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Old 12-31-2010 | 01:22 PM
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Looks like I messed up my paint with my PC

I hit the car very lightly while parking yesterday and had some scratches/slightly dented back fender to show for it... so today I applied some M103 with the PC and removed most of it, however there was a spot that just got worse instead. It seems like I pressed too hard on the PC.. the burn-like mark appeared on the left of the scratch as well.

Am I screwed here and have to re-paint or is there a way to get rid of this? A touch-up pen perhaps? It would suck to have to re-paint a whole part of the car for just a small damage.


Old 12-31-2010 | 01:31 PM
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What kind of pad did you use? How long did you use it? You have to be REALLY careful on a on a protruding area like that. It'll take the brunt of the pressure and you'll end up buffing the paint right off.



You can throw some touch up on it and wetsand, but after this I'm not sure if it's worth your time to potentially F it up some more. At this point I'd take that thing to a body shop.
Old 12-31-2010 | 01:34 PM
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I used an orange pad. I don't know how long I used it for but not any longer than I have before on other spots, or harder. I obviously did something wrong but I was surprised to see the results..

The white mark along the door was already there from the original damage. The grayish "cloud" along it is what happened. On the left of the door edge you can see some more clouding going on.
Old 12-31-2010 | 01:39 PM
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I used an orange pad. I don't know how long I used it for but not any longer than I have before on other spots, or harder. I obviously did something wrong but I was surprised to see the results..

The white mark along the door was already there from the original damage. The grayish "cloud" along it is what happened. On the left of the door edge you can see some more clouding going on.
The white stuff meant that the original damage likely took paint off to the primer. The grayish cloud meant you buffed the primer right off to bare metal.
Old 12-31-2010 | 01:42 PM
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right, sure looks like that is the case. How to turn a fail into a bigger fail :P

Is that sort of thing fixable with a touch-up solution? I know some websites sell touch-up basecoat/clearcoat paints. I'd rather go that route than have to pay to paint the whole fender which would cost about $200+.

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Old 12-31-2010 | 01:50 PM
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I've never seen anybody do damage with a PC, not like that at least. My feeling, if this makes you feel any better, is that the damage wasn't fixable with a PC anyways. No matter what you would have had to take it to a shop for paint. That is my feeling at least.
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Pay your deductible, get it fixed, it's gonna be way more than 200 for a quality repair that will make that area PERFECT again.
Wait, you do have insurance don't you??
Old 12-31-2010 | 01:52 PM
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Yea I do have insurance but I really doubt it'll cost the deductible (1k) to fix a 3 inch scratch. At least i sure hope not. To re-paint the whole front hood I was quoted $300 or so.
Old 12-31-2010 | 01:56 PM
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here's a better picture to put it in perspective:

Old 12-31-2010 | 02:59 PM
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Yes sir, that is a burn. Do not believe people who say you can't burn paint with a random orbital. You can. It's not something that happens easily, but you can burn the paint. But then you know that now. There is no way to fix that other than to repaint it.
Old 12-31-2010 | 03:01 PM
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Your options IMO are to take it to a body shop, hire a pro detailer to touch it up, or touch it up yourself.

Ive done touchups on a few peoples cars and if the scratch is small enough, you can get a pretty good match.

Body shops will be able to fix it perfectly, but they will probably paint the entire panel and be the most expensive route. FYI, when someone bumped into my wife's parked car, we had a body shop repaint her front bumper and it was around 400 bucks.

You can go to your dealer or order online a small touch up pen. They cost like 10 bucks. Ive done touchups on rock chips and a few deep scratches that went right down to the primer and if done carefully and slowly, they can match pretty well.

Id try the touch up yourself first and if it still looks bad, go to the body shop. I never use the built in brush that comes with the touch up paint. Go to your local craft store and get a VERY VERY thin tipped paintbrush to touch up with. Do a little bit at a time and only get paint IN the scratch. Try to not get touch up paint on the already painted surface of your car.

It might take you a few hours and a few applications. For deep scratches, I put a little paint in the bottom, let it dry, then add more and fill the scratch to the level of the paint on your car. Its definately not a 5 minute job, but ive done it on a few cars now and for smaller scratches, its not noticeable until you are a 2-3 feet away from the spot and looking exactly at it.
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Damn that sucks, definitely burned through the paint.
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Holy cow, a $1,000.00 deductible? Well there goes any money you might have saved by going with a high deductible...
Old 12-31-2010 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by philter25
Your options IMO are to take it to a body shop, hire a pro detailer to touch it up, or touch it up yourself.

Ive done touchups on a few peoples cars and if the scratch is small enough, you can get a pretty good match.

Body shops will be able to fix it perfectly, but they will probably paint the entire panel and be the most expensive route. FYI, when someone bumped into my wife's parked car, we had a body shop repaint her front bumper and it was around 400 bucks.

You can go to your dealer or order online a small touch up pen. They cost like 10 bucks. Ive done touchups on rock chips and a few deep scratches that went right down to the primer and if done carefully and slowly, they can match pretty well.

Id try the touch up yourself first and if it still looks bad, go to the body shop. I never use the built in brush that comes with the touch up paint. Go to your local craft store and get a VERY VERY thin tipped paintbrush to touch up with. Do a little bit at a time and only get paint IN the scratch. Try to not get touch up paint on the already painted surface of your car.

It might take you a few hours and a few applications. For deep scratches, I put a little paint in the bottom, let it dry, then add more and fill the scratch to the level of the paint on your car. Its definately not a 5 minute job, but ive done it on a few cars now and for smaller scratches, its not noticeable until you are a 2-3 feet away from the spot and looking exactly at it.
thanks for the tips.. did you use the Infiniti OEM touch up paint or something else?

I'll definitely try this out before I go to a shop. I have a friend's friend who does body work and I can probably get a good deal on a repair, but if I can do it myself for cheap, why not..

One question though, do I need to fix this up ASAP because it's winter? I don't want the rust to get in there. I am just wondering if i I wait a couple of days (everything is closed today) if it's ok.

thanks guys
Old 12-31-2010 | 06:02 PM
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I used Infiniti OEM paint. On the other cars I did, I used OEM paint also. I took their VIN number to the dealer to get the match.

I think you are OK if you dont touch it up today, but I wouldnt wait more than a week with your car outside..... but Im ****. Anytime one of my cars would get a chip or something that would expose bare metal, Id touch it up ASAP. I wont get into the mechanics of the time behind rust forming, but Id just play it safe and get it done ASAP.


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