I just finished washing my car and i noticed a small scratch right next to the camaro logo on the nose of the car. it seems to have gone right through the paint, but is very short and narrow, certainly no longer than half an inch.

It might have been caused by a flying rock, but I also think maybe a higher sitting truck backed into my car VERY slightly. perhaps he didnt even realize... but i figure someone backing into it would be a much larger scratch.

anyway to get to the point, whats a good way to make it disappear? im sure it got through a layer or two of the paint. please help

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2001 Camaro SS
Light Pewter Metallic
M6, T-Tops, Ebony Leather
All Options

 

i don't know if you want to touch it up or not, i've had my TA for 4 weeks now and i washed it tonight and notice 2 minor scratches on the rear and it's black, got to be careful when drying it i guess. pewter atleast you can't see it from 5 feet away.

 

TTT Please someone help I got the SAME problem except it is on my fender..

Can someone please give me useful suggestins

Thanks


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2002 Black Pontiac Trans Am WS6 M6 stock for now..

 

Can you feel it? If you can feel it you'll most likely need professional attention

If you feel brave you can try wet sanding it then buffing the clear back to a shine. However, if you don't know what you are doing here you could cause more damage than good. But, if it bothers you so bad that you'll have the front painted anyway, might as well give it a shot yourself first Personally, I'd try it... but I did own a detailing company for a few years and have a bit of experience with wet sanding

I'll move this over to the Show And Shine section...

Good luck!


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Brent Franker * Main Page
94 Vortech Z28 * 96 Z28 SS #1655 & #259
4th Gen Appearance Modification Guide
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man, I can't believe this post got dug up. It's what, 4 months old?

but no, seriously that's great, because I STILL have yet to deal with my own scratch on the nose clip.

 

You may have to have it touched up. I have had some luck with chips using some stuff called Lanka along with touch-up paint. www.lanka.com is their site. I think Mother's makes a kit that is similar. http://www.mothers.com/products/products.html

I haven't used it on scratches, but they advertise that you can use it on them. With any touch-up I think you get a better match with a solid paint then a metallic. If you end up having to repaint the section anyway, this stuff might be worth a shot to try first. Good luck.