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My baby got scratched
No, not the bike. It's my other baby, my brand new truck.
I park in a large public parking lot when I go to the office. I left work today and was greeted a by nice 6 inch scratch right in the middle of the driver's side door of my 3-week old truck. ![]() ![]() Here is the photo of the damage: ![]() The scratch appears smooth for the most part so it is probably just the clear coat that got roughed up. There are a couple of spots where I can feel it under my finger nails but the fingers go right over those spots so this appears to be just a surface scratch. My question is... Is this something that can be fixed with just some rubbing compound or am I looking at wet sanding first and then the rubbing compound followed by some polish? Thanks
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that looks as though it will buff out no problem
3m makes a good 12 step process which can get expensive when I painted my scoot the sales man at the paint counter sold me # 2 and #9 in this series of bottles that are paid for individually that's where the money part comes in for all the bottles in this series dribble a couple of drops of water on the truck and start with this #2 bottle and you will be amazed with some buffing action followed by # 9 spot will disappear ( low rpms on a buffer is recommended) |
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That sucks Martin but congrads on the new truck.
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This kind of thing reallly chaps my hide. I usually park my truck in tthe outer reaches of a parking lot so it doesn't get packed in like sardines in a can. Invariably I come out to find something like a bondoed and primered 1978 El Camino with its bed full of Tecate cans parked 12" from me with dozens of empty spaces in the vicinity.
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Sorry to see that Martin. Does the garage have cameras?
I would take that to a local body shop and ask them to buff it out. Last week I got my car out of the shop. Some idiot with a plow cut my front bumper cover in half and took off at a Lowe's parking lot. It doesn't matter what kind of vehicle you have or where you park someone will always find a way to put a dent or scratch in it. I know the truck is probably showing up as pink in the picture but what color is it?
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Neil, sorry to hear about your car. It is true that every car parked in a public place eventually gets dinged and scratched. It's just way too soon for me.
![]() The truck is actually dark red. It came out pink in the photo due to low light and no flash. Using a blue pad to block the background didn't help either. ![]() I will try to stop by a body shop tomorrow after work and find out what it will take to get this fixed.
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Thanks and thanks
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Maguiars Ultimate Compound is great. It is clear coat safe too. If that does not work, you may need to wet sand gently with 2000 grit and then buff with a good polish to bring back the gloss.
A shop is gonna give it to you in the poop chute. That looks like an eas DIY job. I have done it many times.
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Ha! It actually was silver too. Oh boy, the thoughts I had toward that car...it took every last ounce of self-restraint for me to just drive away.
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