Alpha8A

Hi all, I recently got some terrible key scratches on my car that are both very large and deep and I was wondering if you guys could share your expertise and give me any advice on how I should go about fixing it. Attached are pictures of the scratches on the car. It is definitely deep enough to where I can feel them with my fingernails and in some spots, the original paint has already chipped off.

I was thinking about possibly trying to first fill the scratches with touch up, wetsanding, and then polishing them out, but I'm not really sure on what wetsanding consists of as I've never done that before. I plan on purchasing this polishing starter kit from detailer's domain:

http://www.detailersdomain.com/index...ROD&ProdID=359

So what do you guys think? Thanks in advance!

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darkdream

my car was keyed that bad or worse.... everyone recommended me getting its completely repainted.

Chancellor

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man this makes me want to kill somebody

edwinbong

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thats really bad...you could try to fix it up...but itll only mask it somewhat, it will always still be there. with it that bad, you may want to consider a repaint

LiCelsior

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im pretty sure thats down to the metal..ur gonna need a repaint bud. did u file a police report? u can go thru insurance and they'll file it under vandalism.

Chris@GlimmerGlass

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agreed. Not looking good man. I'd get a quote from the bodyshop and see if insurance can help.

Batmobile

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might wanna ask this guy...

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...was-keyed.html

all he used was a buffer from what i understand

LiCelsior

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he also had some bodywork experience...so he wet sanded then polished. but to the average person, wet sanding is very risky because theres a chance to cause more damage than there already is. although most of the damage has been done.

MyfirstES

What is your deductible on your comprehensive? Do you have that insurance?

I really hate seeing pics like this. It makes me angry that there are aholes in the world like this that have nothing better to do than damage someone's property.

I wouldn't want to play around with this unless you don't have insurance and are willing to try and do it yourself. I think a new paint job is in order, but that's dependent on your financial situation. I really wish you the best.

stvincent

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damn.. my car got keyed once, but not as bad as yours..

what the hell is wrong with people..

gl w the fix.