Its a company car so I dont want to waste time & money with a proffessional job if I can help it. But I do need the scratch to be much less visible. My car is black.
2007-03-27 09:01:39 · 13 answers · asked by caz5316 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
before any remidial work is undertaken i would suggest identifying the culprit first otherwise there will be a repeat performance. (especially if damaged outside your house) you may wish to deploy the services of someone who can scratch their kneecaps without stooping to perform a surgical operation on them. without the benefit of anesthetic to encourage them to fianence the necessary repairs.
2007-03-27 20:10:54 · answer #1 · answered by Mick W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go thru your yellow pages under body shop repairs. Find a mobile company that specializes in small scratches like that. You didn't say long long the scratch is but they can work miracles. A lot of these comapnies use small air brushes and a light sanding and blend the scratch in with the rest of the paint, they even shoot a clear back on it so it shines.
But tell your company what happended, if you weren't at fault or even if you were, they will neeed to know as they norammly lease the car and the leasing company will closely examine the car when its turned in, if they detect a repair and you didn't tell them about it, they'll ask you why so just be up front, they may even pay for the repairs if they think it might detract from the cars appearance. After all, the car and you represent them. Good luck.
PS I had a mobile company do my Vette, and you how picky we are, they did a superb job in Northern Calif East Bay Area.
2007-03-27 09:53:29 · answer #2 · answered by vettedude02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find a shop that uses a "Colour Melt" process. That is your best bet to get a repair that looks good and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I had a leased company car some years back that was keyed the day before I was turning it in. I put in a vandalism claim.
2007-03-27 09:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "keyed" car is something very hard to hide.I have seen insurance companies pay to have the entire car repainted because of a "keyed" vehicle.I really have nothing to suggest because if you try touch up paint its still gonna be really noticeable.The best bet is to tell the place you work for the truth of what happened.The only other thing is to try to put a pin stripe over it but i'm sure that would be crooked as hell.Thats why your just gonna have to tell them the truth.Its not fixable unless the car is sanded and repainted.Sorry.
2007-03-27 09:08:20 · answer #4 · answered by lift&shift 101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi caz, if the scratch is not right down to the bare metal a trick of the trade is to use t-cut or brasso its very good for the ring/finger nail marks under the door handle, ive used it loads of times when selling a car.
2007-03-27 09:24:19 · answer #5 · answered by sandpipper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a little bit of elbow grease required here,buy some body filler decent one of course and fill the scratched area in and rub down with various wet and dry sandpaper before spraying,it will 2-3 hours to do including the drying time less if have a warm garage.
2007-03-27 09:24:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the scratches aren't that severe you might want to try to rub the area with cottonballs soaked in alcohol. Works like magic on minor scratches and there is little investment.
2007-03-27 09:20:58 · answer #7 · answered by Matthew M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a company local to me called The Scratch Doctor - I imagine it's probably a franchise so you may find one local to you. They specialise in this kind of work - makes you think that they may employ "keyers" to get them work! Only kidding! Hope you get it sorted.
2007-03-27 09:08:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get some touch up pens,want look great but better than scratched up
2007-03-27 09:05:25 · answer #9 · answered by romancer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get some 'coloured polish' which might disguise it, ask at a car accessory store.
2007-03-27 09:04:56 · answer #10 · answered by Ahwell 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋