Can this be fixed?

[GaresTaylan]

While moving things in the garage tonight, my wife decided to bang the bladed side of the hedge trimmer into the side of the car. The paint has been corrected a few months back and treated with ceramic coating. Its white paint with a metallic flake in it. 

 

It was difficult to get focus on the pictures. Its not just a scuff, the blade appeared to take a bit of the paint off. If I run my finger across it lightly I can feel a bit of a groove. Enough for a bit of my finger nail to catch on it. 

 

Is this treatable? At my disposal I have:

 

-Revive hand polish

-Swirl & Haze

-Paint Correcting Polish

 

-Cyclo

-Foam and Microfiber cutting pads for cyclo

-Red, blue, orange hex grip pads

[Chonke]

Kinda hard to tell from the pictures, but it looks like it hit the primer. If thats the case, then no detailing products will fix it. The easiest, fastest, and cheapest way will be one of those paint correcting pens, but it probably wont be perfect. Only a paint shop will be able to completely fix that.

 

You can definitely try to use heavy correcting compound to try and blend it out a bit, but I personally dont think its worth the hassle. 

[BrianT]

id fill it in with a paint pen like suggested above and then try to correct it when it has dried for awhile.

[GaresTaylan]

Any recommendations on pens to try? Being as the white has a bit of pearl in the paint I feel I should be a bit more selective.Is Dr Colorchip worth it?

 

Thanks for the replies.

Edited July 19, 2017 by GaresTaylan

[Nathan]

Paint pen with the paint color until filled, then 2 costs clear (other side of paint pen is clear coat), then wet sand, polish, ceramic coat.

 

Obviously let it dry between coats and before you wetsand

[ocdrifter]

Get your paint pen from the dealer they sell the best ones, but do not use the pen tip or the brush that come with it. You can find these types off touch up tip that are precise at any automotive paint supply stores in your area and if you don't know where to get them message me and I'll let you know where to find them.

 

When you do the touch up paint work do one step at a time let each coat dry several hours before proceeding to the next coat.

 

I was going to ask you if you run your nail perpendicular to the scratch is it deep?

 

You can also try to correct this area without touch up and make that line less noticeable.

 

You can also get the divorce papers ready if she's not really remorseful lol

 

Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

[GaresTaylan]

Paint pen with the paint color until filled, then 2 costs clear (other side of paint pen is clear coat), then wet sand, polish, ceramic coat.

Obviously let it dry between coats and before you wetsand

  

Get your paint pen from the dealer they sell the best ones, but do not use the pen tip or the brush that come with it. You can find these types off touch up tip that are precise at any automotive paint supply stores in your area and if you don't know where to get them message me and I'll let you know where to find them.

When you do the touch up paint work do one step at a time let each coat dry several hours before proceeding to the next coat.

I was going to ask you if you run your nail perpendicular to the scratch is it deep?

You can also try to correct this area without touch up and make that line less noticeable.

You can also get the divorce papers ready if she's not really remorseful lol

Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

Thanks for the feedback. I have my color code and found official mopar pens on amazon, but I’ll contact the dealer. I’ll check around for the tips.

 

Really hoping I don’t have to wet sand. That scares me to death TBH. My nail can catch on it when i run it across. It’s hard to tell how deep it is, really.

[ocdrifter]

Use a magnifying glass to look at it closely. If you can see primer then go ahead and touch up the

Ain't but if you can't I would try shrinking it first.

 

I would try shrinking the scratch first without wet sanding use you machine, before you attempt all other procedures.

 

 

Thanks for the feedback. I have my color code and found official mopar pens on amazon, but I’ll contact the dealer. I’ll check around for the tips.

Really hoping I don’t have to wet sand. That scares me to death TBH. My nail can catch on it when i run it across. It’s hard to tell how deep it is, really.

Edited July 19, 2017 by ocdrifter

[Nathan]

Get your paint pen from the dealer they sell the best ones, but do not use the pen tip or the brush that come with it. You can find these types off touch up tip that are precise at any automotive paint supply stores in your area and if you don't know where to get them message me and I'll let you know where to find them.

When you do the touch up paint work do one step at a time let each coat dry several hours before proceeding to the next coat.

I was going to ask you if you run your nail perpendicular to the scratch is it deep?

You can also try to correct this area without touch up and make that line less noticeable.

You can also get the divorce papers ready if she's not really remorseful lol

Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

Have you ever tried using the heat gun to dry the he paint faster?

[ocdrifter]

Yes and No:

 

It's better to let it cure on its own, you don't want to over heat the area and compromise your situation and make it worse, for a newbie I say no as for my self I know a lot about paint and would do it very slowly.

 

 

Have you ever tried using the heat gun to dry the he paint faster?