Nasty Scratch

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joeychgo

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Got a nasty scratch, about 2 feet long. Whats the best way to repair it besides a body shop?
 
RE: Nasty Scratch

Is it just on the surface, or does it go all the way to the metal? Do you have pics?
 
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no pic. It goes into the base. car is black, scratch is white. maybe 1/10 in wide x 24" long on the lower door
 
RE: Nasty Scratch

Wax it with as much elbow grease as you can muster. Seriously, by hand, put as much force as you can into it with a quality wax, and its possible you can take care of it.
 
RE: Nasty Scratch

it is a scratch -- and a good one -- through the paint into the primercoat (as you can see white) I dont think wax will work
 
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You could do what the dealer who sold me my car did...

Touch it up with a black magic marker. :-( It came off on the first wash.

My scratch went all the way to the metal, but was more of a sqiggly line about two inches square. My body shop touched it up for nothing (I'd sent some business their way a while back). I could've just done it myself, but they did a pretty good job of building it up. You can still see it if you look for it, but the only alternative was to repaint the entire door.
 
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