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TwistedEnergy · 10-06-2013, 07:05 PM

Picture speaks for itself. I heard a loud bang. Got home, didn't see anything because it was dark. Re-examined the next morning and found this wonderful gash dead smack in the middle of my hood, a little right of the stripe.

I have touch-up paint, and also have a scratch repair kit but this one is real bad and when the car is clean can be seen from any angle because of its positioning on the hood. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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CamaroDreams07 · 10-06-2013, 08:02 PM

Never gonna look right without a repaint. A TouchUp might make it look better from ten feet though.

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TwistedEnergy · 10-06-2013, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

Never gonna look right without a repaint. A TouchUp might make it look better from ten feet though.

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Ya, that's what I was afraid of. I've always had plans to paint my stripes eventually, but I didn't plan on doing that for a long while. Might come sooner then I thought.

I have a dd that that I have been driving for years before I bought the camaro. The camaro only sees the road on weekends and the occasional night during the week and of course it has more scars then my dd. Just doesn't make sense to me.

DARK AGE 53 · 10-06-2013, 08:21 PM

What scratch repair kit do you have?

Dizzy82 · 10-06-2013, 08:25 PM

I've gotten a few of those during ownership. Touch up paint for the time being, repaint later down the line.

TwistedEnergy · 10-06-2013, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DARK AGE 53

What scratch repair kit do you have?

Its by Meguiars, comes with ScratchX, I'd use it more just to smooth out the edges before filling it in with TouchUp paint. That is unless you know of something that works a little bit better.

TwistedEnergy · 10-06-2013, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dizzy82

I've gotten a few of those during ownership. Touch up paint for the time being, repaint later down the line.

Ya, that's what I am going to have to do.

DARK AGE 53 · 10-07-2013, 06:29 AM

I checked Meguiar's web site and couldn't there kit listed, so I can't tell what's in it.

I use my own technic but you can get some idea by watching Turtle Wax Scratch Repair Kit video's on youtube, I like to run the tape within a 1/16" of the scratch on both sides before sanding.

TwistedEnergy · 10-07-2013, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DARK AGE 53

I checked Meguiar's web site and couldn't there kit listed, so I can't tell what's in it.

I use my own technic but you can get some idea by watching Turtle Wax Scratch Repair Kit video's on youtube, I like to run the tape within a 1/16" of the scratch on both sides before sanding.

I bought it at CanadianTire a year or 2 ago, dont remember. That's a good idea, I didn't think of using the tape. I'll go that route and watch the videos they have, thanks.

kevinw · 10-07-2013, 09:37 PM

man, that sucks. unfortunately, its just wrong place at wrong time.

10-06-2013, 07:05 PM	#1
TwistedEnergy Drives: 2010 IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 351	Rock - 1, Camaro - 0 Picture speaks for itself. I heard a loud bang. Got home, didn't see anything because it was dark. Re-examined the next morning and found this wonderful gash dead smack in the middle of my hood, a little right of the stripe. I have touch-up paint, and also have a scratch repair kit but this one is real bad and when the car is clean can be seen from any angle because of its positioning on the hood. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. __________________

10-06-2013, 08:02 PM	#2
CamaroDreams07 Drives: Slow V6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 9,361 View My Garage	Never gonna look right without a repaint. A TouchUp might make it look better from ten feet though. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2 __________________ [B]

10-06-2013, 08:21 PM	#4
DARK AGE 53 Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mi./Al. Posts: 829	What scratch repair kit do you have? __________________ POW/MIA - YOU ARE LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

10-06-2013, 08:25 PM	#5
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,503 View My Garage	I've gotten a few of those during ownership. Touch up paint for the time being, repaint later down the line. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

10-07-2013, 06:29 AM	#8
DARK AGE 53 Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mi./Al. Posts: 829	I checked Meguiar's web site and couldn't there kit listed, so I can't tell what's in it. I use my own technic but you can get some idea by watching Turtle Wax Scratch Repair Kit video's on youtube, I like to run the tape within a 1/16" of the scratch on both sides before sanding. __________________ POW/MIA - YOU ARE LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

10-07-2013, 09:37 PM	#10
kevinw Drives: 2013 Black 2 LT vert Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: kansas city Posts: 1,765	man, that sucks. unfortunately, its just wrong place at wrong time.