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Hey guys, I would like to complement you all on this forum...job well done 
My question concerns a recently purchased car. The car, with only 14000 miles on it, was spotless on the inside but the paint could definitely use some cleaning. The back bumper however needs more than just a cleaning; it needs some repair. The paint seems to have been hit and it actually is "above" the regular surface on some of the scratches. It appears to be a plastic bumper. I would like to get these scratches repaired to the extent that it is only visible if you are looking for it. What would be the best way of going about doing this? I'm planning on purchasing a bottle of the paint from the dealer. I figured I might wet sand the paint in those specific areas to level the paint and then fill it in with thin layers of the touch up paint and then sand again. Any tips on doing this and what grade sanding paper would I need? (Could Ultimate Compound remove these sanding marks or would I have to purchase some #105?) My biggest concern is just getting the paint back to a similar color and hiding the black plastic and what appears to be a white primer. Thanks for any input.
The car is a 2007 Acura TL if that makes any difference.
My question concerns a recently purchased car. The car, with only 14000 miles on it, was spotless on the inside but the paint could definitely use some cleaning. The back bumper however needs more than just a cleaning; it needs some repair. The paint seems to have been hit and it actually is "above" the regular surface on some of the scratches. It appears to be a plastic bumper. I would like to get these scratches repaired to the extent that it is only visible if you are looking for it. What would be the best way of going about doing this? I'm planning on purchasing a bottle of the paint from the dealer. I figured I might wet sand the paint in those specific areas to level the paint and then fill it in with thin layers of the touch up paint and then sand again. Any tips on doing this and what grade sanding paper would I need? (Could Ultimate Compound remove these sanding marks or would I have to purchase some #105?) My biggest concern is just getting the paint back to a similar color and hiding the black plastic and what appears to be a white primer. Thanks for any input.
The car is a 2007 Acura TL if that makes any difference.