jargenzi Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 So I must have been driving by while the town was repainting the lines in the road... I get home and notice a ton of white little paint specks on the entire left side of my [almost] year old 2012 Fusion. The paint's black. My genius father decides to take a rust cleaning pad (which i'm sure had some type of non-abrasive metals inside) and lightly scratch through the top clear coat of the hood. Fortunately I caught this and stopped him before he continued. Alas - it began to take the paint off! A neighbor buffed most of the paint spots off my car. The scratches are still there. Pics are below. I've read about clay kits/compound remover on Amazon. I'm ready to take the whole car into the body shop for a repaint or buy a 2013 (if only it were that simple). Anybody have any ideas on how to get this car looking pretty, shiny, and new again? You'd be a life saver! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Forget clay. You'll probably have to sand it first, then go to compound and polish. But this is not a first time DIY job. Find a detailer and let them assess the paint and see if they can fix it without repainting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) So I must have been driving by while the town was repainting the lines in the road... I get home and notice a ton of white little paint specks on the entire left side of my [almost] year old 2012 Fusion. The paint's black. My genius father decides to take a rust cleaning pad (which i'm sure had some type of non-abrasive metals inside) and lightly scratch through the top clear coat of the hood. Fortunately I caught this and stopped him before he continued. Alas - it began to take the paint off! A neighbor buffed most of the paint spots off my car. The scratches are still there. Pics are below. I've read about clay kits/compound remover on Amazon. I'm ready to take the whole car into the body shop for a repaint or buy a 2013 (if only it were that simple). Anybody have any ideas on how to get this car looking pretty, shiny, and new again? You'd be a life saver! Hi jargenzi. :D I would agree with Allen's advice. It is not really a first-timers job. Clay bars will do nothing for that damage and compounding/buffing in this case would be best performed by someone more experienced. Spend the extra bucks (or have your father spend the extra bucks) and take your car to a professional detailer. Have them evaluate and do what is necessary (i.e. sand, compound, polish, buff etc.). You will be much happier in the end. And by the way, whatever your "genius father" used, it definitely was not "non-abrasive". Keep us updated and good luck. :beerchug: Edited July 10, 2012 by bbf2530 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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