Making this look less bad..

[anonymous-user]

I returned to my car to find someone had kindly scarred my otherwise immaculate paintwork



It's only a cheap shed so I'm not about to spend a fortune getting it repaired professionally, but would like to make it look a little.. less bad. It's a deep scratch so wont polish out, is a touch up kit thing from Halfords my best bet? Any tips would be gratefully received.

[Country Boy]

Get yourself a Chipex kit. They will not make this disappear but you should be able to mask it very well. I have had very good results on my 996 and I am very fussy! Follow the instructions or look at the video online http://www.chipex.co.uk/?gclid=COrc8cXlorgCFTMRtAo...

[stolt]

where are you based, i could probably get that with a machine polisher in next to no time.. i'm essex based...

[Vince70]

You need one of these, works a treat and it can make an invisible repair if you have a steady hand.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PRO-FIX-IT-CAR-SCRATCH-R...

[Squiggs]

I don't think that a scratch that appears to be down to the primer can be machine polished out! Neither do I think a 99p pen will help!
The only way way to repair a scratch that deep on a silver is properly - by rubbing back and re-spraying & re-lacquering
If I'm wrong let me know and I'll eat my hat!

[PaulKemp]

As it on a cheap shed, colour restor polish works well enough

[kds keltec]

Squiggs said:

If I'm wrong let me know and I'll eat my hat!

;)

[zb]

Get a touch up pen to match the colour and also buy a lacquer pen, mix up a couple of drips of each (1:1 ratio) and using a toothpick put a (very) small amount on an inconspicuous area of your paint work, and allow to dry to see what the colour match is like (also try without the mix, just in case!).

If OK, fill in the (cleaned and prep'd) scratch, by building build up thin paint layers (toothpick again!) until proud of the surface. Once dried (best leaving a few days to cure), carefully rub down the paint in the scratch with 2500 wet'n'dry (wrap around an eraser, using the flat surface of the shortest side)), which has been soaked in warm water with a small amount of car shampoo added, until level with the surface. Be careful not to go through any clear coat on the undamaged area in this step, this should leave the dull finish of sanding marks, which can be made shiny again with your polish of choice.

Think this is as close as you'll get diy without spraying.

[Vette]

Squiggs said:

I don't think that a scratch that appears to be down to the primer can be machine polished out! Neither do I think a 99p pen will help!
The only way way to repair a scratch that deep on a silver is properly - by rubbing back and re-spraying & re-lacquering
If I'm wrong let me know and I'll eat my hat!

I'll join you Squiggs!

Cheers
David

[Country Boy]

I would still maintain that Chipex would be the easiest option. It will fill in the scratch without having to resort to sanding with wet and dry or whatever, and leave an almost perfect repair. If it doesn't work you've only wasted the cost of the kit because it will not effect the scratch like touch up pens and sanding. These options would mean it might look worse after you've used paint that cannot be removed easily and abrasive materials like wet and dry. The liquid solution used as the second stage can if needed remove all paint used as the first stage of the Chipex solution and then you're back to how the scratch was before any treatment. But I would maintain that I could use the Chipex kit on this leaving an excellent result and I'm not in the trade or a friend of Mr Chipex.