never letting my parents drive my car again... does this buff out?
#16
09-05-2011, 06:09 PM
thanks for the help guys. Can someone explain why the marks are white? Is this some element under the paint or strictly from the wall? I tried water and a cloth but the white marks seem marred onto the panel? I would be okay if I could just get the white out and make it less noticeable for now.
and it was an accident I can't blame them. I am in no position to make them pay. They bought me my first car, a 1993 Camry in high school and I ended up totalling it one late night and they took care of it so if anything I owe them
haha
and it was an accident I can't blame them. I am in no position to make them pay. They bought me my first car, a 1993 Camry in high school and I ended up totalling it one late night and they took care of it so if anything I owe them
haha
Last edited by samsizzle; 09-05-2011 at 09:21 PM.
#17
09-05-2011, 06:09 PM
I'm going to pick up an orbital buffer for my meguiar yellow pad. Any tips? Should I try the scratch x with the pad, the ultimate compound or both? I have never tried to buff something out, I'm assuming the abrasive properties of the compounds will blend the paint with the surrounding areas? 
Considering there is paint transfer to the piller you have clearly gone through your clear coat and almost definitely down to your primer. I had the same thing happen to my quarter panel last year, simple fact is you're gonna have to take it to a body shop.
Instead of wasting $200 on an orbital buffer and materials, which will only mess things up even worse - e.g. your gonna leave haze marks on your panel - because you've never buffed paint before, spend an extra $100 and have a body shop professionally repaint your panel.
Trust me, when it comes to fixing paint and dents, you should have a professional handle it. 99/100 a novice DIY-er is only gonna mess things up and end up paying more in the end
#18
09-05-2011, 06:13 PM
thanks for the help guys. Can someone explain why the marks are white? Is this some element under the paint or strictly from the wall? I tried water and a cloth but the white marks seem marred onto the panel? I would be okay if I could just get the white out and make it less noticeable for now.
I've done one too many similar "clean-ups" either from my parents, or wife's car. Some of it will come off, but the scratches will remain for the most part.
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samsizzle (09-06-2011)
#22
09-05-2011, 07:49 PM
#23
09-05-2011, 08:36 PM
BEFORE you buff anything!!! . . .
There are solvents you can use that will take off that white latex paint (from the garage pillar), yet not damage your car's paint underneath IF you do it properly. I can't recall which solvent it is (lacquer thinner, acetone, or what ??), but my wife put a similar mark on a black car we had and I was amazed at how it just dissolved 99% of it without any buffing. I would talk to a body shop and ask what to use. I just went by a friend's body shop and asked him for an estimate. he went and got a rag and a can and wiped it for a minute and it all came off except for the scratches where it went through the car's paint. I did have to end up getting a repaint on the panel for those, but I could have lived with the scratches that were left after cleaning the white paint off if I had to.
There are solvents you can use that will take off that white latex paint (from the garage pillar), yet not damage your car's paint underneath IF you do it properly. I can't recall which solvent it is (lacquer thinner, acetone, or what ??), but my wife put a similar mark on a black car we had and I was amazed at how it just dissolved 99% of it without any buffing. I would talk to a body shop and ask what to use. I just went by a friend's body shop and asked him for an estimate. he went and got a rag and a can and wiped it for a minute and it all came off except for the scratches where it went through the car's paint. I did have to end up getting a repaint on the panel for those, but I could have lived with the scratches that were left after cleaning the white paint off if I had to.
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samsizzle (09-06-2011)
#24
09-05-2011, 09:24 PM
BEFORE you buff anything!!! . . .
There are solvents you can use that will take off that white latex paint (from the garage pillar), yet not damage your car's paint underneath IF you do it properly. I can't recall which solvent it is (lacquer thinner, acetone, or what ??), but my wife put a similar mark on a black car we had and I was amazed at how it just dissolved 99% of it without any buffing. I would talk to a body shop and ask what to use. I just went by a friend's body shop and asked him for an estimate. he went and got a rag and a can and wiped it for a minute and it all came off except for the scratches where it went through the car's paint. I did have to end up getting a repaint on the panel for those, but I could have lived with the scratches that were left after cleaning the white paint off if I had to.
There are solvents you can use that will take off that white latex paint (from the garage pillar), yet not damage your car's paint underneath IF you do it properly. I can't recall which solvent it is (lacquer thinner, acetone, or what ??), but my wife put a similar mark on a black car we had and I was amazed at how it just dissolved 99% of it without any buffing. I would talk to a body shop and ask what to use. I just went by a friend's body shop and asked him for an estimate. he went and got a rag and a can and wiped it for a minute and it all came off except for the scratches where it went through the car's paint. I did have to end up getting a repaint on the panel for those, but I could have lived with the scratches that were left after cleaning the white paint off if I had to.
#25
09-06-2011, 04:37 AM
BEFORE you buff anything!!! . . .
There are solvents you can use that will take off that white latex paint (from the garage pillar), yet not damage your car's paint underneath IF you do it properly. I can't recall which solvent it is (lacquer thinner, acetone, or what ??), but my wife put a similar mark on a black car we had and I was amazed at how it just dissolved 99% of it without any buffing. I would talk to a body shop and ask what to use. I just went by a friend's body shop and asked him for an estimate. he went and got a rag and a can and wiped it for a minute and it all came off except for the scratches where it went through the car's paint. I did have to end up getting a repaint on the panel for those, but I could have lived with the scratches that were left after cleaning the white paint off if I had to.
There are solvents you can use that will take off that white latex paint (from the garage pillar), yet not damage your car's paint underneath IF you do it properly. I can't recall which solvent it is (lacquer thinner, acetone, or what ??), but my wife put a similar mark on a black car we had and I was amazed at how it just dissolved 99% of it without any buffing. I would talk to a body shop and ask what to use. I just went by a friend's body shop and asked him for an estimate. he went and got a rag and a can and wiped it for a minute and it all came off except for the scratches where it went through the car's paint. I did have to end up getting a repaint on the panel for those, but I could have lived with the scratches that were left after cleaning the white paint off if I had to.
http://imgur.com/a/jLaoV#MIIkw
#27
09-06-2011, 12:34 PM
#30
09-06-2011, 02:22 PM
^ many reasons. Life is not always cut and dry. I could've bought 2 or 3 G's when i got it a few years back, but with things they were recently, i had trouble paying for 1 month's worth of rental while my car was under repair. If it got any worse, groceries for the family would've been an issue.
It's all relative. Let's just keep this civil and within the scope of what the OP has asked.
It's all relative. Let's just keep this civil and within the scope of what the OP has asked.