i was removing the engine from my car today and the hoist ripped through the blanket i had on the front of the car and rubbed into the front bumber..... how bad is this...

 

That's nothin. Throw some touch up paint on it and call it good.

 

Can't tell from the picture but if there is a dent you could throw a little bondo on it

 

dont use bondo.... use a flexing agent to fill the hole body will just crack and pop out

 

Aw man you just got that painted, too!

 

Ouch..... How bad did it gouge the plastic?..I'd think it wouldn't be too bad of a fix....

 

Tell me about it.... I messed up the plastic alittle I think... I'll get better pictures tomorrow.... Where can I get flex agent and paint? That paints only like 2 months old............ I actually cried after I saw it.... Damn hoist is too small, it can't reach the length of the engine bay....

 

I dont know about the flex agent but I'm thinking you can go to whomever painted your car and probably get a little touch up paint from them. Otherwise if you know the brand and the code of your paint you should be able to order a little bottle of touchup paint from them.

 

yeah, single stage, no clear, maaco should be able to touch that up.

as for the dent in the urethane... it depends how deep it is. Take some better pics, like one that shows the depth. it may not be as bad as you think

 

That's probably beyond what a simple touch up job could do, the bumper needs to be stripped and repainted.

If it gets touched up, it's probably not going to look much better.

 

If the only damage is paint, then you can fix that with touch up. Here's what I've done. Fill in the damaged area only with the touch up. Try not to get any touch up on the surrounding painted areas. Allow the touch up to dry a few days, add a second coat. Allow that to dry a few days carefully wet sand the touch up areas. If you sand the other painted areas, you might break through to the urethane. Continue sanding until the touch up area is consistent with the rest and polish. You might need to start with a heavier grit sand paper and work your way up to 2000. Take your time and be patient and it will turn out very nice.

 

two bits of good news here...

IT's not a clear coat job, which makes touchups a lot easier

it's a fresh paint job, which means the red hasn't started to fade yet. matching it shouldn't be a problem, but I wouldn't try it yourself. Just go back to maaco and ask them to touch up that one spot again. Heck, you could take off the bumper cover and take just that to them while you're getting the new engine hooked up. By the time you are done, your bumper cover will be ready

 

well good news is i have to take the car back there anyways because of the little paint bubble on my driver side door so ill just have them fix this, shouldnt be much since its just alittle area i hope anyways, ill get more pictures tonight, the only thing that bothers me is its on the point on the front in but ill get some better pictures tonight, after my engines done, (hopefully weds) im running her to indy

 

I don't know what engine hoist you were using, but my cheapo would have had no problem with going the distance at its weakest setting (the hoist arm all the way out is about 500# load and our engines, the V6, are about 350#). I would have checked it first and then popped off the bumper cover just in case, especially because you just had the car painted. Hopefully it won't cost you much to have the spot redone, and now you'll know what not to do, right?

 

i was extended all the way at half ton and it was still right against it, im gonna triple layer the bumber tomorrow when i drop it in... i hope it doesnt cost me much to get it done, idk what hoist it is because its my friends, i know its got a upgraded lift on it, idk what it is, i know it was pulling my car off the ground though

 

If the hoist is too short, remove the hood, and the front wheel either side, and come in from the side, it'll reach that way....

 

hoods off and i tried from the side, its a no go, not enough room to move sideways

 

ive done that many times ......works very well...

 

i dont have enough room in the garage to do it this way

 

what about getting everything unbolted and rolling it outside in the drive way and then pulling it out?

 

iv got an incline like into my garage, when i was actually pulling my car in i started to spin my tires, thats a no go either

 

ahh i see....sinces its fresh i would just have it redone at the body shop while you get the other stuff fixed as well