Paint Problems

[Toddlez]

Hey Guys, im wanting to sell my 1997 VS II but my mums new, untrained rotty has decided to jump all over the bonnet and scratch the drivers door while i was asleep. Anyway, I was wondering will these scratches come out if I polish the absolute bejesus out of it, and if not what can I do to fix the problem?

[VSHeaven]

From the looks of it those scratches are too deep to polish out. Not much you can do except see a panel shop if you want them completely gone. You can polish all you like but they will still be there.

[Toddlez]

cool thanks, any idea how much I might be looking at price wise??

[RX25SE]

Might be worth a try at polishing first seeing as you may need to paint them out.

Try using a cut polish first, then a fine polish to remove the swirl marks that may develop from the cutters.
A bit of elbow grease is cheaper than a panel shop.

[ChappyVS95]

had a ****ing cat do similiar thing musta been on the roof and as they love to slide down doors with there claws out it left 4 nice streak marks on the small panel to the left of the door but they came out..lucky cat

[TheForgotten]

what about that turtle wax with the 'lipstick like' thing attached, for deep scratches?

[jokerflingo]

what about that turtle wax with the 'lipstick like' thing attached, for deep scratches?

Gotta say they look mighty deep from the pics.

[t0bes]

I reckon you could get the door ones no probs.
Be prepared to spend around $250 a panel for a paint shop.

As RX25SE said, give it a go first nothing really to lose. Even try 1200 wet rub and then polish it back up.

Depending on a panel shop quote it might even be worth while getting one of the mobile scratch n dent guys, they do some ok work at some pretty cheap rates..

[V8Silverfox]

You could try mobile paint repair-> Bumper repairs, scratch repairs, car detailing - Touch Up Guys
I have been told they do good work ... at least here in NZ.