Well, it's not drastic. Someone ran a key around my rotary symbol on my hood.

It's a hair-fine line that really shows up when the light gets in it. I've waxed and buffed...and honestly that just made it show up more.

Is there some product I can use to try to fill/cover it?

If not, anyone have an idea of what kind of repair cost would be involved? Worth paying the deductible for via insurance?

 

find them and beat THAT A$$!!!!...

no j/k..

you can get some swirl remover and most of the time if it's not to deep it will remove the scratch...if it is deep you will have to resort to rubbing compound..

 

If it is that shallow, you should be able to use some light rubbing compound (3M Perfect-It II - P/N 39002) followed by polish (3M Perfect-It™ Foam Polishing Pad Glaze Swirlmark Remover - P/N 39009) followed by your favorite wax. Follow the directions and it should come right out. If it is deeper than described, but just in the clear coat, use some very gentle 2000+ grit WET sanding to even the scratch out BEFORE doing the above. Essentially the scratch is a V now ... you want it to be a _.

If it is into the color, see a professional. Good Luck!

 

Interestingly enough, there's two types of 3M Swirl Remover...the variant for dark paints, and the variant for light paints.

So...what do you call Titanium Grey? It's almost by definition exactly in the middle of light and dark

 

dark

 

I'm sorry to hear that

there is almost nothing worse than that

 

how about someone kicking a spare key into your driver side door and leaving a big gash out of it?

 

did that happen?^^

 

If its deep enough that you can feel it with your nail, its most likely into your paint. If its in the paint, hire a pro, trust me. I'm currently waiting for a call back from a pro because I tried to do touchup work myself on a stone chip and did a shitty *** job. It's probably going to cost me MORE than if I went to a pro in the first place. Any metalic, and esspically gray, is going to be a BITCH to color match on your own.

Call a few local dealers you trust (or like a Benz or Porsche dealer) and ask them who they use for paint touchup work on the lot, then use that guy.