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04-10-2007, 07:56 PM | #1 |
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Some Mofo Scratched My Car
after work on Saturday, i went out to my car and saw a scratch. A-hole didn't even leave an apologetic note...hard to see, but towards the middle of the pic.
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04-10-2007, 08:23 PM | #2 |
Q(','Q)
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It may be my chinky eyes -_-
Can't see the scratch...
Possibly circle area where scratched? |
04-10-2007, 09:05 PM | #3 |
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let's try again, heh...
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04-10-2007, 09:20 PM | #4 |
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Scratch X
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04-10-2007, 09:20 PM | #5 |
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+ Elbow Grease
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04-10-2007, 09:53 PM | #6 |
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will that work? the scratch can be felt and seems like it's at the bottom layers of paint.
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04-10-2007, 10:28 PM | #7 |
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Well, it -will- make a difference but it won't make it perfect. I say try it and then put some thick wax on.
Then strip the wax off and touch it up if you aren't happy with the McGuire's.
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04-10-2007, 10:38 PM | #8 |
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do you know how much Scratch-X is?
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04-10-2007, 10:40 PM | #9 |
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touch up paint, wet sand, then buff out
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04-10-2007, 10:42 PM | #10 |
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i don't have those power tools for wet sanding and buffing (i watched the pros do it on my car before, and don't think elbow grease will be able to do it).
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04-10-2007, 10:45 PM | #11 |
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I have never seen a pro wet sand with anything other than his hand.... and in that small of an area you rub that out with some rubbing coumpound in a few minutes, would not take long at all
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04-10-2007, 11:39 PM | #12 |
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so i should just buy either Scratch-X or some rubbing compound, then wax?
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it will not be perfect, but you'll actually have to know beforehand that a scratch was there in order to find it. give scratch-x a shot. i think its like $11. unless it was super-duper deep, you wont need touch up paint. just some good ol' elbow grease... --B
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what's the definition of super-duper deep? this scratch is almost like the rock chips on my hood. does that fall under super-duper deep? i guess my arm will be dead for a day...heh.
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