Scratch

[LTU_max]

Today when walking to my car from school I see this long ass scratch on my rear driver side door. It seems as if someone keyed the car. Anyone have any ideas on how to make it less noticable? I have some touch-up paint as well from nissan but I'm not sure exactly how to use it. Any help appreciated.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Lithuanian/Scratch001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Lithuanian/Scratch002.jpg

[walec05]

the looks like someone might of just scraped it with their bag or something. i have a couple of those from shopping carts, they suck. anyway, try to buff it out, hopefully it didnt go too deep.

[Mr Grey]

It looks mostly like a surface scratch. I have one that runs real deep, but a lil polish, swirl remover, and wax will cover that up a lil more. Mine is real noticeable, but becuase I have detailed the car soo many times people don't notice it as quickly. Many here on the forum have seen it andf are shocked. I got that scratch when I was working in retail...the person really dug deep with a key. It was obviously intentional.

[ColombianMax]

Hey are those tires Michellin XGT4?

[THT]

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-paint-polish-clinic.html

[Cousin Ryan]

meh, leave it? haha... ive got a good amount of dings on my car... when you live around here, you tend to get used to it. especially with me, i work at a mall, so it happens daily.

[TurTLe]

my door is a lot worst then that. I would live with it. But then again it looks like a simple fix, seems like a good detail would take care of that easy.

[Bluesbrekr]

I agree with Hector. Wash it, clay if you'd like (it would help remove any foreign material). Then start polishing. I would imagine a lot of it would come out. Then seal/wax.

It's hard to tell how bad it is...the start of the scratch looks a bit more serious than the rest of it.....any close-up pics?

[LTU_max]

Here are some pics of before and after:
scratch remover x2
turtle wax x2

Before Pic, detailed:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Lithuanian/Scratch005.jpg

1st step of scratch remover:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Lithuanian/Scratch006.jpg

After Scratch & Wax:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Lithuanian/Scratch007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Lithuanian/Scratch008.jpg


Seems to have faded more, a lot less noticable. Might do some major work on it over the weekend, or during the day. Thanks for the tips.

[walec05]

yeah, it doesnt look that bad anymore. its still noticable, but give it some love and care, and you could make it look really nice.

[Cousin Ryan]

that def helped for sure...

[Mr Grey]

Need a rotary or Porter Cable....

[Xmax]

A small bit of rubbing compond and elbow grease might do the job.