To make it look like new again, each panel that is damaged will need to be sanded down and resprayed. Scratches that go past the clear coat layer are a bit harder to repair. Mequires ScratchX also works really well and can be found at most retail stores like Target and Walmart. Simply polish it out with less pressure and car wax. If it’s not transfer and they are indeed surface scratches, use a very gentle rubbing compound, or even car wax if you don’t have anything else, and a t-shirt cloth to rub out the scratches. If the acetone dulls the paint, you can easily buff it out with your cloth and car wax. As you rub, the acetone will loosen the transfer slowly, and then it’ll come off all at once. If it’s really stubborn, you can use acetone, but use very little (just a few drops) on a soft cloth. You’ll want to use something very soft like a t-shirt cloth (I use these) or microfiber cloth. Never, EVER use a kitchen scrubbing pad or anything of that nature on your car. A light rubbing compound or a soapy sponge should take it off if that’s the case. Transfer refers to the residue left on your car from whatever you accidentally bumped into. It’s also possible that your ‘scratch’ is just transfer. You can tell that a scratch is only in the clear coat if it disappears for a moment when you wet it with water, wax, or rubbing compound. Key scratches tend to be in the ‘deep’ category. That really get into the paint and beyond. There are light, surface scratches that don’t go deeper than the clear coat layer, and then there are deeper scratches By the time this happens on a car, it usually has too many miles on it for it to be worth it. So, I suggest that you don’t spend the money if the peeling has been caused by sun damage. This can be quite expensive, especially if the damage is all over. The only way to fix this is to have the area sanded down and resprayed, either at a body shop or by a mobile spray paint service. Paint may also start to crack or peel from impact damage. I’m pretty sure that’s because they get hotter in the sun and then cool off at night, resulting in a more radical change in temperature throughout each day. In my experience, this occurs more frequently on darker colored cars. This happens most often when a car is kept outside in the sun for extended periods of time, or if it’s poorly resprayed. I’ll give my opinion on whether it’s worth it or not, but really, that’s up to you! Peeling or Cracked PaintĮventually, the clear coat on a car will weaken and start to peel off. Here’s my advice for how to approach car paint damage repair on everything from key scratches to road rash. Over the last decade, I’ve seen every type of car paint damage there is.
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