I don't know how this happened, but I ended up with a nasty scratch on the passenger side skirt (I think maybe I had scraped against a pile of ice or got hit by a runaway shopping cart) This winter was not kind to my brz
In any case, the scratch is so deep that the paint has actually started flaking off completely. It has actually gotten worse since I took this pic with more pieces flaking off. Its like 6-8 inches long and there is a ton of loose paint - you can see in the pic the scratch runs along the entire length of the pic.
I am afraid if I just try to paint over it will continue flaking off. It is also beginning to rust. I need some way to fix it or I'll be looking at a rusted out side skirt in months.
thumb for scale
ignore the other little dots those are just dirt.