Deep scratch repair advice

Veloce

Hi all

I'm not much of a detailer but looking to get your advice on sorting out some deep scratches I have on the body.

I've been looking at those Chipex kits and wondering if these would be sufficient to minimise the scratches? Some pics attached.

Thanks

Veloce

Another picture attached - boot

Foxhole Norman

Wet sanding would do a lot to reduce that first scratch the second less so but it'd absolutely make it much better!

Curran

I suppose it depends if you would be happy with 'minimise the scratches', or if you want better.

Polishing will minimise them but wont remove them - paint will be needed to remove them completely. Even with the Chipex kit, the best approach requires polishing afterwards - layering paint into the scratch, proud of the surface, wet sand it back and polish up to finish....then you are into the issue of will these areas then look different to the rest of the car, if a polisher is taken to just the areas of the scratches.

Veloce

Would I better off getting the affected areas resprayed altogether?

So far it's its the boot and the driver and passenger door. I am just worried about ending up with mis-matched paint after getting professionally done.

Curran

You could run into the same issue with mismatch - to be honest, in my books paintwork should be corrected and then any areas needing paint should be matched. Seen panels blown in to match, and only for swirls to be underneat the fix and cant be corrected.

Try the Chipex approach - less costly - and then if you arent happy then the repaint.
Detailers arent fans of this, but you could see if you can find one to do this approach - you get the Chipex kit, and attend to it yourself, then bring it to a detailer to have it sanded and polished up, and Id have whole car given the once over. Probably be as pricey as repainting two panels, but at least its original paintwork.

Veloce

Curran wrote: »

Detailers arent fans of this, but you could see if you can find one to do this approach - you get the Chipex kit, and attend to it yourself, then bring it to a detailer to have it sanded and polished up, and Id have whole car given the once over. Probably be as pricey as repainting two panels, but at least its original paintwork.

Solid advice there Curran. I may give the chipex a go.

Veloce

Update: I've ordered the Chipex kit - should be here in a few working days and will give it a go.