Car Damage - Plan of attack!

[bridoc22]

Hello Everyone...

My car suffered a bit of damage last night and from first glance it looks like I will be able to clean it up. Just wondering what everyone would recommend as a possible "Plan of Attack" for materials and technique to clean this mess up.

Thanks for the input!

[Carfire]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Welcome to Meguiars Online!!
I do not think there is much you can do about that.

[zdubsi]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

What kind of car is it? at first glance it looks to be a Scion tC. If toyota paint is any like honda's than some aggressive cutting polish and a D/A should at least help that.

Just from my pretty limited experience I would probably start with some M105 on my D/A and take it from there. With all of the ridges that the front of the car has I'm sure you went all the through the paint in some spots especially around the wheel. It doesn't hurt to try though, I'm really curious to see the results of whatever you attempt though.

My plan of attack would be something like M105 followed by M205, just have to take it one application at a time and see if your getting acceptable or even any results.

[yalerd]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Seems like you have paint transfer, so you can remove that and maybe you'll be leaving behind some deep scratches that you'll just have to live with it of repaint.

Try this:
-Wash
-Clay
-ScratchX 2.0 with a terry cloth towel and follow this with a foam pad applicator
-Wax

Here are a couple of links that could help out with the techniques:
How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX
What it means to remove a scratch out of anything...

[ColonelCash]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Seems like you have paint transfer, so you can remove that and maybe you'll be leaving behind some deep scratches that you'll just have to live with it of repaint.

Try this:
-Wash
-Clay
-ScratchX 2.0 with a terry cloth towel and follow this with a foam pad applicator
-Wax

Here are a couple of links that could help out with the techniques:
How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX
What it means to remove a scratch out of anything...

I agree with this statement, although if you have some M105 / Ultimate Compound, I would also try that. You will probably be able to remove a lot of the white paint, but there will likley be scratches in the paint that you cannot remove.

It looks like the edge of the wheel well took a shot, so that might be scratched pretty good. You can't really mess up anything since a repaint is needed to totally correct the problem, so give it a go by hand (as mentioned above) and see what you can do.

I had a similar incident with my Volvo and it cleaned up pretty well, although my car was a lighter paint color so it helped minimize the scratches. Let us know how it turns out and good luck!

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

The white paint that transferred onto you blue paint can be removed using Ultimate Compound by hand, you might have to start with some terry cloth as the nap of the terry cloth will provide some extra scrubbing power and then do a final pass with a foam applicator.

After that be sure to apply some wax as the compound provides no protection.

Here's some threads on this topic,

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/tags.php?tag=Paint-Transfer

[bridoc22]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Update on this... I'm not sure what the white is because the car that caught mine was red. If you look close at the big white spot you can see a hint of red in it. I already ordered a bottle of factory paint so i think i will try and buff out the inperfections real well, use some scratch X to clean up the fine scratches, use the touch up paint, and then use a product to help smooth out the touch up paint. After this I will wax and polish...

any thoughts on this?

Thanks for everyones input already! Great site!

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Besides the dents, the other problems are what we call Paint Transfer

Click the link below and read through the threads listed as this is a fairly common problem and there's some meaty stuff already posted on this topic and they are tagged with the tag Paint Transfer.


http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/tag...Paint-Transfer

[Carfire]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

It looks like a Scion tC or a BMW.
I am not sure, I can not see the front of the headlight. (I am really good at identifying cars by headlights and taillights)

[john m.]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

yeah my best guess would be to use some ultimate compound as mike suggested, and its definetly a scion tc, the partial view of the tail light and the wheels give it away keep us updated on how it goes

[Carfire]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Yeah, I just realized you can see the Scion Logo on the Brake Dust infested wheels.

[DogParkGuy]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Seems like you have paint transfer, so you can remove that and maybe you'll be leaving behind some deep scratches that you'll just have to live with it of repaint.

Try this:
-Wash
-Clay
-ScratchX 2.0 with a terry cloth towel and follow this with a foam pad applicator
-Wax

Here are a couple of links that could help out with the techniques:
How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX
What it means to remove a scratch out of anything...

Ditto on this recommendation. What can be removed will come off with aggressive application of ScratchX 2.0. Afterwards just wax. You may be able to live with the result.

[john m.]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Yeah, I just realized you can see the Scion Logo on the Brake Dust infested wheels.

took me a little bit to find the logo


clean those wheels while your at it

[bridoc22]

Re: Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Haha... yes it is a Scion TC.... I've had it almost 3 years and only issue was a minor door ding... and then this big one! :-( The paint on this car has held up really well though. Once a year I do a full detail and it looks brand new when im done with it.

I'm going to try and tackle the repair tomorrow and will post some updated photos.

[bridoc22]

UPDATE!!! - Car Damage - Plan of attack!

Here are some updated photos.... I'm very happy with how it turned out.

Steps
Wash
Clay Kit
Scratch X2
Cleaner Wax

and yes by popular request i cleaned up wheels while I was at it! ;-)

I still have to get the touch up paint and do that process. Thanks for everyones great input!

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