Scuffed Paint - Need Help
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Scuffed Paint - Need Help
Looks like I scuffed up paint underneath car pretty darn good pulling into driveway. Instead of going to body shop, what do you guys suggest? Touch up paint definitely out of question. TIA
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I would guess that you scuffed the rocker panel. This is a non removable part so it must be repaired on the car. The good thing nobody can see it without looking under it. If you are down to the fiberglass you will need to sand smooth and spray paint it with touch up paint. Otherwise take it to a shop.
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You really don't help us a lot with this statement. Where exactly is the damage? in the front of the car or on the sides at the rocker panels. A few pictures would also help a lot. If it is all the way to the fiberglass, it will most likely need to have the area sanded and possibly filled with a body filler. If it is real bad, you may need to get some fiberglass matting and the rosin and repair it that way. As for painting, you can get the color match paint in a spray can from any automotive paint supplier plus the clear. It will need to be wet sanded and buffed once the paint and clear is dried completely.
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I would sand it down prime it and get some color match paint for a paint supplier in the spray can as well as a can of clear. Don't go to the local auto parts store and buy the pain there. It usually does not match. Remember, it is on the under side of the car so know will see it so as long as it is close that is all that matters. there are a lot out there that look like that.
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