large scratch from my letter box

[Chris The Slayer]

i was parking my car the other day in my driveway and accidently scarpped the side of my car with the letter box.... careless and stupid driving if u ask me, and now there is a long scartch down the side of my car

does anyone know how i could possible get rid of it with very little cost DIY? or wuld i hae to get it proffesionally done

[chargedvx6]

Had a mate that had the same prob. He keyed the rest of his car and called his insurance saying he'd been vandalised. lol. Full respray thankyou

[Reaper]

Had a mate that had the same prob. He keyed the rest of his car and called his insurance saying he'd been vandalised. lol. Full respray thankyou

Sounds like fraud to me.

Reaper.

[myberlina]

So thats why my insurance goes up every year!!! LOL

Some guys road raged my car and kicked all my doors'n'**** in and ended up with a respray of front and rear bumpers somehow. Shame ey? Was gonna cost me $1600 to repair the front and ended up getting it done free.

Now thats what I call sweet!

[danny1987]

scotts auto one in nsw now sells 2 pack paint if you wont to try respraying your self alot cheaper and legal

[Scooter79]

Don't bother doing it yourself unless you're confident with wetsanding, buffing with a rotary, have the correct paint, time and lots of patience. Basically you need to apply the paint to fill the scratch, just above the level of the factory paint. This takes a few layers. Don't try it in one go. Next wetsand the 'blob' of touch up paint back to the level of the factory paint. To remove wetsanding makrs yourself you need a roatary buffer, correct pads and correct buffing compound. ...and thats a condensed step by step process. Sound like something you're comfortable with? I recommend getting thre or four quotes and weigh up whether or not to go through insurance (legally).

[Chris The Slayer]

Don't bother doing it yourself unless you're confident with wetsanding, buffing with a rotary, have the correct paint, time and lots of patience. Basically you need to apply the paint to fill the scratch, just above the level of the factory paint. This takes a few layers. Don't try it in one go. Next wetsand the 'blob' of touch up paint back to the level of the factory paint. To remove wetsanding makrs yourself you need a roatary buffer, correct pads and correct buffing compound. ...and thats a condensed step by step process. Sound like something you're comfortable with? I recommend getting thre or four quotes and weigh up whether or not to go through insurance (legally).

Thanks mate, just the answer i was looking for and doing it the 'legal' way you've been a great help!