Scratch on my second day

[brokenheart]

Took my black prius to lunch during work, returning from lunch I saw a long scratch on the driver side door.

I just got the car for only 2 days!!!

Anyway, just want to let people know that they should stay away from the black color. I can see my hand print everywhere on the car and it seems like dirts and birds are aiming at my brand new car every day.

By the way, how come the interior plastic compartment get mark so easily. I have to wipe off the mark everytime I have a passenger.

[moxiezhang]

If it'll make you feel better, my wife backed into my black Prius with her Luxus and dented side bamper big time. Seriously felt the pain in my heart. It's only two months old. Now I'm looking for a bodyshop.

Originally posted by brokenheart@Nov 8 2005, 12:31 AM
Took my black prius to lunch during work, returning from lunch I saw a long scratch on the driver side door. 

I just got the car for only 2 days!!! 

Anyway, just want to let people know that they should stay away from the black color.  I can see my hand print everywhere on the car and it seems like dirts and birds are aiming at my brand new car every day. 

By the way, how come the interior plastic compartment get mark so easily.  I have to wipe off the mark everytime I have a passenger.

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[windstrings]

Originally posted by brokenheart@Nov 7 2005, 10:31 PM
Took my black prius to lunch during work, returning from lunch I saw a long scratch on the driver side door. 

I just got the car for only 2 days!!! 

Anyway, just want to let people know that they should stay away from the black color.  I can see my hand print everywhere on the car and it seems like dirts and birds are aiming at my brand new car every day. 

By the way, how come the interior plastic compartment get mark so easily.  I have to wipe off the mark everytime I have a passenger.

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I wonder if some Armour All would do the trick?

[windstrings]

I just wish I caught 'em doin' it,
ya know? Oh man, I'd give anything
to catch 'em doin' it. It'a been
worth his doin' it, if I coulda
just caught 'em, you know what I
mean?

I'm familiar with the feeling my brother!..... Came out of the restaraunt only to find my window busted and contents stolen. I really wanted to find them!.. they are really lucky I didn't!

But then second thought I'm glad I didn't catch them.... cause I"m pretty definate I would still be in prison to this day!

I wonder if the jury would let me off for a Crime of passion?

[daronspicher]

But with Black, you're ok... That can be fixed. If you had seashell green, you can't match. Here's how to fix that scratch.

First, you gotta get the area around it super clean.

Then, go to any retailer, home depot, Ace, etc.. Get a high gloss black spray paint.

Now, you only have one scratch to cover, and a whole can of paint, so practice a couple times away from your car to make sure you have a good left to right motion.

Once you're ready, apply a nice steady black over the keyed area, making sure your motion is fast enough not to run, but slow enough to make sure you get the entire scratch.

Now, make sure you don't touch that spot or drive the car for at least an hour.

When you are done, I GUARANTEE that no one, including you will walk by and say. "Can you see that scratch?"

[priusenvy]

If the scratch isn't deep, you can try to hide it by using a polish that contains both mild abrasives to round off the edges of the scratch, and fillers to fill in the scratch. This will make the scratch less noticeable. An example of a product like this is Blackfire Gloss Enhancing Polish, or PoorBoys SSR 2.5 (despite their claims about not containing fillers - it does). I wouldn't recommend the use of a rubbing compound to bring down the level of the clearcoat or basecoat, because IMHO you'll be sacrificing too much of a very thin layer of paint when you do that. You can also use separate polishes for the abrasive and filling steps; Menzerna is one brand where the products are separated into pure polish (containing only abrasives) or pure glaze (containing only fillers).

For deeper scratches, including those going all the way to primer or bare metal, you can try the Langka scratch repair system.

[priusenvy]

Originally posted by windstrings@Nov 7 2005, 10:31 PM
I wonder if some Armour All would do the trick?

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It wouldn't. Was that supposed to be a joke, or were you trying to be helpful? If it was the latter, you weren't.

If you're smart, you'll never let any Armor All product touch your car. Not even a glass wipe or car wash.

[windstrings]

Originally posted by daronspicher@Nov 8 2005, 03:49 AM
But with Black, you're ok...  That can be fixed.  If you had seashell green, you can't match.  Here's how to fix that scratch.

First, you gotta get the area around it super clean.

Then, go to any retailer, home depot, Ace, etc..  Get a high gloss black spray paint.

Now, you only have one scratch to cover, and a whole can of  paint, so practice a couple times away from your car to make sure you have a good left to right motion.

Once you're ready, apply a nice steady black over the keyed area, making sure your motion is fast enough not to run, but slow enough to make sure you get the entire scratch.

Now, make sure you don't touch that spot or drive the car for at least an hour. 

When you are done, I GUARANTEE that no one, including you will walk by and say.  "Can you see that scratch?"

     

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wholly moley!!!... aren't you afraid the color won't match exactly?... what about the clear coat that normally goes over the top of that?

[windstrings]

Originally posted by priusenvy@Nov 8 2005, 04:27 AM
It wouldn't.  Was that supposed to be a joke, or were you trying to be helpful?  If it was the latter, you weren't.

If you're smart, you'll never let any Armor All product touch your car.  Not even a glass wipe or car wash.

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Yea.. I was trying to help... I've used Armour all for the last 30 years of driving and it seems to do wonders and bringing out rich colors.... retarding aging vinyl and such, as well as looking great... but I haven't done much research per se...... please elaborate, I'm all ears!!

[priusenvy]

Originally posted by windstrings@Nov 8 2005, 05:05 AM
wholly moley!!!... aren't you afraid the color won't match exactly?... what about the clear coat that normally goes over the top of that?

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Fer chrissakes, he put four smiley faces at the bottom of his post and you still took his post seriously?

Man there are some dense people out there.