Fixing paintwork scratches on toyota avensis

jessop1 · 21-03-2006 01:58PM #1

Hi Folks

I have an 05 toyota avensis, black metallic paint, there are a few scratches on it, most recently a slight bump in a car park.

None of the scratches are deep, just superficial, but still visible.

Can anyone recommend any products I could use to fix these, or should I take it to a panel beater or something? I tried using those stupid black stickers that come with it but they are just plain stupid!

anyhoo, any help would be appreciated

Thanks

colm_mcm · 21-03-2006 02:07PM

try using T-Cut, or light rubbing compound.

Also if your car gets any bird droppings on it, wash them off as quick as possible.
Night Sky Black is quite vulnerable to droppings.

jessop1 · 21-03-2006 02:23PM

cheers colm, I'll give that a go

Ernie Ball · 21-03-2006 06:11PM

What you do depends on how deep the scratches are. If they are just in the clearcoat, the T-cut or similar should work, but you'll want to be careful with it.

If the paint itself is scratched, you could get a touch-up pen from this place:

http://www.autovisuals.com/

You'll need to know your paint code. Note, that a pen alone won't make the surface smooth if that's what's required. It'll just make the scratch less visible.

I also know a lot of people who swear by this company's products:

http://www.langka.com/

but I haven't tried them.

colm_mcm · 21-03-2006 06:20PM

paint code is 209

jessop1 · 22-03-2006 09:28AM

much appreciated guys, thanks a mil.

Fixing paintwork scratches on toyota avensis

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