and what should be used to buff it out?
Depending on the severity of the scratch, length, depth, you can try a few different approaches.
1. wax over it, it may be very shallow.
2. Get a good quality swirl remover/polish. Nothing too abrasive. Go to town with a cloth and be sure to rub only in one direction…front to back/back front or side to side. This will limit the number of swirls you will create.
3. Same polish with a random orbit or normal buffer. Be careful with this one, you can eat through a lot of layers very quickly.
4. Maybe step up to a slightly more abrasive polish.
5. Take it to a pro and have them try and/or repaint.
To have a detailer take out the scratch and only the scratch you are probably looking at around $50 maybe less. To have it repainted you are in the $150+ range if it’s the whole hood.
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Most car manufactures don’t charge extra for scratches. They are free !!!
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Depending on the severity of the scratch, length, depth, you can try a few different approaches.
1. wax over it, it may be very shallow.
2. Get a good quality swirl remover/polish. Nothing too abrasive. Go to town with a cloth and be sure to rub only in one direction…front to back/back front or side to side. This will limit the number of swirls you will create.
3. Same polish with a random orbit or normal buffer. Be careful with this one, you can eat through a lot of layers very quickly.
4. Maybe step up to a slightly more abrasive polish.
5. Take it to a pro and have them try and/or repaint.
To have a detailer take out the scratch and only the scratch you are probably looking at around $50 maybe less. To have it repainted you are in the $150+ range if it’s the whole hood.
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if you have metallic paint, they will probably have to re-paint the entire hood. So, a lot. Probably 200 bucks. buy something called Scratch Doctor that’s available at auto zone – comes in an orange bottle. might help. but if it’s deep enough, you can’t do anything but re-spray.
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