Newbie from Queens NY with questions

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Hello,
I'm newbie from Queens NY. I just got my first ever brand new car exactly 2 weeks ago on Memorial Day, and unfortunately I already scratched my car and this is why I'm here! I was backing my car and it bushed against the street pole. I would say the scratches are not deep but involves large area. I did some research on DIY car scratch repair but there are so many different tools and products and I'm not sure what's my best solution? For example, can I use touch-up paints or they are for rather deep scratches? I found some touch-up paint products from Automotivetouchup.com and DrColorChip.com. Are they legit websites?
For minor scratches, would rubbing compound work? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!


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1st what kind of car is it.
2nd get you some touch up paint, and yes those are legit sites.

This was done with my flex 3401 w/lc hybrid orange pad

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Forgot to add that i used menzerna fg-400

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Welcome to autogeek as for your hiccup you may just have paint transfer depending upon how soft your paint is therefore compounding and polishing the paintwork may help through if its deep you will want to mix base color and clear color together and apply it to vehicle and level it out with sand paper then compound and polish to high shine
 
sleepybird said:
Hello,
I'm newbie from Queens NY. I just got my first ever brand new car exactly 2 weeks ago on Memorial Day, and unfortunately I already scratched my car and this is why I'm here! I was backing my car and it bushed against the street pole. I would say the scratches are not deep but involves large area. I did some research on DIY car scratch repair but there are so many different tools and products and I'm not sure what's my best solution? For example, can I use touch-up paints or they are for rather deep scratches? I found some touch-up paint products from Automotivetouchup.com and DrColorChip.com. Are they legit websites?
For minor scratches, would rubbing compound work? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!


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Welcome! I am also from NY - Nassau County.

If you can post some pics that would permit a wide ranging set of recommendations to come your way.
 
Welcome and sorry to hear of the damage to your new baby. I'm from Suffolk county NY and I also have a house in Queens. I would post up more info such as Make and model . I would also include a clear picture of the damage . This way you could be pointed in the most beneficial direction.
 
As a rule of thumb, if you can hook a fingernail into the scratch then is too deep to polish out and will require respraying. Otherwise it's quite possible that it will polish out, although it may also require sanding.
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Wow this is my first post with questions and I'm thrilled by all the helps I'm getting. Thanks guys!

It's the 2014 Nissan Rogue Select in brilliant silver (I think the paint code is K23) color. Here are the photos. The ones on the rear side door are caused by brushing against the street pole. I think they are minor because my wife was standing right in front of it and still didn't see it (Her presence near that area always gives me the sweats!). Do you think polishing can do it?

There's also a tiny one in the front near headlight - this one is tiny but has depth to it. This one was there before the scratches at the rear and I'm not sure if it already had it when I picked-up the car or afterward but called the dealer where I bought the car and they told me to bring it in and they will patch it up for me.

All helps are greatly appreciated!

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from the look of the pictures, looks like most if it can be polished out. its hard to tell, but if your finger nail catches across them they are to deep to polish out and would need some touch up paint. if you can see metal or black from the plastics, you will need the touch up paint for sure.
 
Yeah they are much much lighter than I expected. Looks like they would come out. If you werent 6 hours away Id help you out.
 
I probably live an hour or less from you so feel free to contact me via PM if you are interested in taking a trip out to Nassau for a few hours.

Some of those scratches can probably be buffed out and certainly reduced to a degree that one would really need to inspect the surface to find them.

I don't think you will be able to get all of them out though. The reason is simple; your incident was metal vs. metal. The main point of contact between vehicle and pole had to get some depth into a few of those striations. I know this from a little bit of experience. :) Odds are good you will need some wetsanding and a touch-up paint regimen (and I hope to be wrong).

Depending on where you want to go with this.... here are some links for you to review. Not only will you have a good sense of reality relative to your situation, you should get a good sense that there is hope for your situation and clearly an opportunity to learn an art form. :-)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/30379-dr-colorchip-before-during-after.html

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/80145-key-repair-fellow-autogeek-huge-pressure.html

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/43535-key-repair-step-step-procedure.html
 
Thanks for all the advices and the helpful links.

Ran my fingernails thru them and they don't stuck - I guess that's good news. I took a close-up shot of the worst area. Please take a look.

Assuming this can be completely polished off, what would be the max you're willing to pay to the auto shop /dealer to fix?

If I do it myself, what kind of products/tools do I need?


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Getting "stuck" is not what you are assessing. If you feel ridges as you pass your finger over them then they are deep. A body shop may be able to compound and polish them out in ~ 30 minutes. To do it yourself you would need clay, a polisher, pads, compound and finishing polish and then a wax.

Is that pearlized paint?
 
Not sure what pearlized mean but I think it's "no" - it's K23Liquid Platinum Silver Metallic/Brilliant Silver.

Now I'm not sure if it's deep or not. I'm bringing it to the dealer tomorrow. Not sure how much I should be willing to pay.



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Good luck my friend as for plearlized paint that simply means that the paint will have the sheen (shine) of a pearl and you should only be looking to pay no more than one or two hundreds depending upon if they do it in house or take it to another shop lastly dont be scared to ask me or any of us (far or nearby) for help
 
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Not sure what pearlized mean but I think it's "no" - it's K23Liquid Platinum Silver Metallic/Brilliant Silver.

Now I'm not sure if it's deep or not. I'm bringing it to the dealer tomorrow. Not sure how much I should be willing to pay.

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When you visit the dealer, be sure to ask them if they do the work in-house, send the vehicle to a body shop, or bring someone over. Many times you can just cut them out of the equation and go direct. The dealerships tend to use body shops close by.
 
I went to the dealer and they compounded up the rear scratches for me. See attached photos. I say the scratches are gone except for tiny 2 lines - you have to look really hard to see the 2 lines. They used touch-up paints in the front and they told me the bubble will come off when it dries (hopefully it's true otherwise it's an eyesore). They did all these free of charge for me since I just bought the car from them. I bought a small bottle touch-up paint from them for $20 including tax, just in case. Anyway, thank you all for all the helps and advices, especially mwoolfso.
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Glad to hear the great news though did they add clear coat to that touch paint area ???
 
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