Rear ended today in a parking lot! Pics of the fix!
01-26-2010, 06:01 PM
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Rear ended today in a parking lot! Pics of the fix! My wife and I were in a parking lot in the SI backing up to a spot when a teenage girl cutting across the parking lot rammed us from behind 
. She got out and I was about to ask her if she was ok, and the first words that come out of her mouth are, "oh it's not that bad, it's not that bad, the scratch on your car is barely noticable right!? I'm sure we don't have to get insurance involved!" She was really shakin up and scared. I told her not to worry about it and she hopped in her car and sped off.
I was sure there was no way I'd get the scratches out, it looked like it was to the paint. I suprised myself...
This is what it looked like after getting home, washing the car, and cleaning the area up with a detailing spray...
I found some fine sand paper in my model car stuff and wet sanded the area with soapy water.
After wet sanding, you can't see it in the picture, but the scratches are all still there. I was afraid once I started buffing the scratches weren't gonna go...
I went ahead and started in with my porter cable. I started with an orange pad and power gloss...it was looking ok...
After I finished with the orange pad the scratches were 90% gone! I started in with the yellow pad to smooth out the roughness then went to the white and finally the blue pad with a nice coat of wax. I have to say I was dumbfounded by the results. I just didn't think it was possible. I thought I would have to take it to a body shop.
Thanks everyone on this site that have given me the info and know how to do this
And thank God!
. She got out and I was about to ask her if she was ok, and the first words that come out of her mouth are, "oh it's not that bad, it's not that bad, the scratch on your car is barely noticable right!? I'm sure we don't have to get insurance involved!" She was really shakin up and scared. I told her not to worry about it and she hopped in her car and sped off. I was sure there was no way I'd get the scratches out, it looked like it was to the paint. I suprised myself...
This is what it looked like after getting home, washing the car, and cleaning the area up with a detailing spray...
I found some fine sand paper in my model car stuff and wet sanded the area with soapy water.
After wet sanding, you can't see it in the picture, but the scratches are all still there. I was afraid once I started buffing the scratches weren't gonna go...
I went ahead and started in with my porter cable. I started with an orange pad and power gloss...it was looking ok...After I finished with the orange pad the scratches were 90% gone! I started in with the yellow pad to smooth out the roughness then went to the white and finally the blue pad with a nice coat of wax. I have to say I was dumbfounded by the results. I just didn't think it was possible. I thought I would have to take it to a body shop.
Thanks everyone on this site that have given me the info and know how to do this
And thank God! 
01-26-2010, 07:34 PM
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Nice job fixing it up. I have had the same type thing happen to me in a parking lot. The people asked me the same thing about getting insurance involved, I said you better believe it, uless you are going to give me some cash. I guess I am just not that forgiving when it comes to my TA.
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01-26-2010, 10:42 PM
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Looks good, but I would've said HELL YEAH we're getting insurance involved. I had some guy rear end me pretty hard in one of my daily drivers and it didn't do much, but now I have a brand new bumper with new paint and its the best part of my car now. LOL...
01-28-2010, 09:08 PM
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Porter cable polishers don't burn paint like a rotary buffer would. They are basically the tool that should be given to beginners along with the book "polishing for dummies". They are damn near that idiot proof, and they work well.
Good job taking out those scratches btw.
Good job taking out those scratches btw. 