how do you remove a scratch on car

[alice]

any ideas - t cut looked chancy. its just a skinny white scratch but really shows up on black. thanks

[Jeremy]

You can get touch-up paint, but unless your car is very new it will probably look pretty obvious. I'd go for the t-cut..

[Seabag]

Arm and Hammer toothpaste is 'miracalous' i find

Use like T cut, just it's very gentle I found

[Jeremy]

Can you "upcycle" it? Brush your teeth first, then polish out scratches with whatever you spit out?

[Seabag]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Can you "upcycle" it? Brush your teeth first, then

> polish out scratches with whatever you spit out?

Yes jez, whatever floats your boat

Go knock your self out on it

[Loz]

Paint on cars is generally made up of two layers - a colour layer and a top lacquer coating. If just the top coat, then you can usually t-cut it down and maybe apply a new layer of lacquer (you can get it at Halfords). If you've gone through the colour layer, you're best to get a paint touch-up expert in.

[alice]

thanks all, Loz does that mean if the scratch looks white its gone through both layers/

[Loz]

Maybe, maybe not. Lacquer scratches look white, but the undercoat may be white as well. Try wetting it - if it looks OK, it's probably just the lacquer.

[Jeremy]

BTW if you t-cut it you're supposed to wax afterwards to protect the bodywork where you've effectively removed the lacquer. But saying that I've never bothered. I guess it depends how much you're "into" your car.

[KidKruger]

Ha ha so funny, just get a new car.

Derrrr !!

[ruffers]

If you don't fancy doing it yourself with T-Cut then https://www.chipsaway.co.uk/ is the kiddie. If it's real, proper, deep then for paintwork I've used JS Coachworks in Forest Hill.

A lot of this is down to a) how severe it is and b) if it's worth it.

In your shoes as you seem a bit nervous on it I'd be going for chipsaway I think.

[ruffers]

If you don't fancy doing it yourself with T-Cut then https://www.chipsaway.co.uk/ is the kiddie. If it's real, proper, deep then for paintwork I've used JS Coachworks in Forest Hill.

A lot of this is down to a) how severe it is and b) if it's worth it.

In your shoes as you seem a bit nervous on it I'd be going for chipsaway I think.

[alice]

like the sound of that - thanks