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So yeah, no matter how far away and how well you park like against a curb, someone will somehow find a way to nail you. Just discovered this one, this is after trying DR colorchip on it, problem is the scratch is so deep it really seems to need a filler first. Anyone have good ideas on how to make this go away? I saw something with glazing putty and liquid paint leveler but look for thought before I F up my car worse then it is.
Take it to a reputable Detail shop and have them polish most of that out and then repair what's left with the DRCC. Finally they will color sand and polish it. You will have to look for it to find the repair afterwards.
For sure take your car to a body shop. I paid the dealer who had a great body shop 1K to get rid of a 3 inch deep scratch. The location of your scratch appears to have been done by someone on purpose.
Last edited by Red C8 of Jax; Dec 12, 2017 at 09:13 AM.
Look for Ammo NYC on youtube and he will show you how to work on a chip this deep. Spoiler alert: Although he did his best the RRer he was working on ended up needed a complete repaint as he just couldn't make it go away.
I got hit with the 500 mile curse, as soon as I got past the 500 mile mark and oil change my WGG Z06 got pegged with a piece of wood that was flung by a backhoe clearing a lot.
I was able to buff out a good amount of damage to the CC but had a 'stone chip' type ding and a bigger gash that was into the paint. By chance I just got my DRCC kit in the other day. The stone chip type of damage filled in perfectly and you cannot tell a difference. However it took me a couple of tries until I got the paint to fill the ding properly. It is hard to see now but the amount of metallic flake and direction of the flake cannot be recreated.
With my take on repairing a wider but shorter gash I would say you can try buffing and DRCC but you will notice the DIY fix. If you want to really make it go away unfortunately you would need to turn the job over to a quality body shop.
Last edited by smbsocal; Dec 12, 2017 at 11:32 AM.
If your downside scenario is taking it to a body shop and getting the panel painted, there is no downside in trying to do it yourself first to see if you get lucky. Get something like Griot's Boss defect remover and a soft cotton towel (without nylon stitching) and apply a bit at a time in a circular motion over the scratch. Rub for a minute or so and then buff with a clean part of the towel. Repeat for a half hour or so and you may fix it. If the scratch is really deep you may not be able to fix it without burning through the clear coat. But then you would just have to repaint the panel anyway.
Deep scratch repair?
