scratches and touch up paint

ttbryson · 08-10-2006, 11:38 PM

Hi everyone,

I'm new here but was just wondering if I could get a few opinions from you guys.

I bought a new 06' Civic Coupe EX (Automatic) and I love it. Unfortunatly, very unfortunatly, I was parking downtown on Robson and touched a post with the rear quarter panel of my car. If I was a few centemeters to the right I would have been fine. Problem was the post was 2.5 feet tall and in a stupid spot (enough of me justifying) i'm just not that type of driver usually.

Anyway, now that I've had time to cool off from my stupid mistake, I'm left with a semi-small paint scratch on the very bottom and mid-bottom of my back corner. (about 10 cm long) There was a bit of (yellow) paint transfer but that came off easily.

It was already buffed out but unfortunatly there was some of my acutal "atomic blue pearl" paint removed from the surface and a bit of black is coming through. It feels like the surface underneath is plastic, no metal surface was scraped.

My question is... what do you all think would be the best way to go about this? I dont really want to spend $200-$400 for the dealer to charge me for touch-ups, but at the same time it needs to be fixed because its a new car and looks ugly haha.

I have a can of the exact touch up paint that would be used for the car. I COULD do it myself but that would be a sin, and I wouldn't know where to begin in actually painting the car. Or I could let the dealer handle it all 100%What do you guys think? And would I need to apply a clear-coat after doing the touch up paint? any other worries? thanks guys

Jazzie · 08-11-2006, 04:56 AM

Hi, the paint products and instructions are easy to use and follow on both sites below:

http://www.paintscratch.com/

&

http://www.langka.com/

Jazzie

**marc-o-lishuz** · 08-11-2006, 12:48 PM

hey ttbryson!

here's a thread in the Vancouver forums where we talk about fixing some damage:
aww~~ scratched my car today >< !! help !!

Type-Si is a good person to ask because he used to paint and prep cars here in Vancouver. he doesn't do it anymore, but he can give you some advice. also, a pic would help.

hopefully you'll get your coupe back in shape.

ttbryson · 08-13-2006, 08:08 PM

here are some pictures of the scratch. The main scratch is the one that is very visible, and there are slight streak marks that might be able to be buffed out eventually.

The surface underneath is plastic I believe, so I don't think that rust should be a problem? Let me know if i'm wrong

The plastic panel was dented in slightly, but we fixed that with a suction cup already. There are slight (white) stress marks from the top to bottom.

06CivEXJon · 08-13-2006, 10:33 PM

Touch up should fix it man,good luck!

Maxpilot · 08-14-2006, 06:45 PM

Use some polishing compound to remove the superficial scratches first. Then I think you can use touch-up paint for the scratches that go down to the primer. You might be able to find a paint shop that could air-brush that small area and you would not even know the difference.

08-10-2006, 11:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
ttbryson Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver Age: 19 Posts: 10 iTrader: 0 / 0%	scratches and touch up paint Hi everyone, I'm new here but was just wondering if I could get a few opinions from you guys. I bought a new 06' Civic Coupe EX (Automatic) and I love it. Unfortunatly, very unfortunatly, I was parking downtown on Robson and touched a post with the rear quarter panel of my car. If I was a few centemeters to the right I would have been fine. Problem was the post was 2.5 feet tall and in a stupid spot (enough of me justifying) i'm just not that type of driver usually. Anyway, now that I've had time to cool off from my stupid mistake, I'm left with a semi-small paint scratch on the very bottom and mid-bottom of my back corner. (about 10 cm long) There was a bit of (yellow) paint transfer but that came off easily. It was already buffed out but unfortunatly there was some of my acutal "atomic blue pearl" paint removed from the surface and a bit of black is coming through. It feels like the surface underneath is plastic, no metal surface was scraped. My question is... what do you all think would be the best way to go about this? I dont really want to spend $200-$400 for the dealer to charge me for touch-ups, but at the same time it needs to be fixed because its a new car and looks ugly haha. I have a can of the exact touch up paint that would be used for the car. I COULD do it myself but that would be a sin, and I wouldn't know where to begin in actually painting the car. Or I could let the dealer handle it all 100%What do you guys think? And would I need to apply a clear-coat after doing the touch up paint? any other worries? thanks guys

08-11-2006, 12:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
marc-o-lishuz ESPAÑA SIEMPRE! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 26 Posts: 22,484 Marc iTrader: 2 / 100%	hey ttbryson! here's a thread in the Vancouver forums where we talk about fixing some damage: aww~~ scratched my car today >< !! help !! Type-Si is a good person to ask because he used to paint and prep cars here in Vancouver. he doesn't do it anymore, but he can give you some advice. also, a pic would help. hopefully you'll get your coupe back in shape. __________________ forum rules / whistler06 / whistler07 / my flickr

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08-11-2006, 04:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jazzie Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 80 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hi, the paint products and instructions are easy to use and follow on both sites below: http://www.paintscratch.com/ & http://www.langka.com/ Jazzie

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06CivEXJon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monument/Colorado Springs Colorado Posts: 4,333 Jon iTrader: 0 / 0%	Touch up should fix it man,good luck!

08-14-2006, 06:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Maxpilot Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Use some polishing compound to remove the superficial scratches first. Then I think you can use touch-up paint for the scratches that go down to the primer. You might be able to find a paint shop that could air-brush that small area and you would not even know the difference.