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Respray or fixable

Harcrid · 2021-03-05 15:49:18

Hey detailer experts. My 5 year old decided to use the side of my car as a canvas for her stone art with the below results. Feels pretty bad in most places and you can catch some of the scratches with your fingernail. Am I looking at a full on respray in order to get this back someway presentable? Is a proper paint…

05-03-2021 3:49pm

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Harcrid

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Hey detailer experts. My 5 year old decided to use the side of my car as a canvas for her stone art with the below results. Feels pretty bad in most places and you can catch some of the scratches with your fingernail. Am I looking at a full on respray in order to get this back someway presentable? Is a proper paint correction going to improve it much or is that completely out of the question or not worth it.

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#2 05-03-2021 4:45pm

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If you can catch your fingernail it's usually through the clear coat and into the paint unfortunately. Probably need a re-spray IMO.

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#3 05-03-2021 4:46pm

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I just went out and sprayed it with water and the scratches disappeared temporarily, so I may be lucky in that it has not broken through the clear coat. I'll do some googling and see what options are available.

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