Can this be buffed out?
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Can this be buffed out?
Hey guys, my car was parked at college and someone scraped my rear bumper on the passenger side. They did not leave contact/insurance info unsurprisingly.
Can this be buffed out? I would be happy with a buff if it was able to get 90% of the scratches out. You can't see them if the area is wet so I'm thinking it's clear coat only? Also the scratches are smooth you can't really feel them if you go over with finger.
I sent a this pic to bodyshop and they want 120 to buff it of 320 to repaint.
Can this be buffed out? I would be happy with a buff if it was able to get 90% of the scratches out. You can't see them if the area is wet so I'm thinking it's clear coat only? Also the scratches are smooth you can't really feel them if you go over with finger.
I sent a this pic to bodyshop and they want 120 to buff it of 320 to repaint.
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Damn, fool, don't pay someone to do that!
Get some 1500 grit sandpaper and wet sand it very lightly until those scratches are gone and then use rubbing compound to buff it out and then give it a wax. Simple as that. Those streaks are actually the other guys paint on your car. Its a very similar procedure to restoring headlights.
Get some 1500 grit sandpaper and wet sand it very lightly until those scratches are gone and then use rubbing compound to buff it out and then give it a wax. Simple as that. Those streaks are actually the other guys paint on your car. Its a very similar procedure to restoring headlights.
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Thanks guys, I was freakin out here thinking I'm gonna have to spends 100-300 dollars on this. Now I can fix this and get new rotors and breaks this week
Edit: although now that I think of it, the car that was parked by me was an older ford explorer that had the plastic trim, so can it be paint from the plastic? Here is a pic of how the car that was parked on that side of my car today looked...
Edit: although now that I think of it, the car that was parked by me was an older ford explorer that had the plastic trim, so can it be paint from the plastic? Here is a pic of how the car that was parked on that side of my car today looked...
Last edited by R055; 02-05-2015 at 09:33 PM.
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Never had experience with the turtle wax kit. Looks like is gives you something to wet sand with. It says it has a clear coat pen (that sounds like a gimmick). I typically use meguiars products. I put some swirls in my bumper trying to get a water stain off using a magic eraser....stupid I know, but scratch x 2.0 on an applicator pad with elbow grease got rid of it.
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Aside from clay bar, a compound like scratch x is the least abrasive method. If it were my car, I would start light and work my way up the abrasive ladder.....clay, then compound and then wet sanding if the compound isn't enough.
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you gettin jacked for yo thread cuhhh
does anybody have any idea's on what this could be? luckily it comes right off when i use just a dab of spit / my shirt.... if i tried hard enough i could easily find 5+ photos of marks like these happening all over my car... its either my father doing it and of course not telling me ( because nothing is ever his fault and he wont ever fix it out of his pocket ) or some idiot drivers hitting me when im working... but my car is always in plain view i rarely keep my eyes off it lol... downtown providence for you... junkies and bums...
does anybody have any idea's on what this could be? luckily it comes right off when i use just a dab of spit / my shirt.... if i tried hard enough i could easily find 5+ photos of marks like these happening all over my car... its either my father doing it and of course not telling me ( because nothing is ever his fault and he wont ever fix it out of his pocket ) or some idiot drivers hitting me when im working... but my car is always in plain view i rarely keep my eyes off it lol... downtown providence for you... junkies and bums...
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