Key scratch repair kit finally arrived!
#1
Key scratch repair kit finally arrived!
Finally came in the mail today from PaintScratch.com... Brilliant Black basecoat touch-up pen, Clearcoat w/ applicator, rubbing compound, and grease/wax remover. I bought the car with a really awful key scratch all the way down the passenger side (both doors, both fenders). Got a quote from an upholstery/paint repair shop in town, about $715 to paint the whole side, so I figure I'll wait to do that until I can afford to do the entire car - the rest of it could use a refresher as well. I figure in the meantime while I'm broke, this little $35 touch-up kit will at least let me feel less self-concious about it!
I'll post before/after pics over the next couple of days.
I'll post before/after pics over the next couple of days.
#4
RE: Key scratch repair kit finally arrived!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/100_0104.jpg
That's a shot from right after I bought it back in February, you can kind of see the scratch. There's two << marks on the rear fender, then a line all the way across both doors and the front fender.
That's a shot from right after I bought it back in February, you can kind of see the scratch. There's two << marks on the rear fender, then a line all the way across both doors and the front fender.
#5
RE: Key scratch repair kit finally arrived!
I worked a little bit on the rear fender marks tonight, got one layer of basecoat on the <<'s. I think I'll put a couple more layers on there before I do the clearcoat touch up; the scratches go all the way through to the metal. I want to make it at least not very obvious for now, until I get around to getting the whole thing done proper.
#7
RE: Key scratch repair kit finally arrived!
I ordered it from PaintScratch.com - they have specific kits, but I just put together my own combination of stuff. I got a 1/2oz. paint pen filled with LY9B/A2 Brilliant Black (custom mixed, send them your VIN and paint code from the spare wheel well), and a 1oz. bottle of clearcoat, a 2oz. bottle of grease/wax remover, and a 2oz. bottle of rubbing compound. Cost around $35 or so. I don't expect it to make the car look mint, but like I said I'm just aiming to make the scratch less apparent for now. It'd probably be pretty effective for less angry scratches though, lol.
#8
RE: Key scratch repair kit finally arrived!
I've had my car for a week and already got 2 different key scratches, at 2 different times, parked in 2 different places. Neither one's outrageous but pisses me off. I'm a nice guy!
#9
RE: Key scratch repair kit finally arrived!
I had a deep key mark on my car and was actually able to fill it in with one of those paint pens, acetone and a credit card. I just filled in the scratch with thin coats about 20 mins apart until it was overfilled then got a microfiber cloth wet with some acetone and wraped it around the credit card and smoothed it out. It's really not even noticeable unless you know its there.