How deep can a Scratch be do buff out?

[mactube]

The following pics show a scratch ( that somebody who has probably a miserable life keyed in to my new Camero out of frustration of his low life )

Should I try to buffer it out ( probably to deep) or add some light touch up paint first and then try to polish it in so it kind of blends in ?

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[Msdetailing]

Can you catch the scratch with your fingernail?

Some of that looks like it would "buff" out.

What ever can't be buffed out, use some touch up paint. Let it dry, then De-nib it with a de nibber.

You could wet sand the touch up paint, but I find de-nibbing safer and quicker and the results are very good.

[SonOfOC]

Here's some good material. I've done it twice and it works fantastic. Important thing is waiting for the paint coats to dry completely before sanding.


http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/43535-key-repair-step-step-procedure.html


http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/51955-how-fix-deliberate-deep-key-scratch.html

[FocusSTguy]

That really stinks.

I would go the touch up paint route. That scratch looks pretty deep and even if you were able to remove it you may have to remove a lot of clear coat to do it. Not something I'd want to do on a new car.

[Mike Phillips]

My general rule of thumb for a daily driver is to use your normal aggressive compounding step and call it good for removal.

Here's some options,

1. Live with what's left.
2. Fill in whats left with touch up paint?
3. Have that panel repainted

Sanding the area lightly and then compounding is also an option but the clear layer of paint is around 2 mils thin so there's not much to work with.

You also need to consider this paint will be exposed into the future.

:)

[AGOatemywallet]

Matching that metallic flake is a job for a professional touch-up artist

It's a nice car. Spend a bit of money and have it done by someone who does it every day


If you choose to tackle it yourself....please take lots of photos

[GSKR]

I would just repair it,those Camaro quarter panels are a different shade of color from the factory.so make sure it matches from 10 feet away.I don't know how gm gets away with it.

[dcjredline]

Im sorry this happened to your CAMARO (not camEro). I cant get over how someone can drive/own a car but not spell it correctly. Camero seems to be a very popular mis-spelling and it drives me nutz.

[mactube]

@Msdetailing that was a solution I was looking for.. I haven't heard about a de nibber before ! In what pattern should I do those steps .
I feels like touching it up with paint , then buff it to blend it in makes the most sense ? Even though I might not be able to get the touch up paint to shine !? Maybe I should try to apply a very thin layer of pain inside the scratch ( as thin as possible .. for the color) an then a clear coat/paint on tip that I might be able to shine !?
What do you guys thing ?
( I can def. feel the scratch with my Fingernail )

@SonOfOC thanks for the links .. that gives me hope and eases the pain !
Looks like I have to decide between a denibber and wet sanding !?

@FocusSTguy .. makes perfect sense

@Mike.Phillips@Autogeek thanks to the boss !

@AGOatemywallet will do .. I like doing stuff myself ! .. I might do it myself incl. the sanding but let the compound / butter step be don be a professional

@GSKR as of now I'm looking for a self made cheap option .. maybe one day I want to get the door paint.. I would rather like to invest in a buffer though..

[Billy Baldone]

Im sorry this happened to your CAMARO (not camEro). I cant get over how someone can drive/own a car but not spell it correctly. Camero seems to be a very popular mis-spelling and it drives me nutz.

My voice to text on my S5 spells it Camero. But I'm with you... Drives me nukkin futz.

[Ancient1]

I would try the DR Colorchips with the squeegee and would not have any nibs. You could apply as many times as it would take to get level with the surface. I would think that would be the best you could do yourself. It will still be visible but close from my experience from what I have done with it.
I also found it was much easier to wrap the towel they give to remove the excess after the smear around a LC coating applicator and use the back for the wipe off. I felt that any way I used my hand would actually remove the paint from the chip.

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[Sizzle Chest]

Try to polish/compound/buff it out first. See how your results are. If I recall, your Camaro's paint should be on the soft side and it may surprise you with what you can achieve.

Keep us posted!

[AGOatemywallet]

@AGOatemywallet will do .. I like doing stuff myself ! .. I might do it myself incl. the sanding but let the compound / butter step be don be a professional

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Good Luck

Take lots of pictures, including close-ups and photos out in the Sun

What usually happens is someone says I can fix it myself and then we never hear or see anything from them again