deep scratches, need help

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rose0295

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Okay,

4 month old car, I pulled up too far to the curb, backed up and scraped up the bottom BAD! These are deep scratches and the paint is just hanging on.
I don't know anything about how to fix this. I don't want to go spend hundreds to fix it, but I don't want to try to fix it myself and end up making it worse.

Could someone please advise? Maybe give me a step by step process. I don't know what supplies/products I should use either.

Is this stuff any good? http://www.premiumautocare.com/langka-pcrkit.html

Thanks so much in advance.
 
Here's the thing... You've created damage that is not something that will be easy to fix. Langka is good stuff, but there is a learning curve to it. You will probably be able to make it look better than it does now, but chances are you won't be able to make it disappear. Touch up is great, but when you take your car to the shop they won't be touching it up. They'll sand it down and prep it properly before airbrushing the color back on and blending it perfectly with the rest of the paint. That is worth the $350 bucks it will likely cost. Or you can do the touch up and just make it less noticable. Unless you are experienced with touch up paint then I would suggest taking it to a professional if you want really good results. Typically your first attempt is not the best sample of your work.
 
check in your area for a mobile painter, they can fix it alot cheaper than a body shop. i know paint bull is in most areas. good luck.
 
It's only on the left side of the car. About a foot worth of scratches, the scratches are maybe 1/2 inch long, maybe an inch long at the most.
This will still cost me $350!!??

It's under the front bumper. You can only see it if you bend over and look under the car. Is it worth paying to fix?
I
don't know what to do. Any suggestions on how to practice touching up?
 
I had an issue with the rear bumper of my car once. Just a small mark where I backed into a fence. It cost $350 to repair it. I would expect that is a reasonable estimate for the damage you have. Take it to a few body shops and get some estimates. You'll be surprised how much paint costs. It is often more expensive than the piece that is being painted.

If you want to learn touch up paint then you need a test panel. Go to a junk yard and get a hood or a door or something and then get paint matched to the panel. Scratch it up and then start learning how to repair it. This is not something that everybody can do, so it is ok if it is outside of your skill set. Some things are best left to the pros. I wouldn't ever try touching up something like this on my car. I'd take it to a shop or just pray that someone else comes along and wipes out the rest of the bumper so I can get it replaced by their insurance. :lol:

If it is just under the bumper then why worry? It's not like that area stays perfect forever. Just get some touch up paint and paint over the scratches. Obviously it will look touched up if you go through the effort of looking under the bumper, but at least it won't stand out as bad. It isn't an area I would pay to have fixed since nobody really sees it and it's not like everybody else's bumpers don't get gouged up in the same places.
 
It's not really the material cost that makes professional painting so expensive, it's more the preparation stages, it's a lot more than slapping some paint on there and calling it a day. $350 sounds about right for a job like that, try one of the smaller mobile outfits in your area, they usually can do the job a bit cheaper than a fixed shop (they have to if they want to stay in business).
 
I planned on ordering the Langka Paint Chip Repair Kit but then I read that it should be above 60 degrees when applying touch up paint?? So since winter is officially here and I don't think the weather is going to hit up to 60 until next year, I should wait right? Is it going to get much worse within the next 6 months or so?

So...need some more advice.
Thanks!
 
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