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Old Sep 4, 2001 | 02:15 PM
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I drove a road course two weeks ago and a guy flew off the track in front of me and a stone cracked my window. However when I was doing the Zaino thing this weekend, I noticed that before hitting the window, it took a nice chip out of my hood as well as left what looks like a pair of white skid marks. I think I'm way beyond Z5 or any 3M stuff and into some type of paint repair. I don't think I want to re-paint the whole hood, but I've also never had a good experience with the touch up paint crap.
So folks, what should I do?
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Old Sep 4, 2001 | 08:23 PM
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Jeez, I would have to say body shop if it's that bad. Touching up a large or deep scratch is very hard.
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Old Sep 4, 2001 | 08:50 PM
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Kraff, as said have a body shop look at the damage, I have seen some shops do great repairs on chips and nicks that you would have bet the whole hood would have to be repainted.
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Old Sep 4, 2001 | 09:10 PM
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Thanks for the thoughts. I think this may be the next step. I guess I better decide how serious I am about taking the car to the track. :(
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