Dents, Dings, and Scratches Thread

[MerlintheMad]

Arghh had the car for two weeks

Down to metal, this is on the passenger side door near the bottom, looks malicious

This is the part I hate about car ownership. Some German fanboy i bet...

How do I fix this.....

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Not malicious. Deliberate would be much bigger and higher. Somebody either just barely caught you with the bottom corner of a door, or was walking by carrying something carelessly. Could even be a flipped up rock, since the direction of deepest to shallowest damage is directional.

I would sand it super patiently with a light grit of wet sandpaper (2000 or even lighter); sand across the scratch, never with it. Then rubbing compound. Finally polishing compound (all movement across the scratch, never with it). That will take out all the clear coat scuffing. Using the smallest of applicators (toothpick is the ubiquitous tool), drop just the right amount of touchup paint to fill the hole. You could put a drop of primer in first, then Red. Only enough to raise to the level of the surrounding paint. You'll still see it, but with good fortune, when you walk up to that side of your car it won't attract your attention. And from five, six feet away, should be almost invisible.

 

[leomon]

Not malicious. Deliberate would be much bigger and higher. Somebody either just barely caught you with the bottom corner of a door, or was walking by carrying something carelessly. Could even be a flipped up rock, since the direction of deepest to shallowest damage is directional.

I would sand it super patiently with a light grit of wet sandpaper (2000 or even lighter); sand across the scratch, never with it. Then rubbing compound. Finally polishing compound (all movement across the scratch, never with it). That will take out all the clear coat scuffing. Using the smallest of applicators (toothpick is the ubiquitous tool), drop just the right amount of touchup paint to fill the hole. You could put a drop of primer in first, then Red. Only enough to raise to the level of the surrounding paint. You'll still see it, but with good fortune, when you walk up to that side of your car it won't attract your attention. And from five, six feet away, should be almost invisible.

Thanks guys ill try..
Just got my polisher, so just need some compound. See how much clearcoat i need to get down...
The other issue is that its slightly dented too grrr
But yes its invisibly a few feet away.

The first scratch is inevitable.. Just kinda sad it was 2 weeks in...

Leon

 

[Silvermanor]

Arghh had the car for two weeks

Down to metal, this is on the passenger side door near the bottom, looks malicious

This is the part I hate about car ownership. Some German fanboy i bet...

How do I fix this.....

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German fanboy? haha ok

 

[Spriggan]

I had my car for like four weeks about a year ago. Coming home, a small rock bounced off a trash truck in front of me. I saw it bounce on the road, hit my hood twice (1" scratch to metal, 0.5" scratch to metal), hit the top edge of my windshield, hit the roof, then ping off the rear deck lid.

About a month ago, took the car to tire shop for passenger rear tire fix. After getting the car back I saw writing on the rear deck lid from carbon copy paper, a huge swath of scratches where the guy who used my deck lid as a desk pulled the paper across said dirty deck lid, rashed my wheel when removing the tire, left grease all over the rim, and even forgot the valve stem cover. Moreover, dirty handprints were all over the bodywork. I've never seen such total disregard for a customer's car.

Other than that, car is lovingly cared for about every 1-2 weeks. 2 stage paint and polish definitely needed.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I had my car for like four weeks about a year ago. Coming home, a small rock bounced off a trash truck in front of me. I saw it bounce on the road, hit my hood twice (1" scratch to metal, 0.5" scratch to metal), hit the top edge of my windshield, hit the roof, then ping off the rear deck lid.

About a month ago, took the car to tire shop for passenger rear tire fix. After getting the car back I saw writing on the rear deck lid from carbon copy paper, a huge swath of scratches where the guy who used my deck lid as a desk pulled the paper across said dirty deck lid, rashed my wheel when removing the tire, left grease all over the rim, and even forgot the valve stem cover. Moreover, dirty handprints were all over the bodywork. I've never seen such total disregard for a customer's car.

Other than that, car is lovingly cared for about every 1-2 weeks. 2 stage paint and polish definitely needed.

What a saga of crap your car and you have waded through. That has to be the most "hits" a single rock ever made. Hopefully that is all behind you!

 

[Nasscar]

I had my car for like four weeks about a year ago. Coming home, a small rock bounced off a trash truck in front of me. I saw it bounce on the road, hit my hood twice (1" scratch to metal, 0.5" scratch to metal), hit the top edge of my windshield, hit the roof, then ping off the rear deck lid.

About a month ago, took the car to tire shop for passenger rear tire fix. After getting the car back I saw writing on the rear deck lid from carbon copy paper, a huge swath of scratches where the guy who used my deck lid as a desk pulled the paper across said dirty deck lid, rashed my wheel when removing the tire, left grease all over the rim, and even forgot the valve stem cover. Moreover, dirty handprints were all over the bodywork. I've never seen such total disregard for a customer's car.

Other than that, car is lovingly cared for about every 1-2 weeks. 2 stage paint and polish definitely needed.

What great service!! Cross them off your list for future purchases.

 

[cncBilly]

I had my car for like four weeks about a year ago. Coming home, a small rock bounced off a trash truck in front of me. I saw it bounce on the road, hit my hood twice (1" scratch to metal, 0.5" scratch to metal), hit the top edge of my windshield, hit the roof, then ping off the rear deck lid.

About a month ago, took the car to tire shop for passenger rear tire fix. After getting the car back I saw writing on the rear deck lid from carbon copy paper, a huge swath of scratches where the guy who used my deck lid as a desk pulled the paper across said dirty deck lid, rashed my wheel when removing the tire, left grease all over the rim, and even forgot the valve stem cover. Moreover, dirty handprints were all over the bodywork. I've never seen such total disregard for a customer's car.

Other than that, car is lovingly cared for about every 1-2 weeks. 2 stage paint and polish definitely needed.

That was one loogan of a little rock

 

[RonNSoCal]

Sadly shit happens. While returning from my 92 year-old mother-in-laws house two weeks ago, a landscaper's truck apparently was hurling rocks and one hit the windshield making a star fracture. I got it stabilized/fixed for $75. Others hit the body and nicked paint in several places. We were delivering food to Betty who is afraid to leave the house because of her Covid vulnerability. Then on Tuesday, again returning from Betty's, I hit a curb in a parking lot of our favorite Mexican restaurant and dinged the bottom of the front end. It reminds me of the old saying, "Let no good deed go unpunished". Suffice it to say, with 9K miles on the Stinger, these events were disappointing. As an OCD car guy, now I will see these flaws every time I clean and detail our car, reminding me of both the car's, and my imperfections as a driver.

 

[Spriggan]

Sorry to hear this. All those things are so maddening. Especially at such a small mileage