follow it to the letter. Having sanded to damaged area now, all I found was that 180 grit didn't do the job and I had to go up to 120 and then finish with 180. But it's a Subaru and the bumper seems to be made of cast iron rather than plastic. That's as far as I've got until the stuff I ordered arrives, but I am now super confident thanks to you of getting an almost perfect finish as you have - unlike with my front bumper repair!
Give yourself a BIG pat on the back !! Great Job... You might not realizes it , but you have given us ( never did it guy's ) the balls to try doing it to our car's !!! Feel good about helping us all . Thanks !!!
Absolutely correct! I was going to have to do it anyway. Now I have a source, even if they're not.in the US, where I can get some education and lead. The kind of products and process to use!! Double thanks for taking all this trouble. And thanks to the pro who reminds.us that 90% of the process is prep. I keep teaching horseriders that are impatient that 75%+ of their time with their horse they are on the ground and maybe 25% of the time in the saddle.
Kudos to you man. Just watched your entire video and wow, that came out great. Just hit some unavoidable debris on the highway that some idiot just left there, so your video definetley came in handy. I love regular folks providing professional results.. 👍🏽
You did a great job. I like where you got satfaction from doing it or the end product. I think doing something you never done b/4 is always scary, but you finished the project in style. One you did something you never done b/4, paint on a car, two, you found it will be easier the next time you do it, and three you learned from doing it. You learned what not to do, what to do more of, and what never to do. all a learning process. GREAT JOB, almost a father and son job?? He did hold the hose, right.
Thank you. You are correct. He helps out in the background on a lot of my projects but he isn't one to want to be in the lime light. Thanks for the kind comments and for watching.
Thank you for sharing such a great job I just did same thin with my wife van and she is not happy but seeing your video now I'm feel confident to do it my self You did a great job
Lol ....good effort! I painted and compounded my entire car a few days ago and it looks like it just came from the dealer’s show room. You took a lot of unnecessary steps and you lost me when you pulled out that can of spray paint 😅. You’re a brave and resourceful man! Very good effort.
Clint, someone called you a “Drama King” ...huh ?? Geez, in your video you seem a super cool, calm, and couldn’t be more down to earth. Anyway, thanks for this excellent video ..detailed and well explained. My son got some parking lot rash on his new Honda Accord front bumper, and we’re going to put your know-how to good use tomorrow. Truly Amazing that this was your first time doing a project like this. Excellent result.
They sure did. It goes with the territory. If you didn't have a thick skin before you started posting to TH-cam you certainly would after. Thanks for the kind comments. Good luck, I am sure yours will turn out well.
dreamingcode my quotes came back 1500 and 1300, it is because they want to not only fix the bumper but also the rare and front door, to match the color...
Great job. I am in your world...don't particularly like painting, but I am looking forward to doing this. You are right, in that you see so much and differing procedures, most will say to heck with it. Your video has emboldened me to have at it. Thanks.
@@ClintHolland You did a great job, Clint. I think you underestimate your skills somewhat. You don't do it for a living, so you earned a little bit of slack. I learned a lot from your video...don't panic just yet. Great job.
@@bbstacker70 I appreciate your comments William. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. You summed up pretty much half my life. Most everything I do is for the first time.
First off, always use a block when sanding otherwise the sandpaper will cut more material under your fingertips.
Prep sol is essential before painting. It promotes adhesion by removing oil and grease.
When you use tack rags, work in one direction. If you work back and forth like he did, the captured dirt will be left behind on the panel.
Rotate the tack cloth so the inner surfaces are used too.
When you squeeze the trigger on the paint can, don’t start painting in the middle of the panel. Always start off the edge and finish off the other edge.
Mask those areas you don’t wish to paint. If you use newspaper, be wary of the small holes found in newspaper. I use butcher block brown paper.
If you paint the first coat in a horizontal direction, paint the next coat using vertical strokes.
On a metallic job, the final coat is known as a fog coat and is not directional.
Wear a painter’s mask. Cancer is not fun.
Don’t paint outside.
Orange peel is caused by too much material applied too quickly.
The first coat of rubbing compound is coarse. You can also use 1500 grit wet sand.The second and third application of rubbing compound uses a less abrasive compound.
Thank you for all the great tips. I will pin this to the top because I think it highlights a lot of things I could have done better.
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You dont use a block on rounded surface you use a pad
Griffon 327 Yep, 3M makes one or at very least wrap sandpaper around a firm sponge.
I loved this and I am going to do this to my new used car. Could you possibly list all the supplies which I need to Buy? Thanks in advance.
Fantastic result and video. Love how honest and open you are. Good to learn something useful from such a decent bloke. Many thanks!
Awesome. Thanks for the nice words.
As a BodyShop owner you did an amazing job with this. Although this job would cost 200 and in one day of work itd be complete. Thats not the point, its about learning a new skill set, and for that i applaud you.
Thank you. I wished I could have found someone locally to do it for $200. It would have been worth that.
In Australia that would be a $700 job without doubt .
Definitely $700 in Aus, but the best part is the pride in doing it yourself. Every time that you look at the vehicle you remember doing it. The only problem is that the clear coat will probably fail long before the factory job. These jobs are good to do just before you trade in the vehicle.
Julio Alvarez actually I had shot and run in my Optima just like his wife. Same left side number, they want to charge me $1,000, I’m glad he did this video, I told him I was following his steps to do mine as well.
@@cindygomez5414 same here body shop wanted to charge me 1,100.$ The damage was no more then the white paint scuffed and scrapped reveling black underneath.
I backed into a guardrail with my 16 Honda Accord Sport and have similar damage. Body shops want 1000.00 to replace the bumper. There is no visible under bumper damage, clips intact, no bumper shift no gaps...just an ugly scrape. My foot was on the brake as I was backing in. So glad I found this video. You did an amazing job and I love to paint, I know I can do this on my own. Thanks for posting the video. You did a great job and saved me alot of cash!! Kudos on your craftsmanship for having never done this before!AWESOME
Thank you. I am actually in the process of making a new video taking into account all the great suggestions people have mentioned in the comments. Good luck on yours. I am sure it will turn out great.
It takes a brave soul to step out of his/her comfort zone a try something like this. Hats of to U Man!
Thank you. You are not wrong, this was one of the more nervous repairs I have ever done.
Richard Marks right? and then to film and post it. Awesome work, plus the honesty makes an intimidating task a little more approachable.
Thanks! I’ve got a small cut in my bumper. You just gave me the confidence to try it myself.
Hats off
Clint,
No need to apologize for anything. If people send hate mail your way they are the ones who need to apologize. You did a great job first time out and if I ever think to be brave and do something like you did I will watch your video again.
Thanks
Bravo! Sam.. you're right on. Clint - Thanks! I started using a rolling walker & wheelchair in the last two yrs. My car has a lot of scratches, especially in door opening. Body shops charge a lot to "chase down" those scratches. Now I feel much better I can protect my car from rust again. I can do this myself. Thanks again Clint!!!
YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!! right-on brother.
Haters will hate no matter what! You did a great job!Maybe it`s not perfect but practice makes it better.So..talk to your wife to tackle some more concrete.Maybe you can make some extra cash from this skill once you master it.Hats off sir!
Your video was great!! Your honesty was greater. My dad taught me in 1956 if you make it “better” you have done a good job.
Thanks for posting.
You are a good man and your wife and son must love you
Dr. John San Diego
Thank you so much. Appreciate the kind words and super thanks.
You’re a natural at telling your story logically and in consideration of your viewer. You’re also naturally likable, which comes across the screen. Great job on the car and the video.
Thank you for watching and for the kind words.
I do this for a living and for a first attempt i have to say, great job!
We can nit pick all day long but the bottom line is if you are happy with the result then its a good job!
Thank you Simon. I appreciate the kind words.
Simon pike how do your price your work??
That was so nice of you!!
- Humanity
Do you have to remove the bumper for a couple of small scratches, one that just catches the nail?
Well done! You've given me some confidence for when I start fixing my car tomorrow
Fantastic. That's why I make these videos.
You have inspired me. I'm going to go back my car into a concrete wall to try this out!! Great job!
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That sounds like an amazing idea.
Or back into a bolder like I did 😏
...of COURSE it was premeditated
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Great job. I finished drywall for 50 years and there's people you can never please . Using spot lights etc to check out my work. Thank goddess I only had few people like that. I give u a lot of credit taking on this repair.
Agreed. Funny you should mention that. My father did drywall and I still remember this one lady who took us in her bathroom, turned the lights out and used a flashlight to show imperfections in the drywall that weren't visible in the light. Crazy people.
I am also doing this for my first time and have watched a gazillion videos and this is the best one, for the simple reason that it made all of them combined, make way more sense and I'm not freaking out anymore. Thanks a lot for this, it was great.
Awesome. I love hearing that and thanks for taking the time to comment.
As an industry professional with 5 years experience in watching "how to TH-cam videos", with 26300+ hours of watch-time under my belt. Apart from the overspray, great job bud. You deserve one of them cookies that will make cookie monster dribble.
Thank you so much for the kind comments. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I will tell me wife to buy me a big cookie.
do you have to remove the bumper if there are a couple of scratches (just catches the nail on one)?
I have a bumper that looks eerily similar to how your wife’s looked! And I do almost ALL my own work around my home myself with TH-cam videos like yours teaching me, saving me money and giving me the satisfaction that I’m capable of being my own solution in almost any situation. I commend you for taking on this super daunting challenge-not easy as I bet it’s easy to compound the problem with mistakes!!! So now, 3 years later, I’m curious how the bumper looks? Does she still have the car?
Clint I think for you first time that is awesome! I have a 2000 Toyota 4 runner and the front bumper looks terrible. It is chipped up. You just got me excited that I may be able to try it myself. I sending you a picture to see if that process would fix something like this.
Sounds good. Happy to help.
I am a retired Auto Body and paint specialist and I have to say that I am impressed. Doing all that using only hand sanding must have been excruciating! You also pulled off the painting aspects of it, using spray cans! Back in my day, they had spray cans, but no one seriously used them to effect a base/clear spot repair! I am assuming they have come a long way with the formulation of paints to pull that off. We mixed all our colors peruse, and They have been base/coat, clear/coat for years. We always added a catalyst to dry and cure the final clear coats. When I started painting in the early 1950's we had alcaid Enamels and Nitrocellouse Lacquers. The lacquers went on kind of like what you did in your video and dried fast, and finally polished out to blend with the old paint. I'm saying that spot repairs could take place in the middle of a painted area, you didn't have to paint a whole panel then. You did have to have basic knowledge of matching colors, but that is a whole nother topic. GREAT JOB!
Thanks James. I guess they have come a long way with spray cans. I did end up buying a 2 part clear coat for next time as I have been told they are much better than the standard cans but I haven't had a need for it yet. And hope not to.
Don’t listen to all the negative stuff. You did a great job. I just did my whole rear bumper and my mistake was I didn’t use a spray gun. I think cans are great for spots like your bumper. I learned from your video about sanding so thank you and I hope it will help me when I re do my bumper.
Thanks Joe. I thought using a spray gun made things easier. Is that not the case?
I wish but when it’s that large of an area I saw a lot of spray lines. I think with a spray gun it’s the coverage that will make a difference. I heard some companies will ask if you want a wider spray when you order your color thru a can. I just got the exact color with duplicolor. Hey, you have given me an idea. I should video tape it and see if there is a difference. I rather see mistakes and how to correct it then a perfect job. Thanks brother once again.
Well done! If you didn't know the bumper was just painted, nobody would ever know you did that. I do my own painting to on small repairs of my cars also. If I can save a few hundred it just makes sense. Why spend 500 bucks for a paint job and a few months later somebody damages the bumper again. BTW, Automotive Touch Up is my go to for paint as well. Once again, great job.
Thank you and exactly. I wasn't expecting perfection but the result was better than even I thought it would be.
You did a beautiful job! You can't even tell that you did a repair on that part of the car! Awesome work my friend!😊👼👍🚗🌺✌🍀
The attention to detail in your prep work has paid off !! What an amazing result. For a first timer that's brilliant. Well done.
What a nice job you did. I am impressed. A few yrs ago I went to a body shop and ask them for quote for repair on my front bumper with a few scratches marks. They wants $1500 for the repair because it's required to replace the whole bumper. I told them no thank you. What a rip off. I would be more then happy to pay $250-300 for touch up job. So I said hell with it. I drive with a few scratches on the bumper.
Yep. My wife's car had to go get painted recently from when someone hit her. I asked if I could pay them while they had to paint out to also paint the hood and they wanted $1200 to paint the hood even though they were already painting the bumper and quarter panel. It's a good business apparently.
Dude, amazing. Your a humble fella and you took on something that your not comfortable with and then you put it up to help others. Thanks and good luck with your future fixes. Cheers!
Thank you.
Just a quick note, the adhesion promoter YES is for plastics and plastic bumpers, it’s not needed on painted sections just the RAW plastic materials and other bondo/filler. Great job!
Many thanks on that very essential tip! I only needed to paint one panel! Probably why the adhesion promoter just hit it and ran down like water! Luckily, I had a clean rag handy and wiped it over the area without leaving any runs!
I'm about to do the same thing for the 1st time in my life and you have given me the confidence to do it however all the videos I have seen say to use 2K clear coat for a better gloss
I would agree with that. If I had to do this again, I would use the 2 part 2k clear coat as well. Much harder coating.
Other than the under masking and lack of safety gear…you did an amazing job. Well done, Sir! That was likely 300-500 at most shops. Kudos!
Thank you and you are dead on. My quote was almost $500.
I applaud your effort. It looked great from my perspective. You made me and others aware of products that I didn't know existed. I hope nobody looks at professional body shops and feels they screw people over. That's not the case for the vast majority of body shops. They have overhead, licensing etc and good craftsman aren't cheap. They have to charge what they have to charge to stay open.
Thanks for the kind comments. I understand business and I know they would have done a better job, no questions asked. But I also believe in not paying for things I am capable of doing myself.
After watching hours of videos on TH-cam, I also repaired the lower side of my Mustang. I am now to the polishing stage, and it's coming out very nicely . I, also had no experience in body work or painting. You have validated that overcoming your fear of screwing up is the biggest obstacle . Nice job !
Just checked this again. You did your thing man. Fantastic job and it is exactly how I think about doing this kind of work. I will watch a video, like this one, and go to work. The results you had are more than acceptable. Looks professional on camera, that's for sure. Thanks for posting this up. It will come in handy should the need arise.
Thank you. It has lasted almost 3 years so far so I must have done something right. I fully expected it to flake off about a month later.
This was a perfect youtube video...instructive, easy to follow, and only as long as it needed to be. Great work, man. Subscribed.
Thank you. Love hearing that.
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Nice job. I did the rusted out wheel wells on an ‘08 Ram. I was intimidated but followed instructions. It wasn’t pro material, but from 30 yards looked perfect.
Exactly. I wasn't looking for perfection and I liked learning new skills.
You did an outstanding job! So much of any paint job is preparation. And it seems the only way we learn is by doing the work ourselves. It looks beautiful!! Thank you for the video.
From a PROFESSIONAL AUTO REPAIR MAN, You have done very well Remember PREPARATION is 90 percent of the EFFORT, And 10 percent PAINTING.
Thank you. Kind of like life I guess.
So, prepare yourself, and take to Maaco? :D
@@drippingwax I presume that Maaco is a paint company or a auto repair shop. We do not have Maaco here in AUSTRALIA.:-( You would save heaps of money if you can spray it your self, because auto spray jobs from a auto repair shop are ... SUPER EXPENSIVE.
@@TheObSeRvErTheObSeRv be glad you guys don't have Maco $200 dollar paint job. I've seen about 20 vehicles that they had done 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you did a better job painting than they have.
You have to start somewhere. How did the repair hold up? Normally shops won’t due this kind of repair (smart repair) because the clear coat can peel at the edges. Basically you think of the edges of the clear coat being two separate pieces of land that run over the other and start to peel back. To avoid this you generally you sand the entire bumper and clear edge to edge. Like I said though, you did a great job for a first timer. Hats off to you.
4 years later and it looks just as good as it did, minus some new scratches.
@@ClintHolland Wow, that’s impressive. Even more so considering you didn’t even use a 2k clear coat. You did a hell of a job then. If you do use 2k clear, wear a respirator. That stuff will mess you up (the catalyst in the 2k clear).
Fantastic job for your first attempt! I really liked your commentary. I have a similar situation. We scraped the side of my painted wood fence, pulling into a tight driveway, that left paint on the truck and removed a little bit of auto paint on the front bumper. I will have to get it fixed professionally because the paint on my truck is a very specific color that is hard to match. On the same week, someone rear ended my bumper. So I am hoping, if I go through insurance, we can fix it all. Anyway, just wanted to comment that I enjoyed this video and your process.
Thank you. Love hearing comments like that since that's why I make these videos.
That was a great job! Much better than my attempt, but seeing your video gave me the courage to do it! Many problems included my adhesive spray ran like water and didn't know how to clean it off. Spread out over five days because of constant rain showers in my part of the UK. Time consuming because having to keep masking over after rain ruined it! Have just applied my third coat of paint, prior to clear coat, and can now see imperfections in the filler compound! Now in two minds whether to accept the small 2 inches showing proud, or say hell with it, and go back to sanding that part down, prime etc that part from beginning. Still feel great after getting quoted £350 to £550 by professionals. Again, had the courage to save around £500 (about 700 dollars) after watching your video clip. Thanks so much for showing that anyone can do it - even a first timer like me. Saved me loads of money! Best wishes, Clint!
I noticed that people who do this for a living have a few tricks to get a better finish:
1, They run their hand over the surface feeling for any imperfections (Yes your hands should be clean of oils so wash them in a greese cutting dish soap or you'll transfer any dirt or oils from your skin and have a bad result).
2, They apply a guide coat over the primer which guides you on correcting spots you may have missed.
3. I've also have seen car painters take a tack cloth and just slide it over the surface with no pressure pressing down, just sort of drag the tack cloth and if it doesn't glide over the primer easily then that section is rough and needs some more sanding with 600 grit. You can also use a microfiber cloth.
@@rickrose2235 Thanks for the advice given, Rick. The guide coat idea sounds like a good one. Now it's all done and waxed etc, I can see where I went wrong! Can only tell by using a straight edge! Have a two inch area where the edge reveals a tiny gap of about 1/16th inch underneath, where I guess I used too much elbow grease, taking that small area filler down just that tiny amount too much. Hard to believe that such a small dip would show up as a great dent to the naked eye when all finished!! Still, I'm a really happy pensioner and very grateful to Clint. He saved me about £600 (750 dollars?) with his video (Like him, I never did this before) giving me the confidence to even attempt it. Many thanks to all and best wishes from the UK!
Great to hear and the issue with the imperfections happens to the best of them. Many professional body shops can't even get it perfect.
Thanks Clint. I did get overconfident with the great first result inspired by you, so I did try that small dent again! Disaster, but all my own fault. Only outside available, but I painted when the car was in the hot sun, about 2pm! Also didn't notice the 15 mph wind, and like you, should have learned to mask more of the car! 3 clear coats went onto my windshield, couldn't see a thing! Just cleaned off before completely dry and I am still laughing at my being so dumb. Got more paint and clear coat - following you I did such a good first job, just waiting on weather/wind as no reason why I can't do 3rd time! Still saved me lots of money that the shop wanted!! Thanks again, Buddy! @@ClintHolland
@@jewellguitars Well, you can't win them all but at least you learned. I ended up having to do mine a second time after I scraped a pole but I haven't had time to get that video edited yet. I don't enjoy body work but the money saved makes it worth it to me.
Thanks for stepping out of your comfort zone. I commend you on your courage to test your wife's patience and the superb job you did. Your willingness to take on this repair inspires me to attempt a similar repair on my F-150. Well done.
Awesome. That's why I make these videos. I like showing people that anyone can do some of this stuff and you don't always have to pay someone to do it for you.
My friend, you did a fantastic job for your first attempt, gave me encouragement to do my own.
Thank you. I am sure you will do great as well.
"I didn't tape off more and, like I said, I didn't know what I was doing." Can't argue with candor. Dude, it looks good. For some reason, I enjoy this type of work.
Thanks man. No sense in lying. I make mistakes every day.
From one clueless guy to another . Great job..
tnx for an honest presentation, it will be a big help for all who are first timers and are afraid to try. -LIKE ME! Congrats!!!
You are welcome. I love making these videos and glad it's helping people. Thanks for commenting and taking the time to watch.
Great job man for a first-timer. I did my first one few years ago and it's really surprising how well they turn out especially after the cut and buff.
I was certainly impressed. I didn't enjoy it but it turned out better than I thought.
Well done Clint , you should be proud of your effort
And the fact that you have probably stimulated thousands of other have a go car / automobile bodywork and paint do it yourselfers around the Globe budd;)
Thank you.
Thanks for posting this video! My neighbour has struck my vehicle backing out of her parking stall a few times, she offered to pay for repairs but all the bodyshops here have quoted $1000 (CAD) to do the repair and I don't have the heart to saddle her with that bill. In my case the scratches are finer than yours but still into the plastic. Been watching a couple other youtube videos like this to work up the courage to do it myself.
You absolutely should. If I can do this, anyone can. Body work and painting are not my strong suits.
For a first timer body man you did a great job! As you said, unless you point it out, can't hardly be noticed. Be proud.
No joke, this was therapeutic. Great job mate! For being the first time doing this? You did pretty damn good! Cheers!
Thank you. It wasn't therapeutic for me during the process but watching it later kind of is. I should make another video of this with no audio and call it an ASMR video.
Excellent video, great work. You inspired me to fix my two cars. Both have similar damage. Thank you
Sir, that job looks awesome! Inspire me to do it on my own car. GREAT PROFESSIONAL work. Thank you for sharing.
what a great result. you have inspired me to attempt my own car bumper repair. brilliant steps instructions well done mate
Cool. That's why I make these videos. If I can do it, you can too.
Came out really good!! Just wondering why you did such a large area and did not confine it more to the damaged area.
Two reasons. One, I am stupid and this was my first time. The second issue was I found many people that said if you expand the area it makes it harder to detect the color difference. This is especially true if you expand it to the seam.
I've got a similar project and you have inspired me to tackle the job myself.
Awesome. I am sure you will do even better than I did. Good luck.
CapWalks1 how was it
@@aymenem5304 if he owns a motorcycle he probably didn't get to it yet lol.....or maybe that's just my issue
Same. Recently bought a 2004 Acura TL and it has been my little project during quarantine.
Both front and rear bumpers look just like this, the previous owner didn't give her any love.
I was really close to just send it to the body shop but you just inspired me to tackle this myself too.
Great job and for a first time it looks really good, surely a second compound, polish and wax will make it look even better
As you mentioned masking the whole car is a must. Overspray will fall everywhere not just the adjacent panels. Other than that you should have scuffed the whole area where any materials will be touching. That being said A+ for taking this on by yourself.
Enjoyed the illustration....kudos for taking on the repair job. Built my confidence to tackle a very similar bumper situation. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks. Appreciate you watching and hope it helped.
Great job mate .. love your honesty and openness in your methodology ... thankyou ...
If that's clueless, then I wish I was that clueless about alot of stuff. Great job!
IKR. 🎯🤣
One thing I want to point out, I've seen several plastic bumpers with good-sized dents, one being my 2002 Camry. I watched several YT vids on the paintless dent repair and had nothing to lose - it has 205,000 miles on it and the clear coat's peeled - so I gave it a try. And the dent pretty much just popped out when given a couple whacks with a rubber mallet from behind. I've seen cars owned by strangers with similar dents in the rear bumper and wanted to tell them how easy it might be to fix but I didn't want to look like a crazy person so I kept it to myself... And I've tried doing "paintless" dent repair before (I just bent my own rods rather than buy the proper ones) and the results with just a little bit of practice, were encouraging if not perfect. If you have a car you want to put little or no money into repairing, paintless might be worth a try.
Good point. I have dabbled in the PDR myself but realized I don't have the patience nor skill for it. It's literally an art and watching some of these TH-camrs make huge dents disappear gave me just enough courage to be dangerous.
I appreciate you for trying at least and posting a helpful video, it’s pretty damn good for someone who’s clueless
Thanks.
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Looks great! I've done lots of bondo work over the years. Glad to see they have a product for plastic bumpers. You did a fine job on the van and the video too!
Fantastic effort for a first try. People leaving poor critique are probably pros. This is a well proven technique and my friend who has 40yrs as a car body specialist would have similar stages. Well done, best wishes, Craig, UK.
Thank you Craig. Appreciate the kind words. Have a great weekend.
Nicely done. This gives encouragement to a lot of us who's reluctant in trying to tackle a job like this.
That's exactly what I like to hear. I was a bit intimidated by this repair myself but figured I couldn't really make it look much worse than it did. And if I could record my trials and tribulations and share them with others to save them time, then win-win for everyone. Thanks for watching.
For someone who's never done it. That's a good little pack up job. Nice job man.
Thank you sir.
Years later, how did this repair last for you? Any maintenance tips or observations of how the repair aged with the rest of the paint job (as someone eagerly awaiting their automotivetouchup cans)?
It held up perfectly with no issues. Main thing I would do differently is to use a 2 part clear coat. I believe there is one called 2k clear which people love.
i did auto body repair for 40 years and i say you did a great job on that repair ,, how much would you charge to paint my truck ??
$10,000. Thanks for watching. While I enjoyed this, I certainly don't think I am cut out to do this for money.
WOW man!! Good work .... and you even state the mistakes you make along the way learning as you go so no one watching makes them.... a valuable lesson ... a great tutorial thanks for sharing 👍
I never comment on TH-cam videos, but I must tip my hat to you for a) trying this, b) doing a fine job, and most of all, c) taking the time to share it here. Well done.
Thanks Rob. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and for the nice words. Thanks for watching and have a great weekend.
You did an amazing job with this! I've done a bit of autobody work in my late teens/early 20s so a lot of this made sense and I anticipate most of the steps you took but learned a few that contribute to a finer result. Excellent video, informing, engaging, and well-documented.
Thank you Joel. I appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching.
Well done, sir. I agree with Julio, you did an amazing job!
You just saved a bunch of money on auto body work by doing it yourself !! Great Video!!
Exactly why I make these videos.
Awesome job. Kudos to you... I can't tell of the imperfections. I have a white Hyundai Sonata that came with bumper scratches. I may try this myself. I can't afford to pay anyone. I thought about getting it painted (can't afford that either) this is the next best thing. I like it.😊
I'm sure the wife had a few "are you sure you know what you're doing...?" moments, but after such a excellent job a swear she's going around telling everyone... look "He fixed it". you are way up the score board now :) well done
Exactly. If there is one thing I have learned in life and marriage it is you have to be careful what other people know you can do. If they find out you can repair body issues and paint, then everyone will want you to help them.
I like your honesty. I've got 2 small Nick's in my bumper and have been thinking of doing this but dont want to spoil it, this has given me confidence. You did a great job, although I thought you should have masked off the boot (trunk) area, yes I'm British..has. Great overall job and I hope your wife appreciates the good work you've done. Regards from England.
Thank you and thanks for watching.
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BTW, the "prep solvent" is likely ethyl alcohol or paint thinner/nail polish cleaner. You needn't wash with soap and water between each step. Wiping down with a soft cotton cloth with either of those two solvents to make sure their is no grit left before proceeding to the next step works superbly. (This is true - and recommended - for wood finishing too.)
Thanks. Good to know for next time even though I hope there isn't a next time.
Nice work, you gave this amateur some courage to do the same on my wife's 2008 Corolla!
Love hearing that. That's why I make these videos. Thanks for watching and come back and let me know how it turns out.
Rather late in the day now but I repaired and repainted my front bumper which had scratches from parking nerfs when in supermarket car parks and it looks acceptable but I winged it. Now it's the rear bumper which has very deep scratches from where I reversed the car into a stone wall. Ok the sun was in my eyes but no excuse. I have made an 18 point list of everything you have done which includes all the various purchases and I shall follow it to the letter. Having sanded to damaged area now, all I found was that 180 grit didn't do the job and I had to go up to 120 and then finish with 180. But it's a Subaru and the bumper seems to be made of cast iron rather than plastic. That's as far as I've got until the stuff I ordered arrives, but I am now super confident thanks to you of getting an almost perfect finish as you have - unlike with my front bumper repair!
That is fantastic to hear. Let us know how it turns out.
M.Holland..your disclaimer is so worth it!!! Rubbing alcohol is cheaper than the "prep liquid." and totally does the same job
It was my hair wasnt it?
Well done! I've done a few minor repairs but I have a bigger one that I want to tackle. Thanks for the video!
You did very well and have given me the confidence I need for very similar scuff mark! Thanks
Awesome. Let us know how it turns out.
Give yourself a BIG pat on the back !! Great Job... You might not realizes it , but you have given us ( never did it guy's ) the balls to try doing it to our car's !!! Feel good about helping us all . Thanks !!!
You have just highlighted exactly why I make these videos.
Absolutely correct! I was going to have to do it anyway. Now I have a source, even if they're not.in the US, where I can get some education and lead. The kind of products and process to use!! Double thanks for taking all this trouble. And thanks to the pro who reminds.us that 90% of the process is prep.
I keep teaching horseriders that are impatient that 75%+ of their time with their horse they are on the ground and maybe 25% of the time in the saddle.
Kudos to you man. Just watched your entire video and wow, that came out great. Just hit some unavoidable debris on the highway that some idiot just left there, so your video definetley came in handy. I love regular folks providing professional results.. 👍🏽
Thank you and good luck with yours. You will probably do better than I did my first time.
IMO, this is the kind of video that TH-cam was made for. I love the positive comments, especially from the professionals. Nice work!
I love it and couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@@ClintHolland thank you , sir!
I am a auto body repair man ,you did a good job sir,I know you did not use a sanding block but it looks good.
Thank you. I appreciate the positive feedback.
You did a terrific job!!! Looks professional.
You did a great job. I like where you got satfaction from doing it or the end product. I think doing something you never done b/4 is always scary, but you finished the project in style. One you did something you never done b/4, paint on a car, two, you found it will be easier the next time you do it, and three you learned from doing it. You learned what not to do, what to do more of, and what never to do. all a learning process. GREAT JOB, almost a father and son job?? He did hold the hose, right.
Thank you. You are correct. He helps out in the background on a lot of my projects but he isn't one to want to be in the lime light. Thanks for the kind comments and for watching.
You did good. That last thing from 25 dollars did it, the finishing touch. Feels good when it worked.
It really does. Thanks for the kind words and for watching.
Damned good job. Better than most professional paint shops *and cheaper* ! ✔
Looks fantastic.You were so good about following the instructions and taking all the necessary steps. Impatience would have done me in.
Thank you for sharing such a great job I just did same thin with my wife van and she is not happy but seeing your video now I'm feel confident to do it my self
You did a great job
You absolutely should. If I can do this, anyone can. Painting is my archnemesis.
hey nice video, don't beat yourself up about what you did wrong. You did a lot better than my DIY. mine came out 10 times worst. good job man. enjoy
Thanks Chris. And thanks for watching.
Congratulations! I love your non-egotistical approach and YAY for DIY. Does it have to be perfect? No! Looks great.
Thanks David. My entire life is about not being perfect. No sense in changing now right?
Lol ....good effort! I painted and compounded my entire car a few days ago and it looks like it just came from the dealer’s show room. You took a lot of unnecessary steps and you lost me when you pulled out that can of spray paint 😅. You’re a brave and resourceful man! Very good effort.
Love your honesty! & dude, you totally rocked it! It looks fantastic!!
Good job! I just bought a Highlander that's in great shape but has a scuffed up front bumper, I'll be trying this!
Clint, someone called you a “Drama King” ...huh ?? Geez, in your video you seem a super cool, calm, and couldn’t be more down to earth. Anyway, thanks for this excellent video ..detailed and well explained. My son got some parking lot rash on his new Honda Accord front bumper, and we’re going to put your know-how to good use tomorrow. Truly Amazing that this was your first time doing a project like this. Excellent result.
They sure did. It goes with the territory. If you didn't have a thick skin before you started posting to TH-cam you certainly would after. Thanks for the kind comments. Good luck, I am sure yours will turn out well.
lmao new favorite quote "If a little bit is good, too much is better" also, good job man this video really helped!
Am I right though? No, I am not.
Great job! For a first time doing this you knocked this out of the park! Happy wife happy life! ❤️
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This looks incredible! Looking forward to trying this, thank you!!!
I am sure you will do great. Come back and let us know how it turns out.
You rock, brother! Praise God! Thank you for taking the time to share this with us.
Absolutely. Thanks for the kind words and for watching.
You did amazing!!! How much did the pros want?
dreamingcode my quotes came back 1500 and 1300, it is because they want to not only fix the bumper but also the rare and front door, to match the color...
For mine it was $400.
Great job. I am in your world...don't particularly like painting, but I am looking forward to doing this. You are right, in that you see so much and differing procedures, most will say to heck with it. Your video has emboldened me to have at it. Thanks.
Thanks and you are completely correct. Come back and let us know how it turns out.
@@ClintHolland You did a great job, Clint. I think you underestimate your skills somewhat. You don't do it for a living, so you earned a little bit of slack. I learned a lot from your video...don't panic just yet. Great job.
@@bbstacker70 I appreciate your comments William. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. You summed up pretty much half my life. Most everything I do is for the first time.
"Paint me, warts and all". Enjoyed, 30 yrs a body man, love these vids.