After I asked the car painter about the price of painting the bumper on the car, and after being informed that the entire bumper needs to be painted, I bought a sample of the original color and painted the scratch on the bumper myself, which I earned in a parking lot.
I did a similar job on my black guitar, I dropped it when incredibly drunk and bodged a big chip out of the enamelled finish. When I took it to be repaired they said it would be frightening amount to fix it as they would have to do the whole bit. The guy then smiled and recommended I go to an art store and buy some high gloss black enamel, touch up the gap with plaster and paint over. I did, and it did the job!
The guitar still plays 🙂 and it has a personal artistic touch.
As soon as it has a high shine, I believe it is some kind of electric?
There is a saying in our country: "Cut the ears, patch the ass", when you patch something to save money...
And I also like yours, it's more like the English saying "More arse than class" 😂
I don't think it's a bad thing to look for alternatives to spending money, I do it all the time. If I can fix something I will.
I'm actually struggling over a decision at the moment, whether to buy a new computer or not. The one I have, despite being only three and a half years old, is failing but I'm reluctant to buy a new one just yet. I might write a post about it on the weekend.
There's things I won't compromise on, will get fixed up properly and by a professional, but I don't like wasting money so if I can fix something myself then I'll have a go. The worst that can happen is I mess it up and have to pay for it to be done anyway.
I like DIY, especially when it can save money... Better 7e for this sample and the stain is repaired, than 150e for painting complete bumper, which will probably get another scratch in the parking lot...
