I hurt my G :(
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I hurt my G :(
When I pulled the car into the garage last night, I entered at a weird angle and rubbed the wooden garage frame against my quarter panel. I got some paint rubbed on and a dent above the rear wheel. I was considering clay bar to pull off the paint and then visit a dent clinic to have them work on that. Any builds? This would be my first time using clay bar. What are the odds my paint is damaged?
Edit: Updated with after pics
Edit: Updated with after pics
Last edited by SLEEPR; 05-07-2007 at 08:33 PM. Reason: Update
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Originally Posted by Neal376
better be safe than sorry. dont use rubbing compound
clay bar, a polish and alot of elbow greese would be a better route
clay bar, a polish and alot of elbow greese would be a better route
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Had something similar on my front bumper...used 3M rubbing compound..took it right off!!
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DN
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DN
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lol. No beers were to blame. Just poor judgement. I am going to try clay bar tonight and see what it looks like underneath (would have done it yesterday, but had to have some drinks sat. night in mourning). If I have paint scratches, I will take it to a pro to get them polished out. After that, I hope a dent dr can fix the rest. The lip of the fender looks like it is pushed in.
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So I added some pics above after my work today. I spent a few hours total working on the car. I used clay bar on the light abrasions, and a light wiping of alcohol on the deep scratches. Then I cleaned it and used a NuFinish Scratch remover for the lighter scratches. What's left? Well the pics above show some deeper scratches and the main dent. After I take her to the dent clinic, I am thinking about taking the car to a detailer and having the whole car polished. Hopefully they should be able to remove those last few scratches. None of the them are horrible, I think just the clear is scratched.
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Good job removing the paint. The tough part will be the dent...that is on a crease line and that can be problematic. I have a dent on the same 1/4 panel, but its at the bottom, right behind the rear wheel...its where the crease line runs across.
You probably need to get the entire panel repainted and blended. But good luck!
You probably need to get the entire panel repainted and blended. But good luck!