Fixing scratches

Alerojester · 11-07-2010, 09:22 PM

Ok i searched and didn't really find anything that matched what im looking for, so here's the scoop last year my ex was condensing boxes of stuff out of my mom's garage and she was setting boxes on my hood (against my wishes) and she was pulling them down the hood it scratched the hell out of my hood if i could get pics i would but the car is now in the garage where its sat for a year now

i would love to get the hood looking right again after i take it off to do the new engine

the car well be eventually getting repainted all the way around but at the moment the engine's the only thing im worried about really besides the unsightly scratches what can i do to make them not so noticeable?????? That is the only thing at the moment paint wise atm that im worried about cause the car will be repainted in a year or so to match all the paint to one color cause the drivers quarter panel is darker then the rest of the car

idk what happened it was that way when i bought it..... anything is better then nothing advise wise to me right now

sfi3400 · 11-07-2010, 09:32 PM

Are the scratches Deep, like if you rub your finger over them can you feel them?

Cause before i got my car painted it had scratches all over it. You could really see them after i detailed it.
I got that cheap scratch thing at wally mart, just for fun to see if it would work. Surprisingly it worked amazing.If this isnt much help im sorry dont know much about cars just a lil.

Alerojester · 11-07-2010, 09:55 PM

you can slightly feel them they are about a medium depth if that helps anyone with this

sfi3400 · 11-07-2010, 10:13 PM

o, wow sounds like pretty good scratches :\. You can try that scratch thing, auto zone or pep-boys may have a better product for it. hope you find a way to fix it for the time being

sleepyalero · 11-07-2010, 10:20 PM

i dont know if anyone else tried this.... but i saw a thing on tv called Fix a scratch, and apparently from the commercial they took a need and scratched the side of a car and used this pen called fix a scratch and it was gone, it matches the paint so you cant tell there was a scratch there.

you could try that, but i have never used it and wonder if it works. so you could try that if you'd like. no guarantee that it will work, but maybe worth a shot.

sfi3400 · 11-07-2010, 10:32 PM

thank you thats what i was thinking about. Yes it work well, just read how to use it.

I cant remember exactly, but DO NOT let it dry on your car you will see like a clear coat on your car and it will look horrible.

i think you just apply it then whipe with a micro fiber and your done.

Thewolf · 11-07-2010, 10:51 PM

Try Turtle Wax polishing compound, put some on the car and rub it out hard with a cloth. It got out the less deeper scratches for me.

bdyman · 11-08-2010, 12:01 AM

o take your finger nail on the scratch, if it stops its to deep to sand and buff out
or if you see white or metal, by your post it sounds like its just scratches, so i would do that first, if you have experience in buffing then you know what to do

if you dont you can do some damage with a buffer, if buffing a small spot does nothing then i would sand with 1500 then 2000

that should do it but again experience in buffing is the key

Lucalare · 11-08-2010, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleepyalero

i dont know if anyone else tried this.... but i saw a thing on tv called Fix a scratch, and apparently from the commercial they took a need and scratched the side of a car and used this pen called fix a scratch and it was gone, it matches the paint so you cant tell there was a scratch there.

you could try that, but i have never used it and wonder if it works. so you could try that if you'd like. no guarantee that it will work, but maybe worth a shot.

It doesn't work, my mom tried it on some hairline scratches on her truck once, all it did was make the spot look grey till the next time it got washed.

Alerojester · 11-08-2010, 08:52 AM

Thank you they aren't too deep, and i really don't have much experience with a buffer so that's out of the question i guess i'll do it the old Karate Kid way

and hope that fixes them(she was gonna fix them then i drama insued so that didn't happen damn ex's that owe you about $8k)

Christato71 · 11-11-2010, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleepyalero

i dont know if anyone else tried this.... but i saw a thing on tv called Fix a scratch, and apparently from the commercial they took a need and scratched the side of a car and used this pen called fix a scratch and it was gone, it matches the paint so you cant tell there was a scratch there.

you could try that, but i have never used it and wonder if it works. so you could try that if you'd like. no guarantee that it will work, but maybe worth a shot.

Yeah this doesn't work too good, I've tried it and it didn't do a thing.

Greencoupe2.2 · 11-11-2010, 10:14 PM

First get some rubbing compound and apply that by hand and buff out with a cloth using moderate pressure, then apply some polishing compund and get a buffer attachment for your drill and buff it out, using moderate pressure and speed, then finish it off with a nice coat of wax . Dont use to much pressure or you could damage the clear coat. My hood used to have a gost flame on it made by a box flying off a semi truck on the thru-way, with scratches about as deep as yours.