Scratch

Also sprach "Ravi" :-

Is that anything like Soylent Green?

I've fixed up a few paint jobs, all the way from fillers and on just small scratches.

You need to use an abrasive, like T-Cut, the brown stuff on the layer of what ever you put on. This will make the surface molecules (sorry for being a nurd) wear off, and leave a lovely smooth shining finish. Then you can polish it with turtle wax or something.

Someone else suggested getting paint to match your car, and that's definitely a good idea. You'll always have it.

you might need some need wet & dry sand paper, i can't remember the number, its something like 1200. Thats the fine stuff thats almost like using T-Cut cream and a cloth.

Use parcel tape to seal off the area where the scratch is. You'll be able to wet the area and rub the sand paper on the scratch. If the tape starts to wear away, then you're getting close to the good paint work, so dry it off, replace the tape, and you can continue sanding.

Anyway, that's how to protect the paint around the scratch. If the scratch is deep, you may need a bit of grey primer. Apply it with a lollypop stick (remember, the tape around the scratch will protect the good paint)and when dry, rub it down with your wet and dry sand paper. It works really well when wet. A top tip is to wrap the sand paper around another lollypop stick and that will keep a nice level sanding action.

when you get it nice and smooth and level with the paint around it, all you have to do is apply some of your paint. Ask someone if they have a small spray gun. A small brush will even do.

When it's dry, you can use T-Cut to get the smoothness back. You can even use wet and dry again, but be careful not to rub too many molecules off, or it's back to the primer.

When you T-Cut and polisj it up, it'll be perfect.

You really want to be aware of the need to try and keep the pressure of your rubbing level, and not cut through to the primer anywhere, especially if the injury is on a curve. Try and rub along a bit that means your lollypop stick is supported along its length, rather than it being able to do a see-saw thing.

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