Need paint help/ advice

Today I backed into the garage to clean the inside of the truck. Sad to say is I came in crooked and hit my power washer. I have done nothing to the truck from the photo seen here. I'm gonna buy some paint. I have a buffer and wax. What else would I need to help make it look original?

 

It looks like its on the plastic bumper and it appears to be a little gouged. To make it look right you have to feather the paint. Sanding plastic bumpers takes experience as the sandpaper can just make it all worse. I'd chalk it up to battle scars or take it to a shop. If its on metal, easy fix if you know how to spray.

 

No, it is a metal bumper

 

Then its cake. Just sand away the scrapes, feather the paint and spray new paint on. then wet sand for blending and polish

 

Put a sticker over it and call it good. Stuff happens. Life's too short to fret over it.

 

Okay, thanks i am kind of panicking because it is only a 2015.

 

Warning though. The fact you had to ask what to do tells me you might not have the skills to actually do it. You could make it worse. I like the idea of a sticker over it.

 

Time to upgrade to a real steel bumper

 

Sadly im on a budget... I was thinking that next https://www.usoffroad.us/store/bumpers/tacoma-2012-15-winch-mount-bumper/

 

Wetsand and see what you can try to save

 

x2 bumper upgrade.

if you are fixing this, after you sand the first time you may want to fill low spots with putty, sand again, and then paint.

do you have something you can practice on?

 

A good body shop would only charge $100-$150 bux, id go that route.

 

I'd also go the professional route. Rattle can paint on a 2015 Trd pro shouldn't even be considered. Also it won't last

 

Oh no, I was not gonna spray paint this truck. But yes will prob go professional

 

Sadly no. i will prob go professional knowing they can blend it together well

 

You'll like the pro's job better anyway. You'd swear they do it for a living

 

Yea im gonna delay the fog light replacement and get the bumper fixed

 

Don't blame you. Toyota needs bumper sensors like the tundra. I think 3rd gen tacos have them.

 

What are you doing with fog lights? HID replacement is cheap now! You can even do a true headlight HID install for couple hundred or less! When I did mine like 7 years ago each bulb was $200 each, 4 ballasts were $400, ($100 each) hidautovisions941 on ebay, great seller for HID stuff! Message him, he will help you get what you need. NOTE: NO TACOMA HEADLIGHT HID SYSTEM THAT IS REAL COMES WITH 2 BALLASTS! THEY REQUIRE 4, IF KIT ONLY INCLUDES 2 IT IS CHINESE JUNK! RUN!

 

Yea i dont think the tacos get the option. My dad has a 2013 tundra and the parking sensors are amazing! Really jealous he has those