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Old 08-17-09, 05:08 PM
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So as i was walking back to my car in school and i saw this. How would i fix this? Do i need to bring it to a body shop or I can do this myself. Thanks

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Old 08-17-09, 05:22 PM
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Depends on you, there are quite a few spots that would require touch up paint if I'm looking at it correctly. That is a DIY if you are up for it but the scratches might be able to come out with a buffer. It depends on how deep they are sadly
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would sanding it down be required? in order to get the scuffs out
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Wet sanding may or may not be required for the touch up paint areas. It depends on if you can live with paint blobs or not. For the scuffs, are they paint scuffs or actual scratches?
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it is actual scatches that i can feel, is there anything i can do to not have the paint blobs and i would like to have it smooth again, how many grit of sand paper would you recommend
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You can try the Lanka paint system (I think thats what its called). It works well according to reviewers. The grit I would use is 2000grit and above. It might be slow but I would rather go slow than fast and make a mistake
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