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      08-31-2016, 06:07 PM   #1
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Help!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm feeling physically sick right now. I put a scratch on my door when I was checking the mail. Mailbox was open and I opened my door so I could reach back inside of it. That's when it happened. :'( Fine scratch on the clear coat. Doesn't appear to have gone down to the paint.

What are my options? I don't have any sort of machine as I like to do everything by hand. Are there any polishes I can use by hand to "buff it out". Do I get some sort of power tool? Maybe rent one even though I'm worried that I'd just make it worse? Take it somewhere? As I said, the scratch is really fine. Can't even see it from some angles, but I know it's there and that's all that matters. I can't believe that I did it to my own car.
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Here's a pic of my heartache.
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oh man...sorry Zero! Hard to tell from the pic but when I did something similar on my carbon black x3 I used a clear coat pen in desperation and it worked pretty well actually. So maybe on AW it'll work as well?
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oh man...sorry Zero! Hard to tell from the pic but when I did something similar on my carbon black x3 I used a clear coat pen in desperation and it worked pretty well actually. So maybe on AW it'll work as well?
It's worth a shot! Checking amazon now.
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oh man...sorry Zero! Hard to tell from the pic but when I did something similar on my carbon black x3 I used a clear coat pen in desperation and it worked pretty well actually. So maybe on AW it'll work as well?
It's worth a shot! Checking amazon now.
I got mine on amazon as well. Believe it was the Quixx brand.
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You should probably try polishing it first... any auto part store should have something but without a tool it might take some time and effort
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get a dual action polisher, they're newbie friendly and you'll never hand polish again. with aggressive compound and pad it'll at least improve the scratch if not remove it entirely.
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For polishing, anything done by hand is likely not going to have much effect. I wouldn't apply extra clearcoat to try to mask it either (it'll leave a more noticeable "peak" in the paint). Best bet is to either get yourself a dual action polisher and get it out yourself, or take it to a detailer and have them take it out. If it's only a surface scratch, it should be pretty easy from them to take it out and shouldn't cost very much.
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When I did that, I let the professionals at the BMW body shop take care of it. $95 later it was good as new.
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If you're friendly with a local body shop chances are pretty good they'll fix it for nothing - 5 mins for them to buff it out and I'd give the guy a case of beer.
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Plus One on a body shop. I did a similar thing years back, it didn't go all the way thru the clear coat.
A skilled body shop with the right stuff can fix it properly.
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Plus One on a body shop. I did a similar thing years back, it didn't go all the way thru the clear coat.
A skilled body shop with the right stuff can fix it properly.
How did you make out Zero?
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I chickened out. I just don't think I possess the skills to fix it the way I'll want it fixed. I'm going to wait until I'm due for an oil change and have my dealer's body shop fix it.
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I chickened out. I just don't think I possess the skills to fix it the way I'll want it fixed. I'm going to wait until I'm due for an oil change and have my dealer's body shop fix it.
Smart man - they can do it with less time and effort than you've already put in just worrying about the scratch. Would be very surprised if they even charge you.
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