clear coat touchup

[KleanFreak]

Alright everyone here is the deal.

I just bought a brand new f150 and when looking at it I noticed a few scratches right away I felt them and told the salesman they needed body work and they were too deep.

Well the salesman told me when I picked the truck up that it was all set and when I looked closely I said " The scratch is still there " :ticked

I tried to wetsand and compund them out myself but the scratch is still too deep and can be felt with your finger nail.

Now to avoid fighting with the salesman to have his company pay a lousy $100 to touchup and wetsand the clearcoat scratch I am gonna do it myself but have never did just a touchup clearcoat.

I am wondering if anyone has just touched up clearcoat?

All suggestions and feedback appreciated.

[jaybs02]

I personally would not have accepted the vehicle, until it was to my satisfaction... but thats just me

[jimmybuffit]

That`s just silly! It is a NEW car. Make them fix it right.

Clearcoat really can`t be blended, so the entire panel needs to be resprayed. Period.

Make the Dealer do it.

[Threadhead]

You can fill the scratch, plane it down, sand and buff it. I do it quite a bit to fill chips. I would say that it will come out pretty much invisible, but it depends.

Get a jewler`s loop and look at the sides of the scratch. If it is very jagged, it will cause the light to refract when you fill it and it will be obvious when you change viewing positions relative to the scratch area. If it is a `clean` scratch, I have found that you can fill them very sucessfully.

Be sure to get some hardner for the clear coat (allows it to dry in hours, not days, and you don`t have to heat cure). I have a quart of PPG clear that`ll last me a few decades. If you would like some, let me know.