Bumper damage

Built_Well wrote:
> Somebody is messing with the car's in my apartment building's
> covered lot. I talked to a sweet old lady who drives a
> Subaru Outback wagon, and she said somebody had keyed her car
> twice and scraped her rear bumper with something. She has
> two small 6-inch key marks on her hatchback door, and a
> 6-inch by 6-inch minor scraping of her rear bumper.
>

I'd think if the bumper cover is black plastic which has color
throughout, then it could be buffed out. I had an encounter with my
garage and had body shop do this and it looks like new.

OTOH, I am in a situation with my wifes car whereas bumper is painted
plastic and no deep gashes but over spray paint from road line painter.
In this case it may need to be repainted.

there was a lawyer on the radio the other day. he was talking about
dings made by the people in the car parked next to you in a parking
lot when they open their door and ding your car. he said damage is
damage regardless of how minor. So if you see them dinging your car,
they must provide you with their insurance information. I suppose if
they don't, then you should call the police. I guess your problem is
that you don't know who did it so likely you will have to pick up the
repair tab yourself. I see a lot of covered parking areas are secure,
so hoodlums cannot come in and damage the vehicles. Maybe you should
try renting at an apartment that has secure parking.