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Scratches on the door

  • 10-02-2011 1:20pm
    #1
    booksale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭


    I have got a few scratches on the doors on the driver's side. They are fairly bad. I had full service for the car and the garage spray something on the scratches which made it nice (and did not charge me for that!:D). but now, with the rain, the rust is coming out a bit again.

    Questions:
    1. I have to take the car to NCT, would they fail me because of the little rust on the door?

    2. What do I need to buy and do with the scratches? What kind of spray and usually how much?

    THANKS?


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  • #2
    david
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,691 ✭✭✭david


    booksale wrote: »
    I have got a few scratches on the doors on the driver's side. They are fairly bad. I had full service for the car and the garage spray something on the scratches which made it nice (and did not charge me for that!:D). but now, with the rain, the rust is coming out a bit again.

    Questions:
    1. I have to take the car to NCT, would they fail me because of the little rust on the door?

    2. What do I need to buy and do with the scratches? What kind of spray and usually how much?

    THANKS?
    1. No, unless it's structural or has sharp edges i.e. a hole in your door.

    2. Touch up kit from halfords if they have it? The last one i got was about €12 from main dealer, colour, clear coat and prep kit.


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Pics?

    As david said, scratches alone won't fail unless they're so bad they're dangerous somehow.


  • #4
    booksale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭booksale


    tks guys. will upload the photo later. theyre deep scratches, tho no holes.


  • #5
    booksale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭booksale


    Guys, photos uploaded. Please help have a look.
    Are they serious? Can the Touch up kit help remove them? million tks!


  • #6
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Those touch up kits just don't work. See my signature for a tutorial on how scratches should actually be tackled.

    Your damage is actually quite bad, you've a very hard flaking edge on the damaged paint, rust underneath and no doubt contour damage on the door itself. Unless you have the skills to do the job, bring it to a bodyshop, or the rust will spread. Regardless, now that your paint has been damaged so badly, more is going to fall off as time goes on, and the first lick of a power washer will demolish the area around the scratch.


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  • #7
    booksale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭booksale


    hiya, just a quick update. the car passed the NCT. the morning before NCT, i took it to the garage to have a quick check and they told me they had a quick spray on the doors (but still can see the scratches clearly though).

    tks for all you guys' advice. will look into the bodywork later if i wanna keep the car for longer time.


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