a REAL scratch!!!
a REAL scratch!!! so somehow, driving down the road, i get a 2.5 inch scratch right above the passenger side door handle. it looks like a key ran across it. i honestly don't understand where it came from, because it wasn't there when i left, and i never got out of the car until i got back and saw it again 
anyway, i colorx'ed it twice, and tech-waxed it twice. it's missing paint, it's that deep of a scratch, but i figured the colorx and tech wax wouldn't hurt. sure enough, it helped some. but it's not gone by any means. do you know of any product i can use to hide it? any color'ed like wax that fills things like that in? what about turtle wax polishing compound? i used that on my white car for a scratch, and it hid it well, but i also don't know if that stuff is abrasive, or will tarnish or damage the paint when it's applied over the colox/tech wax that i use? what advice can you give me? thanks a bunch!
anyway, i colorx'ed it twice, and tech-waxed it twice. it's missing paint, it's that deep of a scratch, but i figured the colorx and tech wax wouldn't hurt. sure enough, it helped some. but it's not gone by any means. do you know of any product i can use to hide it? any color'ed like wax that fills things like that in? what about turtle wax polishing compound? i used that on my white car for a scratch, and it hid it well, but i also don't know if that stuff is abrasive, or will tarnish or damage the paint when it's applied over the colox/tech wax that i use? what advice can you give me? thanks a bunch!
i can't feel the scratch on my car when i touch it, so it's not THAT deep. but my car is NBM, and where the scratch is is white, so i dunno really. can anyone tell me how deep it is from THAT description? 
can anyone tell me how deep it is from THAT description?
Originally Posted by hawgs
Can you feel it when you run your finger nail across it? If so its in the paint and theres no cure for it.
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From: Mi./Al.
Get some 3-M Finesse-it II Finishing Material compound, you may need to go to a automotive paint supply store to find this. If scratch didn't go thru the clear coat this should work, good luck.
Al
Al
Originally Posted by DARK AGE 53
Get some 3-M Finesse-it II Finishing Material compound, you may need to go to a automotive paint supply store to find this. If scratch didn't go thru the clear coat this should work, good luck.
Al
Al
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From: Mi./Al.
Originally Posted by tuffluck
but why in the hell is the scratch white?
Is it just breaking the clear coat, in the primer or down to the panel itself?
If it's just breaking the clear you can always put a little in the scratch if it's that deep, then compound and polish it off and be fine.
If it's down to the primer, do the above process expect add paint then clear.
If it's down to the panel you can take a chance, it's easy enough.
If it's just breaking the clear you can always put a little in the scratch if it's that deep, then compound and polish it off and be fine.
If it's down to the primer, do the above process expect add paint then clear.
If it's down to the panel you can take a chance, it's easy enough.
Originally Posted by Joe DIESO
If it's just breaking the clear you can always put a little in the scratch if it's that deep, then compound and polish it off and be fine.
i don't think it's that deep. i cannot feel it (or i haven't yet). i'll take a pic if i get a good one.
evan
A little clear coat, apply it with the tip of a sewing needle or a tooth pick.
I use a 3M compound for my own use. It can be purchased locally and it's just about the only brand I can find (I use other 3M products and like them anyhow).
Take a pic, maybe you can just compound the surronding area and blend the clear over the scratch.
I use a 3M compound for my own use. It can be purchased locally and it's just about the only brand I can find (I use other 3M products and like them anyhow).
Take a pic, maybe you can just compound the surronding area and blend the clear over the scratch.
the pics won't come out. the scratch may be too light 
but i can feel something with my fingernail, even though it's VERY slight. it doesn't look like it went through the paint though, but it's still white? i don't get it...
but i can feel something with my fingernail, even though it's VERY slight. it doesn't look like it went through the paint though, but it's still white?
i don't get it...
Originally Posted by hawgs
Whats not to get? Do you have a scratch or not? If so... sorry, your car has a scratch. I didn't think identitifying a scratch would be so hard...
