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Fixing a deep scratch/chip

Deezul_AwT

Deezul_AwT

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Not a simple as a scratch, more of gouge in the paint on the side of my car. It was there when I bought it, so I can't get pissed at an unknown person dinging the car. Anyway, it's a fairly large chip in the pait, about 1.5 inches long and between 1/8 and 1/4 inch wide. I looks like there's a bit of rust developing as well, so I'd like to get it fixed soon. My quick and dirty solution is to clean up around it and put a little white sticker I have over it. It's not worth taking to a body shop, but I don't know if just getting some touchup paint will do the job without making it obvious it WAS touched up. :th_scratchhead:
 


Deezul_AwT said:
Not a simple as a scratch, more of gouge in the paint on the side of my car. It was there when I bought it, so I can't get pissed at an unknown person dinging the car. Anyway, it's a fairly large chip in the pait, about 1.5 inches long and between 1/8 and 1/4 inch wide. I looks like there's a bit of rust developing as well, so I'd like to get it fixed soon. My quick and dirty solution is to clean up around it and put a little white sticker I have over it. It's not worth taking to a body shop, but I don't know if just getting some touchup paint will do the job without making it obvious it WAS touched up. :th_scratchhead:
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where is it on the car?
 
I've touched up hundreds of scratches and rock chips. It's not that hard if you are comfortable with wet sanding and have a steady hand and some patience. Larger scratches are pretty tough to completely get rid of but I figure some matching paint looks better than bare metal.
 
Im gonna vote NO to the touch up paint. For some reason, I can spot it a mile away. Then, I cant stop looking at it. I learned on TV the other day thats why the old time hot rodders started doing pin stripes. To hide chips. Although, in that spot, that would be one funky stripe:)
 


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