It's a little more than a scratch, but I don't think it's into the base anywhere. If I look into the scratches, I just see white (clear I think). The door is creased lightly in one place, but it probably won't be that noticeable. I'm looking for advice on my options. It's a pretty new car but it doesn't have to be back to perfect either.
Scratch repair
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RenewAP
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If your goal is just to turn the white scratch back to shiny black, you can just mix up a small batch of clear and brush 2-3 coats on. Just clean it with W/G remover first. Let it sit several days, then carefully wet sand the brush marks smooth then polish. From 10 feet away it should be invisible. The crease will still show though. I wouldn't try to sand it first, if you break through to base you will be painting the whole door.
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The advantage of brushing the black, but clearing the whole door is you would be sealing the base and primers from weather much better. Better yet would be feathering out the damage, epoxy, then base clear. Blending is very easy on dark and solid colors. Pearls and metallics is were it takes practice.
It is metallic, which is what makes me hesitant. I don't want to have a bad blending job that stands out more than the scratches.
If I blend it, my thoughts were to try to keep the blend below that body line on the lower part of the door and then clear both doors. Is the blending process something that could be described on here? My experience is just with completes.
If I blend it, my thoughts were to try to keep the blend below that body line on the lower part of the door and then clear both doors. Is the blending process something that could be described on here? My experience is just with completes.
