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    Default How bad is this? How to fix...will it buff out?

    So, this is an area I don't have much experience in.... Looking for some help and or advice...

    Went out to my truck today and discovered a pretty big scratch on my trucks' tailgate. It's about 7" wide and 2" tall. It doesn't seem to ba done maliciously and more of an accident, but still bummed it happened. I dont think it is a deep scratch, but it is definitely prominent and sticks out.

    How hard is this gonna be to fix? Am I looking at a respray of the tailgate, or will the magical "that'll buff out" actually be an option?

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    That looks like it'll buff out, for real.
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    It's a little hard to see, is it for sure a scratch or is it possible that it is be plastic/paint transfer? Regardless you can probably minimize it a lot, if it can't be removed.

    Also, I still have that graphics tablet for you if you still want it haha - let me know.

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    Respray is overkill.

    Buff it out. Worst case it'll be 90-95% gone.

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    Agreed with the above.

    Take a look at this ChrisFix video for removing paint transfer using common products:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zzq5f8x5f4

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    Agreed, 90-95% buff out.

    Call Peter at Precision Auto Films, he does a great job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rx7boi View Post
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    Agreed with the above.

    Take a look at this ChrisFix video for removing paint transfer using common products:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zzq5f8x5f4

    I keep forgetting how to embed.
    To embed YouTube videos, you go [YōuTube] paste only the shit in that I put in bold below, then [/YouTübe]

    https://youtu.be/7zzq5f8x5f4
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    That looks 100% wetsand\buffable.

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    @gpomp will know but yeah that buff out
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    Well imagine if instead of writing that letter to the editor, she just posts on a car forum for car enthusiasts. That's Kritafo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spikerS View Post
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    So, this is an area I don't have much experience in.... Looking for some help and or advice...

    Went out to my truck today and discovered a pretty big scratch on my trucks' tailgate. It's about 7" wide and 2" tall. It doesn't seem to ba done maliciously and more of an accident, but still bummed it happened. I dont think it is a deep scratch, but it is definitely prominent and sticks out.

    How hard is this gonna be to fix? Am I looking at a respray of the tailgate, or will the magical "that'll buff out" actually be an option?

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    A good way or rule of thumb to know if a scratch will "buff out" is by running your finger nail over it to see if it gets caught into the scratch. If it doesnt, it can be easily polished out with a polisher.

    If it does, depending on how deep it is wetsanding and polishing may remove it. Another method is using a rotary on high speed to melt/blend the clear to fill in the scratch, this should ONLY be done by people with experience using a rotary on high speed.

    Paint transfer can be easily removed with wax and grease remover (solvent based).

    when someone is buffing, polishing or correcting paint....they literally removing paint. For DIY, I sometime recommend they pickup a paint thickness guage before going crazy with a polisher.

    Cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by rlim891 View Post
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    A good way or rule of thumb to know if a scratch will "buff out" is by running your finger nail over it to see if it gets caught into the scratch. If it doesnt, it can be easily polished out with a polisher.

    If it does, depending on how deep it is wetsanding and polishing may remove it. Another method is using a rotary on high speed to melt/blend the clear to fill in the scratch, this should ONLY be done by people with experience using a rotary on high speed.

    Paint transfer can be easily removed with wax and grease remover (solvent based).

    Cheers
    If it's a rule of thumb, how come you use your fingernail?

    /Groan...

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    Quote Originally Posted by spikerS View Post
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    So, this is an area I don't have much experience in.... Looking for some help and or advice...

    Went out to my truck today and discovered a pretty big scratch on my trucks' tailgate. It's about 7" wide and 2" tall. It doesn't seem to ba done maliciously and more of an accident, but still bummed it happened. I dont think it is a deep scratch, but it is definitely prominent and sticks out.

    How hard is this gonna be to fix? Am I looking at a respray of the tailgate, or will the magical "that'll buff out" actually be an option?

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    Good rule of thumb is run your nail over the scratch to see if it catches in.

    If it does not - a simple cut and polish with varies pad/compound polish variation will solve the problem.
    If it does - depend on how deep it catches, wetsanding should work OR high speed rotary to melt/blend the clear. High speed rotary should only be performed by people with experiences.

    Paint transfer can be easily with wax/grease remover solvent based or isopropyl

    Cheers

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    +1 to @gpomp

    5 mins of his time, and it's like it never even happened. Dude knows his stuff and does this out of his garage. Straight up ninja!
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