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don0fthedead · 03-28-2010, 06:21 PM

So I woke up to a nice scratch in my door the other day - I cringe about it every time I think about it.

It's a pretty deep scratch, and the 4 shops I visited last Friday claimed they couldn't do a whole lot about it other than take the whiteness out of the scratch. I talked to my local dealer and he said to come in on Monday so their expert can take a look at it and give me a quote.

I've never had a nice enough car to even be worried about scratches, but now that I do, I don't know the best approaches in getting it fixed. Anyone have any suggestions on what I should try other than what I've got planned? I'm going into the dealership again tomorrow and will have some before and after pics if they are able to do anything.

It doesn't look too bad in the photos, but it's very noticeable in person.
Here's a couple 'befores':

[IMG]http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/401/ds****94k.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/198/ds****95tz.jpg[/IMG]

tjmac49 · 03-28-2010, 06:28 PM

don0fthedead: How unfortuntate!!! It appears from the photos that a repaint of the door will be necessary. Do it now before surrounding body panels fade. Hope you find a solution you will be able to accept.

hubcap · 03-28-2010, 06:28 PM

I had a scratch on mine.I used turtle wax scratch remover. It works!!
http://www.four51.com/UI/Customer.as...-pO8GerAOQ-e-e

It was that deep also

2010 SSRS · 03-28-2010, 06:32 PM

definitely go check out the scratch removers in the stores, they work pretty good.

ron10 · 03-28-2010, 07:02 PM

looks like you got "KEYED"

Pwner50 · 03-29-2010, 12:07 AM

Just curious, from that link, which is the product that would be used for someone who got keyed, like donofthedead

CamaroDreams07 · 03-29-2010, 01:50 AM

Scratch removers from the stores are actually scratch fillers. Wash it a couple times and the scratches reappear. I think you'll need that repainted it looks damn deep.

2LTRS · 03-29-2010, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

Scratch removers from the stores are actually scratch fillers. Wash it a couple times and the scratches reappear. I think you'll need that repainted it looks damn deep.

I agree, you can try an experienced rotary detailer to see if maybe he can wet sand and buff the crap of it out to minimize the damage before all out re-painting.

But it looks deep from the pix, it will likely need it anyways.

skuttduck · 03-29-2010, 06:59 AM

If it is not down to the base metal and you want to lesson the look of the scratch, and would like an easy method to try yourself. I recommend Quixx.

You can get that stuff at Walmart, and it really does work.

don0fthedead · 03-29-2010, 08:55 AM

Thanks for the responses guys.

I will take it into the shop today and see how much it will cost me to get it re-painted (I'm assuming this is what will be proposed to do).

Anyone know around how much it'll cost? If it's too expensive, I may have to live with trying some of the mentioned solutions myself.

skuttduck · 03-29-2010, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by don0fthedead

Thanks for the responses guys.

I will take it into the shop today and see how much it will cost me to get it re-painted (I'm assuming this is what will be proposed to do).

Anyone know around how much it'll cost? If it's too expensive, I may have to live with trying some of the mentioned solutions myself.

If you wanted to try, Quixx is $15

Adam's Polishes · 03-29-2010, 02:37 PM

At least TRY To polish it out before jumping all the way to repainting... no sense in throwing the baby out with the bath water. If you can find a qualified person to wetsand I'm about 90% sure based on the look of it that it could be fixed... perfect example is Junkmans job on this shelby:

CamaroDreams07 · 03-29-2010, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skuttduck

If you wanted to try, Quixx is $15

I've used Quixx before but it was for VERY minor scratches. And it still barely got them out. I don't see it working here but by all means, for $15 bucks it's worth a shot!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan@Adams

At least TRY To polish it out before jumping all the way to repainting... no sense in throwing the baby out with the bath water. If you can find a qualified person to wetsand I'm about 90% sure based on the look of it that it could be fixed... perfect example is Junkmans job on this shelby:

I definitely agree, you should work up from the least expensive options upward to repainting. You could always take a road trip to Kentucky and beg Mr. Junkman to help

Good luck, I can't tell you how often I think about what I would do if I came out of work and saw a scratch like that. Some people have no respect and think if they can't have a nice car, nobody should.

don0fthedead · 03-30-2010, 08:22 AM

Thanks for all the feedback guys, it's helped out a lot. I visited the dealer yesterday and they got their 'expert' to take a look at it. Their expert is just a guy from a shop right up the road from the dealer. Whenever someone comes in with a scratch, they can just call him up and he comes over.

Anyways, after feeling it up intensely for a minute or so, he was able to give me a couple options and some prices. Option 1 was wet-sanding it and buffing. He said up front that he could get MOST of the scratch out, but there's a total of about an inch of deep scratch that would just have to be touched up. This would run at $80.

Option 2 was the repainting of the door. This would cost $495 and he told me would reduce the re-sale value of my car by quite a bit.

So since he was there and available to do it, I figured I could live with a smaller, lesser noticeable scratch. I paid the 80 bucks (I wasn't able to shop around, but I found it worth the convenience & peace of mind).

Once I get off work, I can upload some pics. It doesn't look quite nearly as good as junkmans, but at least I can stop worrying about it so much.

03-28-2010, 06:21 PM	#1
don0fthedead Drives: Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 69	Woke up to find scratch on my car So I woke up to a nice scratch in my door the other day - I cringe about it every time I think about it. It's a pretty deep scratch, and the 4 shops I visited last Friday claimed they couldn't do a whole lot about it other than take the whiteness out of the scratch. I talked to my local dealer and he said to come in on Monday so their expert can take a look at it and give me a quote. I've never had a nice enough car to even be worried about scratches, but now that I do, I don't know the best approaches in getting it fixed. Anyone have any suggestions on what I should try other than what I've got planned? I'm going into the dealership again tomorrow and will have some before and after pics if they are able to do anything. It doesn't look too bad in the photos, but it's very noticeable in person. Here's a couple 'befores': [IMG]http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/401/ds**94k.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/198/ds**95tz.jpg[/IMG]

03-28-2010, 06:32 PM	#4
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,186 View My Garage	definitely go check out the scratch removers in the stores, they work pretty good. __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

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tjmac49 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS, IBM, L99 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 365	don0fthedead: How unfortuntate!!! It appears from the photos that a repaint of the door will be necessary. Do it now before surrounding body panels fade. Hope you find a solution you will be able to accept.

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hubcap Drives: 2010 VR 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 225	I had a scratch on mine.I used turtle wax scratch remover. It works!! http://www.four51.com/UI/Customer.as...-pO8GerAOQ-e-e It was that deep also

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ron10 Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: LOUISVILLE,KY.. Posts: 7,545	looks like you got "KEYED"

03-29-2010, 12:07 AM	#6
Pwner50 Drives: 98 toyota avalon XLS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 83	Just curious, from that link, which is the product that would be used for someone who got keyed, like donofthedead

03-29-2010, 01:50 AM	#7
CamaroDreams07 Drives: Slow V6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 9,361 View My Garage	Scratch removers from the stores are actually scratch fillers. Wash it a couple times and the scratches reappear. I think you'll need that repainted it looks damn deep.

03-29-2010, 06:59 AM	#9
skuttduck Drives: 2010 RJT 2LT Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 2,529	If it is not down to the base metal and you want to lesson the look of the scratch, and would like an easy method to try yourself. I recommend Quixx. You can get that stuff at Walmart, and it really does work.

03-29-2010, 08:55 AM	#10
don0fthedead Drives: Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 69	Thanks for the responses guys. I will take it into the shop today and see how much it will cost me to get it re-painted (I'm assuming this is what will be proposed to do). Anyone know around how much it'll cost? If it's too expensive, I may have to live with trying some of the mentioned solutions myself.

03-29-2010, 02:37 PM	#12
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	At least TRY To polish it out before jumping all the way to repainting... no sense in throwing the baby out with the bath water. If you can find a qualified person to wetsand I'm about 90% sure based on the look of it that it could be fixed... perfect example is Junkmans job on this shelby:

03-30-2010, 08:22 AM	#14
don0fthedead Drives: Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 69	Thanks for all the feedback guys, it's helped out a lot. I visited the dealer yesterday and they got their 'expert' to take a look at it. Their expert is just a guy from a shop right up the road from the dealer. Whenever someone comes in with a scratch, they can just call him up and he comes over. Anyways, after feeling it up intensely for a minute or so, he was able to give me a couple options and some prices. Option 1 was wet-sanding it and buffing. He said up front that he could get MOST of the scratch out, but there's a total of about an inch of deep scratch that would just have to be touched up. This would run at $80. Option 2 was the repainting of the door. This would cost $495 and he told me would reduce the re-sale value of my car by quite a bit. So since he was there and available to do it, I figured I could live with a smaller, lesser noticeable scratch. I paid the 80 bucks (I wasn't able to shop around, but I found it worth the convenience & peace of mind). Once I get off work, I can upload some pics. It doesn't look quite nearly as good as junkmans, but at least I can stop worrying about it so much.