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Old 11-25-2007, 10:25 PM
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Need some ideas over a big scratch...



Had my door slightly open, was about to get out of the car to get something, but forgot to pull the e-brake up. Car started to slowly fall back down the drive way, slammed the brakes but not in time. Doing something so pathetic was hard to accept.

I'm thinking I could try the porter cable on it to try to 'spread' some of the good paint across it.

Or should I try touch-up paint?

I'm open to anything...it doesn't look very good at all. And I don't feel like paying hundreds or whatever ridiculous quote the collision center down the street will give me.
Old 11-26-2007, 01:57 AM
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Touch up paint would be your best bet...
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touch up.. trying to spread that over that seem would be a pain.
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that sucks... did that happen when you left my house? how are the springs btw?
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oh ****! Self pwnage is the WORST! (trust me, I know all about it. )
I'm also leaning towards touch up paint since trying to spread it would be a big pain. Have you seen those touch up pens that Rosenthal has? (paint on one side, clear coat on the other)

Maybe that'll help?
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Nah BG that was there before I came...springs are awesome

I posted on autopia and touching and sanding should do the trick...supposedly that's a very easy area to repair since it's on the edge. I ordered touch-up paint from my dealership today and I think I'll try doing my paint chips too, like how altspace did in his thread. I'll get to it soon since finals are finally over.
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