Best way to cover up key scratches.

[adonoghue1985]

Some delightful soul has decided to key the side of my car. Can anybody recommend anything before I go raiding Halfords.

Regards

 

[pickleye]

Find him, beat him?

 

[Sidewinder]

Apart from the good suggestion above I would add take the money off him to pay for the repairs!

Then the following:

How deep, and what finish is it mate, what year is the car?

How much is the car worth?

It may be more cost effective if it is a "nice" motor to get a SMART repair done?

 

[adonoghue1985]

I plan to find him, beat him, take the money to pay for the repairs and then probably get them chemically castrated/meggered (haven't decided yet).

Anyways:

The scratch approx 3 feet long and goes down to the primer.

The car is a T Reg Corsa in pearlescent blue worth about

 

[PC Electrics]

Get someone like Chips Away in or take it to a body shop. Nothing Halfords sell (or any other DIY kit) will do a proper job. You'll spend hours on it and it'll always look cr@p. Use the time to go earn the money to pay for the repair.

 

[revjames]

I have an 07 cmax and it seems to be a magnet fro shopping trolleys and stone chips. I used one of those halfords touch up kits but mine is metallic not so easy. If its a flat colour probably will be ok.

 

[PC Electrics]

Didn't realise the car was relatively low in value. Just buy a scratch repair kit and do your best with it. Basically they usually have a coloured paste that you 'fill' the scratch with. make sure you let it harden for several days before polishing flat.

 

[Sidewinder]

As above, though with it being pearl it will ALWAYS show, pearl is worse then metal flake!

I can lay metal flake OK, solids no bother, but pearl, I have never had the bottle to try!!!

 

[pickleye]

Is the damage over more than one panel?

If its a standard colour, would a salvage panel be an option?

Maybe bolt off a door/wing and replace with a better one from salvage. Assuming you can get one to match for sensible money of course. :C

 

[steptoe]

pearl!!!!!

10 times worse than metallic to match!!!

the only way it will ever match is a total respray.!

sorry.

touch up as best you can then try and polish it in to a blend with the rest.

a replacement panel will be even worse,

sun-bleach will be totally wrong and you have a whole panel to polish in, rather than just one scratch.

not good, sorry.

 

[adonoghue1985]

thanks guys, will probably get a touch up kit and make good the best i can.

Rregards

andyy