Key marks, what to do?

nmjaxx9

Yeah but a lot of body shops are detailers as well, such as the shop I went to.

r1010220

For me it doesn't look like they will buff out. looks to be past the clear. its kinda hard to tell from the pictures. And for me scratch is a glorified cleaner wax.When you have a scratch in the clear coat dirt and wax build up in the scratch making it more of an eyesore such as swirl marks or worse. As long as its in the clear it can be buffed out.

I've used this method in the past and have seen pretty good results, but you must have a steady hand and be quick about it.
Go to your local dealer or a car quest give them your paint code and they should be able to match it pretty close, depending on how old your car is but you shouldn't have a problem with fading. These cars are't that old. Things you will need:

The Paint
A few dry Q tips
A glass of water
And some thin cloth/ not like a rag but something smooth

Note: If attempted I would only try this on the door. The wing doesn't look as bad but its way too long.

Have everything readily assessable as you will have to move kinda quick..

Have a wet Q tip close by. Cut a small piece of cloth "long enough to wrap around the Q tip and hold with your fingers but not too long where it gets in your way.
Dab a small amount of paint on the wrapped Q tip " the Q tip will act as a pencil giving you more control, the cloth acts as a barrier, you don't want fuzz in your paint".

You want the paint to look like a drop of water on the Q tip.
Wipe the paint over the scratched area in an even motion applying even pressure "the paint will stick to the scratched area if there is no clear left it wont be slick".
There will be some access paint on the clear, this is where the wet Q tip comes into play "wrap this Q tip as well, remember no fuzz also you don't to wet it where the water will run".
After you apply the paint, Quickly wipe off the access with the wet Q tip. It should remove fairly easily as the clear coat is a slick surface.
You must do this quickly as you don't want the access paint to dry.

If done correctly someone who doesn't know its there probably won't notice it.

nmjaxx9

^^ Interesting

happytheman

R1010220, thanks for the recommend! I have a scratch I may try this on!

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Tward

Well today i tried out some of the things you guys suggested to get out the scratches i have. I tried the Meguiars X and it wasn't filling it it, guess the scratches are too deep. I also tried a clear coat pen, this worked better than the Meguiars but the scratches still seem very noticeable to me.

Thinking about just letting a detailer take a look at it, if the price isnt outrageous then i will probably go with that.

Thanks for all the suggestions though guys. I really appreciate it.

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Tward

R1010220, I may give your plan a shot on the scratches on my door. I havent even touched those scratches yet.

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r1010220

Ya I wouldn't attempt this on your wing the scratch is just too long. But in my opinion as long as your going to let a detailer look at the wing you might as well let them take a look at the door as well. Who knows it may fall with in a price range your comfortable with. If not then give it a shot.

I had a BOM Acura RSX S. I noticed two small scratches on my back panel (about the size of the ones on your door) and decided i would try to touch it up myself.
So I headed to the local Car Quest and got the paint i needed. I feel I have a very steady hand so my plan was to use a fine hi-grade paint brush to fill in the scratches. Well needless to say that failed pretty quickly LOL.
Before i knew it I had a big glob of paint on my car in the general area of the scratches.
So i quickly grabbed a dry cloth and rubbed it off.

The paint filled in the scratch pretty seamlessly and came right off the clear.
My cousin "well **** man that worked out pretty damn well" lmao

I mean I could tell where the scratches were, but I already knew. For others it was pretty hard to tell.

Tward

Lol, glad mine didnt turn out that bad. I was just messing around with the clear coat. Its definitely less noticeable but still know its there.

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Mikes350z

TWard a woman told you "im gonna key your car" 3 days before this happened andddd..... Come on bro, tell the police it was her because she TOLD you she will do it, it is probable cause... she needs an alibi and the police can actually make a case for you, if anything you will get some justice because she will have a record.

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Tward

I did, the cops asked if i suspected anyone of doing it. I gave them her name and number they called her, and left the case alone i guess bc i haven't heard of anything since.

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