| Much as you do take extra care so that your car's | | | | might have trouble when you apply the new paint. |
| paint would not get marred by dents, scratches could | | | | When the area is clean, sand the scratch. You can |
| happen. Scratches on your car can small and would | | | | use a fine grained sandpaper to do this. And if you |
| not even be noticeable. However, if these accumulate, | | | | notice any rust on it, sand it away. After this is done, |
| you can say goodbye to a car that looks like it was | | | | remember to remove all the dust. Then start isolating |
| just purchased from the dealership. | | | | the scratch using some masking tape and |
| These small scratches on your vehicle can be easily | | | | newspapers. Leave around a half inch around the |
| fixed using touch-up paint. However, if the scratch | | | | scratch. This would be the space to work on the |
| seems to be deep and large enough, then these may | | | | scratch. |
| then need some professional assistance. If your car's | | | | Apply the body compound to the scratch. Make sure |
| paint is enameled, then you can actually have to ask | | | | you use a plastic tool to do this so that there would |
| for professional help before you do anything or you | | | | not be any additional scratches on your car's paint. |
| just might mess up your car's paint. However, if it is | | | | After applying, let it harden. And when it is already |
| now, then you can go ahead and do the repairing | | | | hard, sand the compound until it is level and blow away |
| yourself. | | | | any of the dust. The primer paint would come in handy |
| Body compound and primer paint should help you do | | | | now as you spray it to the scratch. Let it dry through |
| the job well. If you are going to purchase primer paint, | | | | the night. |
| find a primer paint that holds a light color. The very | | | | Apply the right touch-up paint on it the following |
| reason behind this is that when you use touch-up paint, | | | | morning. If you are not sure what color it would be, you |
| you can cover it up easily. Before you do anything, it is | | | | can check your vehicle's vehicle identification number. |
| important that you have the area around the scratch | | | | After applying the touch-up paint, let it dry overnight |
| clean. You can wash the area using a mild laundry | | | | and come morning, your vehicle looks like the scratch |
| detergent so that any kind of coatings or wax would | | | | has never been there. |
| be removed. If there are coatings or wax on it, you | | | | |