Front Damage - HELP/Advise for fixing

[shockme66]

I ran my car against the garage today and was hoping someone could give me some advise if this could successfully be fixed myself.


Thanks in advanced!!

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[derieuz]

Can you tell if its through the clear coat? If you only see white and no gray (primer) underneath, it isn't through the clear coat. If this is the case, you can use a medium-cut compound followed by a low-cut compound/finishing polish same thing happened to me (similar damage) and it entirely came out

 

[shockme66]

Can you tell if its through the clear coat? If you only see white and no gray (primer) underneath, it isn't through the clear coat. If this is the case, you can use a medium-cut compound followed by a low-cut compound/finishing polish same thing happened to me (similar damage) and it entirely came out

Good to know. It's hard to tell; the picture appears to be white, but when I look at it, it seems to be gray.


How white was yours? I guess I could try the compound. It initially had white paint all over it from the side of my garage; I used Goo-gone and like magic all that came off.

 

[derieuz]

 

[derieuz]

Here is what it looks like after:

Dish Washer Soap Prep, Dried clean
Medium-Cut Compound
Light-Cut Compound
High-Grit, Ultra Fine Polish (Everything was done with a foam applicator by hand)

 

[shockme66]

Looks great. Did you use a orbital or rotary buffer?

 

[Kevin08]

Be careful cutting and buffing on a hard corner like that. The clear-coat isn't as thick on corners as it is on flat or gently sloping surfaces, which is why many detailers will cover them with tape when polishing. I would only tackle that by hand, no power tools.

 

[derieuz]

I did everything by hand, and just like the person above me said, you want to be careful with that corner, try not to like scrub directly on the corner or you'll blend the corner into a radius, I would buff (by hand) on the flat surface for like 5 seconds and then switch to the curved surface and follow those contours, and then repeat and alternate so you can maintain the clear coats sharp corner as much as possible

 

[shockme66]

Thanks for the tips; I'll give it a try.

 

[shockme66]

Ok, went out for lunch and got some compound. This is my initial results. Some areas I think are down to the primer, but I think it cleaned it up a lot.


Thanks for all the help.

 

[derieuz]

looks alot better! you could either just leave that or if it really bugs you (i personally cant see any primer in that pic), you could get touch-up paint and go through that process

 

[shockme66]

Will do; thanks again. I bought a turtle wax compound and it may have not been aggressive enough, but I'll give it a bit more elbow grease this evening.


Thanks again!!

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