any tips on repairing a scratch. i was loading part of a fence into the bed from the side and when i dropped it in the metal latch caught part of the back of the cab where the cab starts turning in at the angle. i can feel it when i run my finger over it....about 4-6" long.....never saw it coming ;(

 

If it's deep enough to feel with a fingernail, it ain't gonna come out. RP and several others around here can give you better advice than I can about going about fixing or camoflaging it somewhat.

 

It will come out, but its not for the inexperienced to try. When my car got scratched at the dealer I watched them fix it. They took touch up paint just mixed up, put it on the scratch and used a real buffer to "melt" the existing paint into the scratch, but you have to be careful doing it. I have never tried it though. The scraches were obvious from 10 foot, and he got them to where you couldn't even feel them let alone see them. This was on a torch red mustang, so close to the same color as your truck.

 

Be proud of the scratches. People will know you actually use your truck for something

 

i had just put the prodigy back in to pick up a new travel trailer.....taking the truck to work to dump the old fence in a dumpster......i just had to walk away before i did break something else...and if you saw it last year, look in my folder and you will see it already had enough scratches to last a lifetime!
and to think, just cleaned it all up a few days ago, the pollen was so thick it probably would have protected the paint! LOL thanks guys.

see the fence in the background.....that is what i removed.

 

Scratch???




that's a scratch...

I borrowed some good stuff. Got it so it was less visible. That's about all you can hope for.

 

Who keyed the truck?

 

well, don't be shy, what did you use?

 

Have no clue who keyed it, but
What I used...

1st) Turtle Wax Rubbing Compound (applied and removed by hand)

2nd) Hi-Temp prodcuts HT-61 Light Power Cut Leveler
Applied w/ a 7" high speed orbital w/ wool pad.

3rd) Meguiars #3 machine polish glaze. This restored the finish and removed the swirl marks.
Applied w/ the 7" high speed orbital, cotton pad.

4th) Turtle Wax. I was out of my Meguiars NXT.
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Besides, a few dings and scratches add character. I bought my truck to use it as a truck - I keep telling myself that and it makes it easier for me to justify when my truck looks like total crap. :o

 

I just got a nice scratch on mine too... Check out my rant in the general discusson forum:

My Truck Just Got Bashed...

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