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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 04:57 PM
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so today i got to my car, and my passenger front and rear door was pretty scratched, someone while parking mustve go side to side to me... ive used scratch removal pencil before on a tiny scratches, but this one kinda big, what would be the best thing to use in order for this to disappear.
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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wrong forum. go to the paint forum. but try scratch x...
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 09:05 PM
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Before you try to remove it, you have to test the scratch to see how deep it is. Run your nail over it and see if it catches. If you can feel your nail digging into the scratch, then it's way too deep to buff out. You'll need a body shop to correct it.
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