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Scoobidude 07-27-2013 03:23 PM

I walked out to my car to find this....
 
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So i went out last night and this morning when I woke up to go wash my car I found this
Anyone know of anything I can use to fix this.
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Miniata 07-27-2013 04:16 PM

An insurance policy? Looks like it is scratched down to the primer or bare metal, so it will need paint to completely cover/hide it. I'd start out with Meguiars Scratch-X 2.0 for starters, should make it look a little better. If you can't cover it with paint right away, put some wax over the area to keep any rust from forming in case it went down to bare metal.

To get paint on it, I would use touch-up paint, and ideally dilute it, then use a really fine tip artist's paint brush to fill the scratch, using multiple thin coats instead of one or two thick coats. If you did wax over the scratch before painting it, remove the wax with Dawn dish soap.

There might be better ways to do it, but this is what I would personally do (and have done in the past) for similar scratches.

qijian 07-27-2013 04:17 PM

its its not too deep, try meguiars ultimate compound... works best for me when it comes to scratches like those. Apply wax afterwards and it should help it look better.

Scoobidude 07-27-2013 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Miniata (Post 1100579)
An insurance policy? Looks like it is scratched down to the primer or bare metal, so it will need paint to completely cover/hide it. I'd start out with Meguiars Scratch-X 2.0 for starters, should make it look a little better. If you can't cover it with paint right away, put some wax over the area to keep any rust from forming in case it went down to bare metal.

To get paint on it, I would use touch-up paint, and ideally dilute it, then use a really fine tip artist's paint brush to fill the scratch, using multiple thin coats instead of one or two thick coats. If you did wax over the scratch before painting it, remove the wax with Dawn dish soap.

There might be better ways to do it, but this is what I would personally do (and have done in the past) for similar scratches.

Ok cool thanks ill get some touch up paint. Now what if the paint gets on the outside of the scratch and has the raised look. What can I do to get it smooth again with no bumps? Sand it?

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Miniata 07-27-2013 05:06 PM

It is bound to happen that some paint will get outside the scratch. You can level it off if you very carefully use 1000 grit sandpaper, then 2000, then 3000 to level it off with the rest of the area.

whaap 07-27-2013 05:07 PM

Take a lot of time and use a tooth pick to fill in the valley but don't get any on the good paint. It will probably take a few coats. Once it's built up it shouldn't be too hard to buff it out.

Scoobidude 07-27-2013 05:37 PM

I had some generic scratch remover and tried that. It darkened it up a big but its still very noticeable I'm going to go to the dealership and get some touch up paint and get that

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TheSandeman 08-01-2013 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobidude (Post 1100701)
I had some generic scratch remover and tried that. It darkened it up a big but its still very noticeable I'm going to go to the dealership and get some touch up paint and get that

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good to hear you sorted that out - dont forget to get the clear too along with the black base coat

AVodka14 08-01-2013 09:37 PM

Looks like someone keyed it. If that was me I would be getting the whole panel painted again (I know it's costy). I am OCD about those kind of things. Touch up paint from the dealership will be your best bet to hide it. None of the scratch remover/wax applications will help at all. Those are for surface scratches in the clear coat only. I feel for you. Been there done that.

Greg Nichols 08-02-2013 01:22 PM

If the scratch can catch your finger nail it can't be "buffed" out.

If its deep and you want to best fix it, you need to fill in the scratch with 1 part bondo, then wipe off excess with a reducer, then paint on a bit thicker with sucessive light coats rather than one huge thick, sand back when dry and polish. If you don't fill the scratch first it will look not so hot.

Cheers,
GREG


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