Scratch help - car was keyed?
#3
07-16-2011 | 09:26 PM
Hi guys,
Question, Car is white and on passenger side theres a straight line on passenger side to driver side door... toward where the middle of the 2 doors meet its more noticeable... the farther apart its not as bad, and can't see it from certain angles. Yes, you can feel it with your nail obviously. I think it being white is on my side.
What are my options?
Can a good detailer fix this, or am I resorted to repainting the doors completely, or?
Question, Car is white and on passenger side theres a straight line on passenger side to driver side door... toward where the middle of the 2 doors meet its more noticeable... the farther apart its not as bad, and can't see it from certain angles. Yes, you can feel it with your nail obviously. I think it being white is on my side.
What are my options?
Can a good detailer fix this, or am I resorted to repainting the doors completely, or?
You can polish the scratch and it becomes less noticeable on white.
Short of a repaint, it'll never look right.
Insurance should be able to cover it without raising your rates. You'll probably have to repaint both doors if you want it done right.
#4
07-17-2011 | 12:45 AM
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 438
From: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Rep Power: 40
Deep Scratches (keyed paint)
Vandalism is an unfortunate fact of life; waking-up to find that your automobile has been ‘keyed’ or scratched will quickly ruin your day. Comprehensive Insurance should be able to meet a claim like this without raising your rates.
A surface scratch that will `catch' your fingernail is approximately 0.04 Mil (1.0 µ) deep will usually require wet sanding and refinishing.
Use WD-40 (water displacement) until a repair can be carried out to protect the paint underneath the scratch
Correction- Put a drop or two of Woolite® liquid in a clean bucket and fill it with clean water. You will need 6-inch x 4-inch sheets of Nikkens™ 2000, 2500 and 3000 grit finishing paper Using a Unigrit Sanding Block and a small can of paint colour-matched to your vehicles colour code
This method requires that you clean the surface with Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and then apply paint to ‘overfill’ the scratch. Apply the paint in multiple layers allowing each layer to dry and remember "patience is key"
• Take your time go slow and check progress often. You don't want to sand to deep or through the paint. No need to be aggressive, eventually it will all become smooth and levelled
• Layer the touch up paint until it’s higher than the surrounding paint
• Once the last layer of paint has dried (allow 12-24 hours dependent upon environmental conditions.
• Soak the finishing papers in a solution of water and a little dish washing liquid. Place the wet finishing papers on the sanding block and proceed very slowly, keeping the block perfectly flat.
• Wet-sand using Unigrit 2000, 2500 and 3000 grit finishing paper until the touch-up area is level with the surrounding paint
• The next step is to polish the paint surface to eliminate the ‘sanding haze’ by using a compound Menzerna PO 34 and an LC Orange foam pad or a Surbuf® R Series ® R Series pad)
• Then use a finishing polish to bring back the shine; Menzerna PO 203 polish and a LC White polishing foam pa
• Finish by using Menzerna PO 85 and an LC Black finishing foam pad
• Finally apply paint protection of choice
The smaller the scratch, the easier it is to correct it With practice this process becomes easier and avoids having a panel being repainted at a body-shop, along with the subsequent loss of using your automobile for a couple of days or more, plus the cost of which would run into hundreds of dollars
For really deep U shaped gouges use Bondo Body filler before painting; use your fingertips to ensure that it covers any contours in the paint surface. Although Bondo was created for cosmetic repair of dents in cars, the fact that it’s easily malleable and dries rock hard makes it perfect for this application
A surface scratch that will `catch' your fingernail is approximately 0.04 Mil (1.0 µ) deep will usually require wet sanding and refinishing.
Use WD-40 (water displacement) until a repair can be carried out to protect the paint underneath the scratch
Correction- Put a drop or two of Woolite® liquid in a clean bucket and fill it with clean water. You will need 6-inch x 4-inch sheets of Nikkens™ 2000, 2500 and 3000 grit finishing paper Using a Unigrit Sanding Block and a small can of paint colour-matched to your vehicles colour code
This method requires that you clean the surface with Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and then apply paint to ‘overfill’ the scratch. Apply the paint in multiple layers allowing each layer to dry and remember "patience is key"
• Take your time go slow and check progress often. You don't want to sand to deep or through the paint. No need to be aggressive, eventually it will all become smooth and levelled
• Layer the touch up paint until it’s higher than the surrounding paint
• Once the last layer of paint has dried (allow 12-24 hours dependent upon environmental conditions.
• Soak the finishing papers in a solution of water and a little dish washing liquid. Place the wet finishing papers on the sanding block and proceed very slowly, keeping the block perfectly flat.
• Wet-sand using Unigrit 2000, 2500 and 3000 grit finishing paper until the touch-up area is level with the surrounding paint
• The next step is to polish the paint surface to eliminate the ‘sanding haze’ by using a compound Menzerna PO 34 and an LC Orange foam pad or a Surbuf® R Series ® R Series pad)
• Then use a finishing polish to bring back the shine; Menzerna PO 203 polish and a LC White polishing foam pa
• Finish by using Menzerna PO 85 and an LC Black finishing foam pad
• Finally apply paint protection of choice
The smaller the scratch, the easier it is to correct it With practice this process becomes easier and avoids having a panel being repainted at a body-shop, along with the subsequent loss of using your automobile for a couple of days or more, plus the cost of which would run into hundreds of dollars
For really deep U shaped gouges use Bondo Body filler before painting; use your fingertips to ensure that it covers any contours in the paint surface. Although Bondo was created for cosmetic repair of dents in cars, the fact that it’s easily malleable and dries rock hard makes it perfect for this application
#5
07-17-2011 | 11:28 AM
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 992
From: LI, New York
Rep Power: 67
Hi guys,
Question, Car is white and on passenger side theres a straight line on passenger side to driver side door... toward where the middle of the 2 doors meet its more noticeable... the farther apart its not as bad, and can't see it from certain angles. Yes, you can feel it with your nail obviously. I think it being white is on my side.
What are my options?
Can a good detailer fix this, or am I resorted to repainting the doors completely, or?
Question, Car is white and on passenger side theres a straight line on passenger side to driver side door... toward where the middle of the 2 doors meet its more noticeable... the farther apart its not as bad, and can't see it from certain angles. Yes, you can feel it with your nail obviously. I think it being white is on my side.
What are my options?
Can a good detailer fix this, or am I resorted to repainting the doors completely, or?
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