advice needed

[xdarkox84]

i drove over a small piece of wood on the highway @70mph, somehow it ended up hitting my rear panel near the wheel, its a deep scratch,what is
the best option to fix this

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[paul123]

:doh:


paint & body shop. Preferably with good yelp rating.

or if budget is tight, some duct tape that matches the paint :lol:

it looks like its scratched through the paint. Another option is to just run some Ford touch up paint over that, and skip the paint & body, insurance deductible, etc. Probably what I would do. But if you have OCD, paint & body.

 

[jasonstang]

Touch it up wet sand and polish.

 

[xdarkox84]

would you use dr.colorchip or would you go to the ford dealer for their touchup paint


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[Redcruzer]

I had a very similar scratch on my 2012 escapes bumper after a guy slid into me after the first rain last year.

Went online and got this Automotive touch up paint and clear coat for about fifty bucks.

Wet sanded, cleaned, masked, sprayed. Came out very nicely. Would use it again in a heartbeat.

 

[Voo Doo]

Get it to a great body/paint shop!! Paint code is on your door jamb!! Same as Ford Explorer I believe??

 

[xdarkox84]

Today,another accident happened to me,on the highway some truck in front of me lost a metal object that hit my front bumper and left a finger size hole, im not sure how to go about this since it's quite big

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[Khyber]

roush time or steeda fascia soon


pretty nasty looking hole.

 

[abuch91]

Damn dude, you have the worst luck, I'm sorry :(

 

[Zodiac]

It would probably be cheaper to buy a complete take off front fascia than to repair and hit your insurance if you put a claim for that. Damn dude that sucks.

 

[Martman GT]

I'd say it's time for a beater DD. That sounds like the highway to Hell. You know, that might make for a good song.... LOL

 

[kn7671]

I'd say it's time for a beater DD.

Considering the same thing myself, but simply to keep the miles down to a minimum instead of racking up 100k miles in 4-years. Benefit, accidental crap like that gets minimized.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

You must drive down this section of road pretty regularly:

 

[altjx]

You must drive down this section of road pretty regularly:

[emoji38] [emoji38]

I'd definitely go to a body shop. No way in hell touch up paint will be satisfying enough on a scratch that big and deep. I had a similar scratch on the passenger door and went straight to the body shop for it. Cost me $400 but it was well worth it.

Touch up paint will just make it look better for now but I'd go with a body shop when you get the chance.

At the rate you're going though, might want to order two Dr Colorchip kits for the future lol.

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[xdarkox]

Im starting to lose a desire to drive on the highway, 20 minutes of driving on surface roads will save you hundreds of dollars on car insurance, GEICO

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