Suts636 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Has anyone found a reasonable method / company that can remove a key scratch that some arsehole placed across my Loop GTI bonnet, f/o/s wing and door....Chips away and similar won't touch it as its too large a job apparently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 How handy are you with wetsanding and polishing? If the alternative is new paint I'd have a go at touching it up with a paint stick then sanding and polishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 How handy are you with wetsanding and polishing? If the alternative is new paint I'd have a go at touching it up with a paint stick then sanding and polishing.Have you done this before? If so what grades of paper and polishes?Somones touched mine up with a Paint stick and like not sanded it down.i also have a few stone chips i could get rid of + some more Paint issues to do with resprays by Prev owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I've not done any long scratches but did some chips on my silver gti and have done some flatting on a Z3M where someone had just blobbed paint on.Depends how proud it sits but 1500/2000/2500 followed by a coarse machine polish then a lighter pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Okay, il give that a go over the summer. il buy a touch up kit and do as much as i can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubsy Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 (edited) You'd be surprised how little it would cost to have that area repainted im most cases I found it was cheaper to have say a bonnet painted than to have chips or scratches repaired by a company like chipsaway Edited May 26, 2012 by dubsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suts636 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Thanks for your suggestions folks, I'll give them a go. Dubsy, how much did it cost for a bonnet respray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindylou Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Hi guysI too have had malicious keying on my yellow 1.0 w reg. I keep it in the garageovernight now my son in law is a panel beater his advise it is ok to touch it up with a tiny brush just letting the paint fill the goudges but the big issue is the colour match if it is not 100% perfect it will look dreadful and as all my panels are damaged that would mean a whole respray !!!! I am going to an auto paint mixer to get as best a match as possible hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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