Dent & scratch

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Today I went to autozone to get a windshield washer fluid. some a...hole dent & scratch my passenger door its deep and ugly :zip::zip::zip::zip::zip: i went to few paint shops to get paint do some touch ups. they said i have to go to the dealer to get the paint & I went to a body shop they ask me $350. anyone have an idea?




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Thanks Dr

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Thanks Dr

This is the scratch.....

no clue how deep it is from the shot but i say you can definitely make it better.

i recommend trying some meguiar's scratch x 2.0 and a foam pad for buffing first to see how much it improves. Just squart some of the scratch x on the foam pad, and buff away. You'll need to buff it at least 4-5 times before you may even see results. You can also get this at Russ Auto Parts on hylan... not sure if any place near south beach sells it though.

gl man

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350.00 to paint door sounds about right I was quoated 500.00 a door at a body shop up here. That looks deep you may need something more aggressive than scratch X.
Sctatch X works ok on small scratches but you might need to take a random orbit polisher with some polishing coumpound to it.
 
Damn, that looks pretty deep. I think the dark spot in the top part of the scratch is your basecoat (although the PQ is limiting my judgement). I highly doubt that ScratchX will do anything. A good test that we detailers do to get a rough idea as to how deep the scratch is, is to run your fingernail across it. If it grabs your nail, (you feel a depression), most likely the scratch is deeper than your clearcoat. This means buffing will not really correct it, although it may improve the appearance by about 10~20% by smoothing out the clear coat around the edges of the scratch.

What I would recommend is for you to take it to a reputable detailer first in your area. He should be able to let you know if it can be buffed out or not. I would charge about $50 for a scratch similar to that IF I can remove it, so this gives you a ballpark figure. He shouldn't charge if he says that he can, but end up not being able to, IMO, so you shouldn't have anything to loose.

If the detailer can't buff it out, it would be up to you to see if you wanna pay 300+ for the paint work at the body shop. Also, FYI, some skilled detailers are able to use the OEM touch up paint to correct it about 90%, but this requires quite a bit of skills and techniques (painting, wetsanding, buffing) and time (for the touch up paint to cure) so it may end up costing you around 150+ and it'll be difficult for you to find someone who can do this well.

Just my 2 cents.
 
can't tell for sure what color that fx is, but if it's not black, which it doesn't look like, then not only does that door need to be painted, but the rear door should be blended too... I know this is not what you want to hear but $300-$350 is not enough even to really do that job right, you are probably looking at over $500 if you want an invisable repair...
 
yeaa some scratch removal n some wax should work . doesnt look that deep . i had one similiar n the scratch removal with some wax over it . took it away . give it a try
 
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