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Car Scratch

Discussion in 'Care & Maintenance' started by |-Goku-|, Aug 26, 2009.

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    |-Goku-| Super Saiyan

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    Car Scratch

    Hey everyone,
    My Niece crashed the side of her bike into my car, and scratched the passenger side door. Doesn't look to bad, but I can't tell if this is just a Clear coat scratch or a Primer scratch, I am pretty sure it is not to the bare metal.

    Here is a picture
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    I can get another angle of the scratch tomorrow

    Tell me what you think.

    Thanks!
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    JspeXAE102 Well-Known Member

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    u can buff that out
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    whocares86 New Member

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    you can def. buff that out.
    Seeing white like that is usually a good sign.
    Scratch-X or any sort of rubbing compound will easily take care of that.
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    If the car stays dirty like that, you won't really be able to see it anyways. :)
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    the scratch looks fairly deep. rubbing compound could work but be careful if you're not familiar with the methods of how to do it. scratch x 2.0 may work but you may have to buff it out multiple times.
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    Trade?

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    heheh, jk i got that fixed a while ago :)
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    If you can run your fingernail over it and it doesn't get caught, you can buff it out. I would do it by hand if your not good with the buffer.
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    Ya, when I run my finger through it, its doesn't get caught, as its very thin scratch.

    I have a guy that always details my car come out, and he says he can buff it out. So hopefully it will look nice again :D

    The guy does an awesome job detailing :)

    Thanks for the responses guys.

    oh BTW..what does seeing white in the scratch mean
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    I think the white in the scratch means its still the clear coat. Which means it can be buffed out. Anything deeper means you would need touch up paint.
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    good looking scratch there goku
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    |-Goku-| Super Saiyan

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    Ya, I know, luckily its not to deep, I'm happy about that :)

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