So as you may have read, my buddy scratched my truck while helping me debadge. What is the best thing to do? Scratch X? Just use some touch up paint? What about that chip stick wax? I'm gonna try to get it done in the next couple days so let me know what you think. Thanks.

 

How did he scratch it? with a credit card? is it buffable? maybe a poishing/rubbin compound....how deep is it? How about Scratch Doctor? Nu-Finish? i never tried there was have been wondering... if he used a real razor blade...... I'd punch him in the forehead... he he used a credit card.... then the scratches will come out... Good luck......

 

it was a real razor blade. it happens. its about a 1/4". its not a super deep scratch but its not small enough to buff out.

 

If you can feel it, it won't buff out. If it's just in the clear coat, go to a body shop and see if they will give you a little clear coat that has already been mixed up. They can put it in a touch up bottle. Fill the scratch up with the clear. Don't slop it on, full just the scratch. Once it dries, sand the clear back down with 1500 grit sand paper, till it's smooth with the original finish. Then buff itout. Only you will ever be able to tell there was a scartch there. If it is in the color. Get some of that color mixed up, and do the same thing. Only this time, since the color will be a base coat, when it dries, it sinks into the crack. You will have to put on a few coats, until there is enough material to sand back down smooth. Then you can buff it out. If you wanted to, you could also put the clear on over the color, you just have to sand the color out first, then clear, then sand, then buff.

 

1.Put the badge back on and cover the scratch.
2.Punch friend in face

3.Get pic of friends newly swollen face

 

What possed him to take a razor blade to the paint? Did he ride or own the short bus?

 

I dont know. I think the badge is going to go back on and i won't take the ones off the tailgate. I'm not sure yet. I'll figure it out.