GDawgA4

i'm pissed, just found these scratches on my car while getting something!!!

I think the door ones I can buff out when I get my buffer (porter cable). It doesn't look as bad as it does in the pics. Not too noticible unless you look for it from the outside.

<img src="http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~gkong/A4/scratch1.jpg">

But the one on the rear fender...that's not good. The white area in the scratch is no more paint...

<img src="http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~gkong/A4/scratch2.jpg">

you think I can touch it up with a touch up stick from the dealer? I cleaned it off and put some wax over it to protect it temporarily from salt...

I didn't hit anything that I know of. Could snow have caused this? I have driven through some deep s tuff but slowly and it was mostly power snow...

thanks guys.

The Chef.

Hell no, dont touch that with touch up paint. It will look like a mess. Go to a paint shop.

GDawgA4

any idea what it would cost to re-paint that small area?

Ray Calvo

It's a very fine polishing compound that I've found works great on fine scratches. Not all auto parts stores have it so mihgt take soem looking.

The dealer touch-up paint is fine, but the problem is any time you use a brush to apply paint you'll end up with a noticeable repair (well, I do!).

GDawgA4

mainly surface scratches, just sucks tho.

A4Rye

hit it with touch up paint now and then after all the snow and salt is gone, go to a body shop

GDawgA4

yeah, thats what I think i'm going to do. thanks.

Bob Loblaw

I just use it for small rock chips - nothing big

The Chef.

250 or so

Chekm8

good thing it was on a small spot. maybe i needed to buff it or something. Anyway, here are some other leads.

Unfortunatly, no personal experience on them. Was going to order from them...

<a href="http://www.paintscratch.com/"> http://www.paintscratch.com/ </a>

<a href="http://www.autovisuals.com/"> http://www.autovisuals.com/ </a>