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    Super Member ExoticAutoDetai's Avatar
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    Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!

    Have you been a victim of someone scratching your car deep? Is theres a solution that you can do without having to take your car to a body shop and spend grands for one scratch???

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    Re: Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!


    Typically, if you can catch the scratch with a fingernail, a respray is in order.





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    Re: Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!

    spend the $$ on a professional. It otherwise is likely to be an eyesore you will often fixate on.


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    Re: Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!

    You can try spot buffing the scratch, it'll make the edges rounded and therefore make it less apparent.

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    Re: Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!

    Put an AutoGeek sticker on it/over it
    “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”

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    Re: Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Flash Gordon View Post
    Put an AutoGeek sticker on it/over it
    lolz das funny lol

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    Re: Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by ExoticAutoDetai View Post
    Is theres a solution that you can do without having to take your car to a body shop and spend grands for one scratch???
    No suggestions to try Dr. Colorchip yet?

    I'd try the $50 solution just in case it works well enough to avoid several hundred $$ at the body shop. If the Dr. doesn't fix the scratch you can still take it to the pros.

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    Re: Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!

    Really depends on how discriminating of an eye you have. Also, is this a daily driver? If so, you know the rule...get dent/scratch in car, take in for respray$. Drive car for two weeks and someone else dings you


    Dr. ColorChip Paint Chip Repair, repair paint chips, touch-up paint, Doctor Color-Chip Paint Chip Repair

    Dr Colorchip may be just the answer for you. Here is a link ^
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    Re: Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!

    I read somewhere that a detailing clay can get rid of scratches, not sure if its reallll deep though.

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    Re: Best way to take care of a heavy scratch!!!

    Try using touch up paint on it then maybe sand it down so its flat. then go over with M105 and then M205.

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