Door dented and scratched - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

FR Sports · 04-07-2013, 03:20 PM

Hi fellow members,
My babe just got dinged by a door this morning in a parking lot and she's not even a month old

. I was wondering if anyone can give me any tips to touch up the blemish so it doesn't look as bad as it is now. It is dented and has a scratch on it. I have tried using Meguiar's scratch remover but it wasn't that effective. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

chenshuo · 04-07-2013, 06:10 PM

Your picture doesn't show up.

Meguiar's scratch remover is only for VERY MINOR scratches or marrings

whaap · 04-07-2013, 06:44 PM

First get the dent taken care of by a paint less dent repair shop in your area. They can do incredible work. Then start applying touch up paint inside the scratch only. If necessary use a tooth pick because you do not want to get any touch up paint on the existing paint. You want to fill the scratch but not overlap onto the good paint. Let it dry well and apply another coat and if necessary a third coat to build it up to at least the same level as the good paint. Then take a good polish/cleaner compound to it and when you're finished and if you're lucky only you will know it's there.

04-07-2013, 03:20 PM	#1
FR Sports Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Ultramarine FRS 6MT Location: Toronto Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Door dented and scratched Hi fellow members, My babe just got dinged by a door this morning in a parking lot and she's not even a month old . I was wondering if anyone can give me any tips to touch up the blemish so it doesn't look as bad as it is now. It is dented and has a scratch on it. I have tried using Meguiar's scratch remover but it wasn't that effective. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

04-07-2013, 06:10 PM	#2
chenshuo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 1,260 Thanks: 259 Thanked 473 Times in 245 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Your picture doesn't show up. Meguiar's scratch remover is only for VERY MINOR scratches or marrings __________________

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04-07-2013, 06:44 PM	#3
whaap Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: '13 FR-S firestorm, 6 mt - '11 CR-V Location: Tucson Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 243 Thanked 1,387 Times in 657 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	First get the dent taken care of by a paint less dent repair shop in your area. They can do incredible work. Then start applying touch up paint inside the scratch only. If necessary use a tooth pick because you do not want to get any touch up paint on the existing paint. You want to fill the scratch but not overlap onto the good paint. Let it dry well and apply another coat and if necessary a third coat to build it up to at least the same level as the good paint. Then take a good polish/cleaner compound to it and when you're finished and if you're lucky only you will know it's there.

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