oh god!! i hope or else im guna be waiting a few months to do it

 

I had a small scratch on my rear quarter (down to the metal). Right where it meets the bumper. I grabbed some touch up paint from Nissan, some saran wrap, 3M rubbing compound, and a hair dryer.
I dabbed a very minute amount of paint onto the scratch and covered it with the saran wrap to flatten/smooth it out. (I can't remember if I used the dryer here or not, that was over a year ago ). I then used rubbing compound to help blend it in even more. After doing this process a few times I waxed it for protection. No one has noticed it yet, even when I've pointed it out . It isn't perfect, but it's pretty good for a few bucks

 

thanks psedog...i appreciate the suggestion..because if so i want to find anyway around repainting the doors..for my wallets sake and for my cars sake..i think im guna just let it be for a few weeks before i do anything cuz its so dam cold here anyway..but the scratches arent to deep they are just longggggg..but i might give that a try thanks dude

but another question for my buddy simpson..i looked at the pinstripe and it is a sticker..if i do get it repainted and have to take the sticker off do u think it will be able to stick back on ok? does anyone have any expierence wit this??
let me kno..appreciate it guys!

 

you can buy the sticker at pep boys its like 5 bucks and plenty to go around your car 5 or 6 times. they will not put the old one back on. i would still need to see some pics and i might be able to mask what you have. i just need to see how bad it is. As for it is cold out there. If it goes down to metal you need to put something on it so salt and water does not make it rust. Then if you can touch it up the rust will pop back out pis sing you off.

 

yea ill deffinatly get a picture tomorrow to show u..im no body expert but it doesnt look to be down to the metal which is good it just Looks like **** and i look at it every single time i step in to my car..I HATEEEE ITTTT!!!

 

It will be ok i think we all might be able to help you out. If we cant fix it, we can mask it till you can get it fixed. dont stress it will be ok

 

any pics yet

 

yo um i just decided its not bad enough to ruin the anything cuz sometimes u can hardly even see it and its not metal deffinatly so im just going to wait untill its warm and have it repainted..
u think i shuld do that right?

 

we might be able to make is to you dont have to have it painted but still need a picture to know what we are working with

 

https://g35driver.com/forums/care-de...polishing.html

So much cheaper and easier than repainting...

Of course you probably don't have most of the tools, but you can probably get the paint and sandpaper, do that part yourself, and then just take it to a detailer and get it buffed out.

That's only if it's to the metal. If it still has paint, you can probably just get it wetsanded and buffed out without the need for touch-up paint.

 

hey darkstar thanks for the diy link, after reading that i deffinatly dont want to repaint
but i dont have the steadyest hand and i hate doing stuff like that to my own car because im scared i will mess it up..anyone know of anyone in the chicago area that could maybe do this procedure for me or should i just take it to a body shop and see if they can repair it without repainting??

 

Post on here that you are looking for a good detailer in Chicago that does scratch repair.

http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/

http://www.autopia.org/

You will definitely find someone that can do this for you.