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Old 04-14-2008, 01:12 PM
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How can i take off a car scratch?

The other day i was driving on the highway and ran over a rock and it popped up and scratched the side of my 8. The scratch is about 1 1/2 long how can i take off the scratch?
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Can you feel the scratch when you run your finger nail over it? if not it can be polished out with a good car polish. If your fingernail does get caught in the scratch then it's deeper than you thought, google "wet sanding" or simply get some touch up paint for a quick fix.
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i think i just might touch it up or quixx fix it.
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porter cable + sonus sfx-1 maybe? ie a good clear coat polish might be able to get rid of it. i get rid of a lot of those all the time with this system. but, of course, there are also some that don't come out. it's trial and error.
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i bought quixx scuff removal off ebay i might buy touch up paint from mazda. thanks for the tips guys. do you know if dry ice removes dents?
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There is something called paint compound you can actually buff into the scratch. If it's not deep, I don't advise going to this level, but I work at a dealership and it's how we remove scratches. A nice buff with compound takes out almost every scratch; deep or surface.
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