gwalsh88

I scraped my front splitter on my GS and it looks like Sh@t. Is there any suggestion of how to get it back to smooth where it will match the rest of the un-scraped area (sand paper/steel wool?). I know I can buy a new one for about $125.00 but I fully expect to scrape it again in the future and want to put that off for a few years. The car is just so damn low that turning in and out of places it hits, including my driveway. I don’t know how any of you guys who lower your car can even drive down the road. My 05 base car was bad enough but it was always just the 3 piece spoiler and not a finished part that everyone can see.

Thanks

Racer

Live with it, we all do.

sinclair1

I didn't make out of the dealership before I had a scrape.

speedygc5

Yup get used to it.

phileaglesfan

Fact of life really. At least you don't have a ZR1 splitter that costs about $1k if you damage it.

You can probably clean it up a bit with a razor or light sandpaper. You definitely learn how to take dips at an angle by driving this car. Be careful also over speed bumps. Take them too fast and it'll scrape also.

Just remember angles are your friend.

Be careful of humps also as you can get high centered easily.

doubleD

Use fine sand paper and work it till it's smooth. Then wipe on 300 aerospace and use a dry micro fiber towel and buff it good. Good as new.

99Silverbullet

JimmyLee

Agree. I use a file on the bottom to remove the hanging bits. You can also work the scratched surface with a really fine steel wool (000 or 0000).
As a last step I use Mothers Back to Black.

Get used to the fact that you'll be scratching it from time to time.

MakoShark72

I have been thinking about cleaning mine up and giving it a coat of black spray-on Plasti-dip...

LS WON

LS WON

I have 2005 Corvette in factory stock condition. It does enough of scratching. I don't know how these newer Corvettes wide bodys? GS models, Z-06 and ZR-1 Corvettes can drive on public streets let alone live with that. But you do just have to live with it.
I guess its safer on the track an ideal road unlike real roads that need to be repaired or certain driveways.

Like dem Vettes

I live with the scrapes. A Corvette is just a car—a nice car albeit. Cars get scratches, scrapes, and chips, no matter how careful we are.

Live with it and enjoy the car.

Torchsport

Welcome to the club.
You'll be the only one that notices it.

Turbo6TA

To the OP ....

I just went through this on my GS. My wife had the car one day and scraped the splitter up real good on something while parking.

The bottom of the splitter was very rough and did not look good.

Buy a "DuraSand" course / medium sanding block. It will smooth out all the rough looking damage. There not at all expensive.

Works fantastic for this

C6RaceCar

You are in a unique position where you dont have to waste the money like I did(three times) for a new splitter when its inevitable that its going to happen again. There is no need on this planet to buy another one because you WILL scrape that one too. At this point, you havent wasted any money on something that will end up just like this one. So take the scrape and chalk it up to EVERYONE else has the scrapes so its no big deal. My buddies brandnew Z06 had a scrape from his first entry into his driveway when he bought it. Its broken in now. Just live with it unless you want to replace one every couple of months.

not08crmanymore

The splitter or the plastic thing underneath the car that is supposed to scrape so the car doesn't??That thing is only something like 30-40 bucks to replace and it's doing it's job when it scrapes...I'm not sure the GS has one and I haven't looked at mine yet so check and let me know!

LS WON

Just like curb rash on wheels?

LS WON

but very difficult to combat Corvette anxiety (like leaving it parked on public lot/street when necessary.(need a psycotherapist to sit in passenger seat while i am in driver's seat). just like Corvette tax.

bucwheat

Thats what I did the first time I scraped mine very fine sand paper then painted with Krylon plastic paint.I just bought a new one and am making an Aluminum plate for the bottom of it.

The Director

The secret to handling speed bumps and even worse things like speed tables is to slow down as you approach them and accelerate slightly as you go over. That will raise the front just enough to clear without scraping.

It takes a little practice but once you get the hang of it, it becomes automatic.