Got a few scratches

Socen · 04-21-2011, 09:57 PM

Hi all,

Got some weird scratches on my car and was wondering what would take them out.

Here are some pics.

first pic i got while pulling out of a spot. love tapped someone with rough circular screws on their license plate.

second pic i have NO IDEA how that even got there or how it even happened. the angle is completely irregular.

how would i get rid of these?

thanks all

Naptime · 04-23-2011, 12:15 AM

Meguiar's ScratchX has worked really well for me.

2M · 04-23-2011, 01:25 AM

Rear bumper on the right side? You were parked on the left side of a one way street when someone scraped you coming out of the spot behind you, or was parking and scraped you coming into the spot behind you.

Socen · 04-23-2011, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Alpine3

Rear bumper on the right side? You were parked on the left side of a one way street when someone scraped you coming out of the spot behind you, or was parking and scraped you coming into the spot behind you.

nope. i washed it on sunday and those spots weren't there. monday and tuesday i parked on the right side of the street and it was tuesday after work that i noticed it. i would know if i scraped someone while parallel parking.

Just look at the vertical scratches. the horizontal ones i could somewhat understand, its the vertical ones that throw me off.

MuttGrunt · 04-23-2011, 01:51 AM

You'd get rid of them through have the bumper taken off, sanded, and then have primer sealer, base, and finally clear-coat sprayed over, followed by a bake period and then "cut and buff" aka wet-sanded and polished. After, you'll have the bumper reinstalled, and then all those gashes showing white that are through the paint (and therefore unfix-able) will be gone. The mechanic re-leveling of the surface (polishing) will not work to fully restore the look - the damage is simply too deep.

Boltords · 04-23-2011, 07:14 PM

Damn I have a white gash on my door, through the clear coat.. someone being stupid at a mall parking lot..

Guess only thing that will work for me is re-paint the whole door?

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MuttGrunt Banned 27 Rep 872 Posts Drives: beater;) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SE Michigan iTrader: (0)	You'd get rid of them through have the bumper taken off, sanded, and then have primer sealer, base, and finally clear-coat sprayed over, followed by a bake period and then "cut and buff" aka wet-sanded and polished. After, you'll have the bumper reinstalled, and then all those gashes showing white that are through the paint (and therefore unfix-able) will be gone. The mechanic re-leveling of the surface (polishing) will not work to fully restore the look - the damage is simply too deep.
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Boltords Lieutenant 23 Rep 434 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Whitby, Ontario iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 335i [10.00]	Damn I have a white gash on my door, through the clear coat.. someone being stupid at a mall parking lot.. Guess only thing that will work for me is re-paint the whole door?
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