Scraped my Bumper!

[Cameocarriage08]

Installed my new B&W hitch on my new truck. Set it too high and rubbed underneath my bumper pulling out of driveway. Got it adjusted now and no more scraping but I need to fix my bumper. Fortunately its underneath and mostly hidden. Looking for some advice to fix it myself. Mainly just want to make it look better and keep it from getting worse.

[Me_Again]

There are fiberglass repair guys that come to boat yards and RV parks that can repair in correctly and spray gelcoat to match. Get on the phone and internet and find one and do it right. I have seen guys come into our Az RV resort and do this kind of repair. There is one sitting at home right now waiting for your call and a chance to make 200 or 300 bucks.

[Mr_Mark1]

I guess you guys are different than me. I would have it fixed professionally because at resell, the new buyer is going to think 'what else did they cheap-out on'? Unless, the original poster can do a professional job.

When we had our previous '08 Dynasty in for service, an identical Dynasty came in for repairs. The fella's wife was in a fuel station and turned too sharp and scraped a pole on the rear passenger side which crushed the exhaust extension along with scraping the fiberglass pretty bad.

At the end of the day, I went to pick up our coach after it was serviced and the 'damaged' Dynasty was fresh and new, you could not tell that it was ever damaged. They did an excellent job fixing the fiberglass and replacing the chrome extension. The paint matched perfectly and all completed in one day.

Safe travels and quarantine!
Mark

[FlatBroke]

White duct tape.

[mtofell1]

Even with the hitch adjustment beware you still may scrape coming out of parking lots or other places. I had this problem (luckily it was just my bumper that scraped - ripped the spare tire and one of jacks off). I put heavily duty rollers on mine and they've worked great. I'm not sure if you a place to mount them but if so I'd recommend it.

[midnightsadie]

call your insurer tell them mice did it.

[valhalla360]

Ideally if you can get to the backside, apply the fiberglass to there. Then once it's firmed up, you can bondo and sand it out pretty easy...then find some matching paint.

If you can't get to the backside, you can clean and sand the outside and fiberglass on the outside but then it takes more skill to get a good looking finished product.

Luckily, it's not a particularly visible area, so going to a fiberglass guy probably isn't needed.

[Cameocarriage08]

Thanks all! Good info.

[BarneyS]

Were it mine I would probably stuff it full of Bondo, sand, and rattle can a few coats of paint to cover.
Barney

[ItsyRV]

Looks like yo actually ripped into the mat itself and not just scratched the shell. For a quick fix (result depends on your patience), get a fiberglass repair kit from an auto or marine supplier. Review online videos and pictures to make sure you see how to properly make the repair and give it a go.

You can also check with a local body shop or body surface repair tech and see what they charge; it may not be that expensive for a quick repair not destined to be seen.

[Cummins12V98]

Good call on the B&W!

Scraped the bottom of my rear cap. I just sanded down the rough parts. Really wasn’t visible.

[Old_Days]

I would use fiberglass repair kit, go on U- tube I am sure they must have a video how to fix fiberglass.