Keyed And Grumpy

[kweilo]

This happened a while ago...

But hell, since I'm going to keep her, subject to the heater matrix going in ok...

Any ideas?

I did the normal in terms of buffing down, t-cut (very very lightly) but... well is there anything I can do aside from look at a professional touch-up?

[BenIS]

Doubt it mate looks bad that does. I reckon you will need the whole side resprayed. Dont think its even worth a smart repair. Gutted for you. F*****g w*****s!

[Lance]

You could try a bit of wetsanding. It will take the bad look of it but it's a time consuming job where you have to be very patient. It depends if the scratch is deeper than the clear laquer coat. If it's down to the paint or deeper then paint your only option.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOx7ZvzmWwc

[kweilo]

Cheers for that - worth a shot.

It *almost* looks like it'll come out - this was a first attempt... (ignore the coffee where I dropped my Costa!)

[BenIS]

That looks nowhere near as bad as on your first pic. Well done!

[kweilo]

Thanks - since I'll be spending the weekend back in Essex / seeing family / that heater matrix job, I'll probably have a go with the wet sanding thing as well and see what I get!

[CHUNKY CHIP]

also try a harsh cutting compound first such as a g6 more gritted then a finer g10 then t-cut etc

its a way of cutting paint but in stages before wet sanding it as a cut and polich will be required after wet sanding if you do so rough cutting compounds are also a good try first

Is the car black? if so mix tcut colour restore with cut compunds also

[wicked677]

You will be surprised how much you can buy a whole door for from eBay, it will be even cheaper than a respray... I've seen a whole door with glass go for about £25 if you can collect...

[jpac]

Mine got scraped in a car park yesterday, so another grumpy here.