Questions tagged [paint-scratches]
Scatches in a cars protective paint layer on the outside of the vehicle.
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Repairing bumper scratch
I have scratches on both sides of my bumper. They are invisible while standing. Thus, they don't need to be perfect. Can I fix it myself?
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What happened to the paint on my 2014 Toyota Prius V? Is there a way I can DIY repair it?
Backed into a pole at very low speed, compressed bumper slightly, which caused this tearing in the paint job of a black Toyota 2014 Prius V.
I didn't even know that this was possible, but I want to ...
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Why does the car drying towel I bought have a rough side and a soft side, can both sides be used for drying the car?
I bought this drying towel:
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Microfibre-perfect-streak-free-vehicles-04512000/dp/B09NBSWQSY/
but I find that it has a soft side that can be used to dry the car body, but it ...
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Does "Dupli-Color" have any match for Toyota 3Q3 color?
I am looking to find the best spray color for Toyota salsa red with 3Q3/FA40 color code. I found it out that seems Dupli color has quality sprays for cars but it seems they only have Super red || for ...
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What is one level lighter and darker that 3Q3 red color?
I got a Toyota highlander with 3Q3/FA40 red color. It has some scratches and color damages that I want to fix it myself. First of all, I like to know if I want to get one level lighter or darker color ...
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PDR glue removal taking flecks of paint with it. Any way to avoid?
I've got a 34 year old car. I bought a PDR kit to remove some minor dents. It's working but removing the glue is taking a few flecks of paint with it.
Is this to do with the age of the car? Or is ...
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Paint codes are approximate?
I recently took my 2019 F-150 to a detailer to have a scratch touched up. The truck is plain white. When it comes back the place where the scratch was is clearly visible because the paint used by the ...
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What could cause these scratches on the rear hatch?
I noticed some weird scratches on a part of a car which is not on the exterior. There are similar scratches on both sides:
What could have caused this?
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Fixing Scratched Car Door
My girlfriend parked her car and scratched. So we have a bunch of scratches on the right rear.
Pictures attached. It's a company car, she's very stressed out, pregnant and working too much and doesn't ...
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Clear Coat too thin
Painted car hood. Applied Clearcoat from a spray can. The clear coat was applied too thin, not applied wet. Can I apply more clear coat? Do I need to sand? The last application of clear was two weeks ...
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Scratches on wheel
I have a leased car for work and the wheel got scratched against the curb. Is there a way to get these scratches out of the wheel?
I am quite worried.
Thank you for your help!
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Whats the best way to clean this wheel up?
I purchased this wheel on ebay because I was instructed it was balanced, but needed to be cleaned. The seller told me it was a mix of body filler from the orange-red,chrome still on it and the black ...
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Why can't I match car color even after six coats of the same color code paint?
I had many scratches on my Honda and I have decided to paint it myself. I have sanded with 300 then 600 grit and applied a layer of primer. All good.
I looked at the color code on the sticker and it ...
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Parking damage - scraped wall or car?
I just realized in a public parking garage that my (new) car is pretty badly scratched. To the best of my knowledge, I didn't scratch, scrape or touch a wall/pollard or even a car. Is it possible to ...
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How to do an amateur repair of a tiny ding on my almost new car?
I recently bought an almost new car, a dealer demo with 5,500 miles on it. It was pristine when I got it. However, the car being unfamiliar to me, I lightly made contact with a bench at the edge of ...
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326 Artic White Spray Paint
I have a Nissan Leaf 2018, my paint colour code is 326 (inner door code) my receipt for the car states it's a "special solid - artic white". The dealer has checked and has confirmed it's a 326 colour ...
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Bit of a disaster with a paint job
Basically had a bit of an dent in my car when i brought it and I wanted to fix it up. I filled the body in with filler which worked well and had brilliant results, but when it came to painting it, it ...
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Goof off or WD 40 to remove paint transfer on car bumper?
Some idiot rubbed against my bumper in parking and it appears that there is a paint transfer on my bumper. I have read certain threads on how to remove such transfers. Some people recommend Goof Off, ...
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What causes this scratch?
I have a Maruti White Baleno car. Today I left my car for servicing. They have did exterior dry cleaning, oil change etc. I see horizontal marks on back left fender (Attached screenshot)
What might ...
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Ways to protect paintwork from minor damage?
Assuming you plan on actually using your car as the manufacturer intended minor damage to the paintwork is inevitable - bird droppings, stone chips, light scratches from people brushing past, "swirl ...
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How did this fairing get a scratch here? [closed]
I had just purchased this bike a couple of weeks before, however I just noticed this scratch on my faring , on the left side near to the visor. Can anybody tell me how this occurred? And how can it be ...
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Why aren't these white lines disapearing?
I scraped a high kerb and this left some white lines\marks\scratch on my car. I wiped the area and then sprayed it repeatedly with black however the white lines are just not going.
I also applied t-...
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What could possibly attack the paint like this?
All of a sudden, after I took my 2009 VW Golf to a car wash, I noticed some places where the paint started going off... I doubt it is from the washing. I suspect that gum from the apricot tree from ...
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if you can't see rust, you don't need primer?
I was watching a youtube video on repairing paint chips and the guy said 'if you cant see rust you don't need primer.
However I notice that plastic(which doesn't develop rust) has primer layer on it. ...
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How to fix scrapes and a small dent from other car
When I pulled into my drive I accidentally scraped the side of my wife's car and now there is a black line down it and some marks near the Fender. As well as a dent in my car. What is the best way to ...
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How to make touch up paint less visible on gray car?
I used to have a red car and whenever I had small scratches, I could paint over it and it would be nearly invisible. Now I've got a gray car and when I paint over a scratch it's much more visible ...
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Fixing rough door scratch?
How should I go about fixing this rough door scratch?
Is sanding required? If so what sand paper should I use. What other materials would be needed?
I'm new to car repairs but am willing to use any ...
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Removing scratches just using toothpaste?
I heard someone back in the bus said its possible to remove scratches in the body of vehicle just using the toothpaste.Is that true?
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What's the best way to re-paint only a corner section of a bumper?
I've got a bit of damage in the corner of my car's bumper I need to repaint.
Would you repaint the whole bumper, or is there some way to 'fade off' the spray effectively?
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can a car be painted in a small area where there are some scratched? or we have to paint the whole side
Some paint is lost as my car slid into a post recently. Can I paint the definite portion where paint is lost, or do I have to paint the whole side?
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Paint of the door is peeling right after paint repair?
Just got my car from paint shop, driver and passenger doors were painted because of car accident.
What could cause what can be seen on photos below? Poorly done work? I want to take car back to them, ...
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painting over bare metal
I recently backed my car into something which left me a scratch and some bare visible metal. I am in Canada where the seasons are extreme, and we are getting into winter and thus plenty of rain, snow, ...
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100 Scratches, easy fix?
My girlfriend parked her car (metalic blue Golf V) and took a piece of the solid pillar. So we have a bunch scratches on the left rear. It's about 100 tiny scratches, some are big, others smaler. Some ...
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Milky cloudy clear coat after rattle can spray
Went to clear coat my headlights after I sanded and removed all the yellow oxidation.
Final sanding before applying clear coat was with 3000 grit.
The temperature inside the garage was ~59F.
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Can cats leave scratch marks on cars?
I live in an apartment complex with some stray cats. I have multiple sets of scratch marks on the side doors of my car. I am unsure if these are from cats or from someone keying my car. Is it possible ...
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What caused these scratches [closed]
I cleaned my car yesterday and noticed two areas of new scratches, I'm confused as to what might have caused them.
They are both on the rear bumper, one on the lip above and two on the face.
They ...
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Can polishing compound ruin my car's paint job?
I have my Mitsubishi lancer 2004 (silver) that was painted last year. Today I bought a polishing compound named http://www.abro.com/pc-310.html . I put a small amount of the polish on a cotton cloth,...
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How can I fix the paint in my car?
My car has several types of paint issues that I worry that they might cause me big troubles in the future. I am looking for ways to solve these issues now so that I save some trouble in the future. ...
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Cheap diagnosis/repair of damaged fairing
There are already a number of answers regarding ways to fix small scratches in bodywork, but I'm not sure of the exact "nature" of the damage to the fairing of my motorbike: It's not my bike, though I ...
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Minor scratching on plastic fender/skirt
I have minor scratching and smearing on the front skirt of my car which is the plastic part below the bumper.
Is there a way to repair this without replacing the whole skirt?
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can I use Liquid dish soap to wash a car prior to polishing [duplicate]
I have a 98 Mazda 6 to 6 who's paint is in pretty decent condition. however there is a little bit I've transferred paint and a few small scratches here and there that I'm planning on dealing with. ...
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What's the best body filler to paint a car
I want to fix some small scratches on my car can you give me some guidance on how I should proceed?
These are my scratches.
Rear bumper
Door handle
Front bumper. Here the plastic has a deep ...
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BMW 1 Series (2016) Bumper Repair
I recently got a new BMW 1 Series 116D (2016) on a 4 year PCP deal. A week in, I've managed to scratch the bumper.
Although it's a minor dink, I don't want there to be any risk of it devaluing the ...
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Cut and Polish: Looking for help on how to do my car
I am looking to do a cut and polish on my Australian made Holden Calais VT commodore (98 model).
I am very new to doing cut and polishes and was hoping someone could point me out to what products ...
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What kind of sealer should go over bondo and primer?
I have some deep scratches on my fender that I filled in with Bondo glazing putty. Feels pretty smooth. I'm planning to spray on a filler primer and sand it down this weekend before spraying the ...
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I scraped my car against my moms and i need to remove the white scratches
This morning, I scraped my car against my mom's car by accident. I noticed a white scuff above her rear driver tire as well on the front of my Suzuki xl7 with a dent. Can I get it out without taking ...
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How does one fix peeling paint on a car? [closed]
Do i need to repaint it? Its peeled to the black with silver paint.
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Paint light scratches repair
Hi I own Renault Megane Mk3 for while and car's paint is almost full with small scratches due to hard cleaning( car was cleaned by a hard surface ), I know its stupid thing to make but it wasn't my ...
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Is there is a way to repair the paint as the new car? [duplicate]
Hi I own Renault Megane Mk3 for while and car's paint is almost full with small scratches due to hard cleaning, I know its stupid thing to make but it wasn't my fault.
You will get how scratches look ...
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What are the properties of a car painted using electrostatic coating?
When I was younger, I had a bike that I was told was chromed with electrostatic coating, and was very scratch resistant. So, I used a razor blade to scrape the stickers off of the bike. I didn't ...
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