ottawarealtor

Can a scratch that you can catch your fingernail on be buffed out, or is it necessary to repaint?
I ask because I had my car at the dealer for the last few days and noticed several thin scratches on it when I went to pick it up .They said they will work on it, and I am wondering how much work this will entail.Grateful for any insights!

Krozi

You can feel a wide range of scratches with your nail...depends. If you can REALLY feel it then it might be too deep...if it's just deep enough to hit the paint then you can get away with sanding and buffing the surrounding clear coat a bit to make it more level. It shouldn't look all that bad. Pics would really help.

ottawarealtor

Thanks, I would say the scratches are on the light side,with only minimal catching of the fingernail.I will wait to see what they do and from what you have said,it may be not as serious as I imagined.

ottawarealtor

Update.My dealer called in a firm that did a wet sand on the car and the scratches seemed to have been removed.My question is, is this a permanent solution or should I expect them to reappear after a polish,clean etc.

Anzafin

Wet sanding means that the scratches have been actually sanded off. In a right light and angle, there might be a light line where the scratch was. It all depends how well they did it and how deep the scratches were. When wet sanding or polishing (which is actually sanding too, but very light sanding), the clear coat must not be sanded through. And now if the scratch was through the clear coat, there is some kind of remain (line) visible.

- Antti -

ottawarealtor

Thanks from your fellow nordic countryman!