How to fix minor scratches the right way?

[Zimaberry]

My car is only 2 months old. This morning I found a scratch, around 4 inches long, on the front bumper. It really irritates me to no end. What's the right way to fix this? Can I just buy a spray paint and spray it on? Is there a specialize paint I should buy? Do they sell these at my car dealer?

[1D4LV]

wala syang kasamang touch up paint?

[wildthing]

Malalim ba at kita na ang primer or metal? If not....try using rubbing compound (turtle wax liquid na rubbing compound or 3M brand ang suggestion ko). Then pag medyo nagpantay na, follow it up with meguires #2 (step 2) and kung merong kang nakikitang swirl marks follow it up with meguires #1 (step 1). Kung nag-clear up na wax (carnuba preferably) and buff to shine. Use cotton terry (or towels) na malinis...use it damp and use one on each type of material (1 for rubbing compound, 1 or step 2, etc) para hindi macontaminate.

After step 2 at hindi pa nakuha, you can go back to the rubbing compound....or continue with step 2 until maging very minimal na ang marka.

Kung malalim....I believe you'll have to have it filled and repainted.


HTH.

[jtdc]

what if kaskas ng tansan na madiin? i have that same problem. white ang color ng body.

[wildthing]

jtdc, I'm afraid repaint touch up job lang ang option mo....

[AC]

ako din.. mga 1 foot long tagos sa laman eh...

[revoGSX]

kung maliit na scratch at hindi naman malalim.. gamit ng wax at iba pa hanggang konti nalang ang makikitang scratch ..pag hindi na matanggal eh hinahayaan ko nalang muna dahil duda ako pag pina-repaint ko yung panel na may gasgas.. baka hindi na makuha yung dating body color .. kung minsan kasi eh hirap i-color match ang paint..

meron ako nakita sa SM na turtle wax na meron kasamang chalk or parang crayon na pan tanggal ng scratch.. meron sila iba't ibang colors... pero hindi ko pa na try mga ito kung effective..

kung minsan pa nga eh mas mataas resale value ng sasakyan na meron minor scratch dahil original body paint pa din compared dun sa mga cars na-repaint na ..

tama si happy_gilmore .. gamitan mo muna ng touch-up paint yung front bumper.. baka mas lalo ka magsisi pa pina-repaint mo yung buong bumber dahil hindi nag match sa original color.. pero syempre depende sa shop din.. even casa are not good in color matching based on my experience..

[orly_andico]

.. unless the car is black or white

kung metallic yung paint job, forget about touching up. even a panel repaint is iffy kung metallic yung paint. but flat colors are easy to match.

[orly_andico]

BTW banawe paint center (mentioned by others in this forum) will mix you a spray can for 350 pesos. it will match your paint job fairly closely... closely enough considering that your scratch is on the bumper, it's down low and the teeny difference in shade won't be noticed.

[BlueBimmer]

it really sucks when you wake up to see scratches you have no idea where it came from huh? join d club =D

[kedeka]

Originally posted by wildthing
Malalim ba at kita na ang primer or metal? If not....try using rubbing compound (turtle wax liquid na rubbing compound or 3M brand ang suggestion ko). Then pag medyo nagpantay na, follow it up with meguires #2 (step 2) and kung merong kang nakikitang swirl marks follow it up with meguires #1 (step 1). Kung nag-clear up na wax (carnuba preferably) and buff to shine. Use cotton terry (or towels) na malinis...use it damp and use one on each type of material (1 for rubbing compound, 1 or step 2, etc) para hindi macontaminate.

After step 2 at hindi pa nakuha, you can go back to the rubbing compound....or continue with step 2 until maging very minimal na ang marka.

Kung malalim....I believe you'll have to have it filled and repainted.


HTH.

sa procedure ba na ito magpapantay ba ang kulay ng may scratch sa walang scratch. kasi ako gumamit ng 3m finish restorer tapos wax ko lang. pag sa harap ko tiningnan di halata scratch pero pag sa sides halata pa rin.

[carnage]

nagasgasan din bumper ko. pano ba inaapply touch up paint provided ng dealer in small can? pwede ba basahan lang? same lang ba treatment sa metal and plastic kasi bumber plastic di ba?

[empy]

any painter that can't match metallic paints perfectly needs to learn how or get a new job. from personal experience, it is much harder to match a plain white than most metallics.

here are my suggested options:

touch up paint - may work OK if the scratches are small and are down low on the bumper. some people say to let it dry and buff it out to even it - i never tried this and have no idea how it comes out

do it yourself with a spray can - IMO this is the worst option. even if you lay it down perfectly (and this is tough to do without experience) spray can paint cannot be color-matched, has a tendency to fisheye (bubble), and you will have problems down the road if you do not sand and prep properly.

pay a pro to spot blend it - they sand it down, prep the surface, and paint the affected area, using the clearcoat to blend the repair into the existing paint. in my previous career, i have done this more than a hundred times and it comes out PERFECT.

pay a pro to repaint the whole bumper - they really won't repaint the whole thing...just repaint the damaged area, and clearcoat the whole bumper. i don't like this option as much because you have a fully repainted whole bumper, and a repaint, no matter how well done, never looks as good as OEM paint

[benchph1]

anybody here uses GS27 scratch remover? this is what i use..effective in removing surface scratches...

[ian_rex]

ako ang ginagamit ko e yung mga ginagamit ng pintor ng kotse sa shop na rubbing compound, pero i use it with caution, saka mga minor scraches lang. yung mga gasgas na malalim talaga, naku ewan ko ba. lalo kapag lumitaw yung primer.

[Chip]

has anyone here ever used touch up paint? i keep hearing it recommended pero ok sana if may nakagawa na and ok yung labas it seems we all want a cheap, safe way of getting rid of those bumper marks :p

[pissword]

how much ba ang parepaint ng whole bumper? i mean yun average price sa mga paintshops dito? tnx... may ipaparepaint ako kasi eh pero gold ang color

[DonCamote]

I have not used the touch-up paint that goes along with the car which is suppose to be of the same color as the orig paint, pero isn't this suppose to give you the same color? Yun nga lang, paano kaya i-apply ng even?