[Raptor7]

What are my best options to hide the keying marks on my car, I unfortunately got keyed on both my driver and passenger side door. I tried scratch remover , it hid it a little bit but not a lot. I am thinking of putting touch up paint, but if I do this how would I blend it in? Stupid question but is there anything like sand paper but for car paint?




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[otay]

Geez that sucks. Don't understand why some people are so effed up that they would do this.

I think only a re-paint will work.

[lo_xyooj]

There will always be haters...SMH My WRX got keyed from the headlamp all the way back to my gas door.

You can always a pro detailer there thoughts about sanding it down and touch up. All depends on the depth of the cut. Good luck!!

[madmonkey]

I too will never understand random keying - it's petty and pointless and if it makes the person feel better because they did that, then that says something about how shitty their life really is.

Here's a vid that might give you some hope...but it the scratch is too deep, a repaint might be the only way to really fix it 100%

Here's a vid from Ammo NYC that really goes in depth on the restoration process and options you have to work with.

[440xiGCMsport]

why not just claim insurance and get it painted? Here in Canada it falls under comprehensive and it won't raise your insurance rates. check what the policy is in the US.

[Billfitz]

A good paint man will use an airbrush to paint the scratch alone, without painting where it isn't scratched, so as long as the paint color is a good match it will end up invisible. It's possible that it didn't go through the clear coat, in which case he wouldn't even use any color coat.

[tturedraider]

www.drcolorchip.com might serve your need.

[MuffinMan910]

Wow sorry OP. I don't understand why people key cars..... I've had two of three cars keyed. First one wasn't long enough or noticeable enough to justify paying for a repair after I used a scratch remover. Second one was at the bottom of the door and rocker panel... so same result as the first one.

Yours doesn't look too deep. Wet sanding, compound and polishing may to a decent job with fixing that

[Raptor7]

thanks everyone, the scratch is not that deep. So I think I'll go with the scratch remover and some touch up paint and wet sanding and see if that works.

[Shadycrew31]

Ouch that sucks man. To get it 100% you will need it resprayed. If you are trying for a DIY get some DR color chip and follow the video from Ammo NYC that should get you to 70%.

Alternatively you can drive around parking lots waiting to see someone blindly backing up while talking on their phone. Position you car at the appropriate angle to achieve your desired effect.

[KingpinRCR]

I repair scratches by wetsanding the edges with a 800 grit, then, with a very fine brush, adding layer upon layer until the paint rises a little above the original paintwork. Then wetsand it down with a 2000 grit (usually I glue a piece of sandingpaper onto the back of a pencil to minimize the sandingarea)
Then polish in steps to a shine, add clearcoat, wetsand and polish again.
Don't forget to wax afterwards.
It's a very time consuming but rewarding job. (A small scratch [+/- 1cm] takes about a day if you respect the drying times inbetween)
It'll be still visible to the persons who know where the scratch was, but they'll have to look really close.