Deep Scratch Repair for the Unversed

leo

leo

Well-known member
I've got a scratch that goes deep, below the paint into the primer but not to metal. The body shop people I've talked to say paint the entire section but I do not want to do that because it then will not match the rest of the car, new paint vs old paint. I purchased a paint repair kit from LANGKA.COM which contains prepaint, the blob eliminator and a sealant plus card and brush. Has anyone tried this product? Any advice on how to proceed with or without this product to make an invisible repair? I'm hesitant to mess with it for fear of making bad worse. Please help.
 
leo ................
There are colored waxes, out there, for such a repair.
You might try to treat it with leather shoe wax. Is it black ?
It won't fix it. You will have to paint it for that, but it might hide it.
MIKE :)
 
You are going to have to paint this section. There is no way to fill in the scratch and make it disappear. You cannot use colored wax or anything that fills the scratch and get a satisfactory repair. As a rule, if you can run your thumbnail over the scratch and feel it, then it is too deep to wax or buff out. Any good automotive paint supply house or body shop has the capability to color match existing paint.
 
Good Candidate for a spot repair. Check out Color-Works. These guys may be in your area and do the spot repairs for car dealers. They do a good job.

The Old Tinbasher
 
YES it can be filled. I did it on a black paint job on the rear fender. Used a small brush and OVER filled the scratch. Let the Dupont Centari Acry. enamel(with catalyst) cure for a month. Then using a semi firm backup with 2000 grit on it I wet sanded the excess filler paint off and then did the standard compounds and polished.
When done, it's "invisible" unless you are in just the perfect light angle. I've had it this way now for 2 years and no one has ever noticed the repair.
 
I've fixed deep scratches as well as stone chips in a method similar to that described by Jim Boehmke. I use a toothpick to dab tiny dots along the line or in the chip. After several hours shave it close to the surface with a razor blade and repeat, 'till filled and just proud of the surface. After several days very carefully wet block with 1500 or 2000 backed up with a finger size piece of old credit card. If you have an eagle eye and a good touch, it will be completely invisible. This works on modern cars with base/clear too, just wipe a single drop of clear over the blocked area with your finger, feather that out with 2000 and buff. It takes patience and time, something a body shop doesn't have, so they usually just re-shoot the entire panel.
 
I should have added, but it's probably obvious, You have nothing to loose buy giving the scratch a try with a brush and sanding the way I mentioned.
Best luck.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top