Questions tagged [paint-scratches]
Scatches in a cars protective paint layer on the outside of the vehicle.
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Ford Fiesta Light Metallic Blue Scratch Repair
I stupidly scratched my first car using something too abrasive on the bonnet to wash it.
The car is light blue/grey and I would say a metallic colour.
I have been advised turtle wax.
Is waxing ...
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What's the difference between a Compounding, Finishing, Buffing, and Polishing pad?
3M and other companies make numerous different types of foam pads (links are to 3M products),
Compounding
Finishing
Buffing
Polishing
What's the difference between these types of pads? How do I use ...
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Scratch front bumper white car
I have scratched my car tonight reversing in the garage, when I turned the wheel I scratched the front to a concrete column.
My car is a Subaru Impreza Wagon 2007, white
This is a link to a photo.
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What would be the best and cheapest way to fix these dents and scratches?
I have a 2012 VW Jetta. The other day I was pulling into my garage and hit the side of the car. There are several dents and paint scratches. What would be the cheapest and easiest way to get this ...
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How best to repair numerous small chips and scratches that are starting to rust?
I've bought a 20yo car that is in generally good condition but for a few chips and scratches along the front (I'm guessing where rocks and gravel have been flicked up over the years). Most of them are ...
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backed up into chain link fence- how to fix the marks on car [duplicate]
I just backed up into a chain link fence with my new black malibu. Any suggestions on how to get the marks off car? Is it best to bring it somewhere
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should scratches on a new bumper be painted over?
I bought a 2013 car last year and got a small scratch on the bumper. I think someone may have hit it ever so slightly when trying to back in or something I'm not sure.
Anyway, personally, I'm ...
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Easiest and the chepest way to touch up missing paint patches on 2000 Chevy Cavalier
I have a chevy 2000 cavalier. I started noticing patches (pictures posted below) on the top and in front of the car. I'm not sure if it needs touch up paint or waxing (I'm a total illiterate when it ...
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How can I get rid of door dings?
Wife parks too close to my white car. Would love to get rid of these door dings as her car is only 3 years old.
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How to fix a door scratch?
Got a Black, Crystal Black Pearl, Crosstour. Just last night, I reckleslly backed into the parking lot, and front right door was scratched by the short stone wall adjacent to the spot.
I'm not cheap, ...
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Paintwork damage
I want to learn how to repair paintwork damage on a car.
Anyone here who can provide me with step by step instructures on how to repair the following type of damaged paintwork?
The damage can be ...
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Fixing small scratches on the body paint
My Ford Focus seems to attract scratches quite badly, and it got to the point that I would like to try and fix them. All of them are rather small, resulting from parking in bushes, careless opening of ...
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How can I find out the exact colour for my car? [duplicate]
I have a couple of cars with some paint damage. Neither have custom paint jobs. Is there a website where I can find the exactly colour match based on the stock colours for cars based on make, model ...
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Cheap way to fix peeling clear coat?
The coat on my car is peeling away something like as shown in following picture which I just pulled up from google as an example:
This is my first car and I have never done any car work myself before,...
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Body Paint Scratch Repair
I have a copper 2011 Suzuki SX4 Crossover. I bought it in May, and it is already scratched, in one spot all the way through to the metal. I'd like to get some kind of touch-up or clear coat on it to ...
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Can I use spray paint to touch up my car?
I have several really small nicks and major scuffs on my car; the nicks from driving on the highway (flying debris hitting chassis) and the scuffs from two fender benders. The nicks have started to ...
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Where can I find my car's colour code?
I'm currently shopping around for a touch-up pen to repair some very light scratches on my car. I've found out that our local hardware automotive store can mix the exact colour for any vehicle. ...
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How to protect metal from scrape through the paint?
A rock from the road scraped my car's hood a while ago. I have not gotten around to fixing it until now. The paint was completely scraped away down to the bare metal.
My first thought is to take a ...
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Scratches - both light and deep
How on earth do I remove unsightly scratches from my paint work? There are plenty and are down to the white undercoat. How do I remedy them?
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