It is not surprising that license plates can cut into the clear coat and leave nasty deep scratches. That is what happened to this white Mercedes Benz. After the owner had removed the license plate, he saw deep clear coat scratches. In today’s post, I wanted to show you how you can repair it yourself….
This Hyundai had deep clear coat scratches. The owner of the car was very upset when he saw it after coming back from the mall. It looked like someone scratched the car with a key. Bodyshops told the owner it would cost anywhere from $250 to $450 to remove and they would keep the car…
As you can see from the picture above, the scratch on this blue Volkswagen Passat was long and deep. Bodyshop wanted to charge the owner $450 for removing it. That is a lot of money for removing a clear coat scratch. In this post, I will show you how you can remove this scratch for…
As you can see from the picture above, this black Cadillac CTS had a deep clear coat scratch. Bodyshops would charge you anywhere from $300 -$500 to remove it and you would be without a car for a few days. In this post, I will show you how to remove this scratch in 5 easy…
In this post, I will show you how to remove a long deep clear coat of starch from a Toyota Tacoma. This kind of damage can be easily fixed by using sandpaper and rubbing compounds. This will work only if the paint is not damaged. If you can see a primer, the scratch is too…
This car had a small dent on the side. To repair something like this, will cost you hundreds of dollars at the body shop. Who has extra money in this economy? In this post, I will tell you how to do the same repair for a fraction of the cost. All of my car paint…
In this post, I will show you how to repair deep bumper scratches on a Porsche Cayenne. As you can see from the photo above, scratches went through the clear coat layers and paint layers but didn’t damage the primer. Although the damaged area looks small, you will need to spray paint it to get…
This red Ford had peeling paint on the spoiler. It was originally painted by a bodyshop which didn’t do a very good job, but did charge hundreds of dollars for it. The paint starts to peel if cheap products or incorrect processes are used. In this post, you will learn how to fix peeling paint…
In this post, I will show you how to spray paint a plastic bumper that was improperly painted by a local body shop. After paying hundreds of dollars to a body shop, you would think that the paint job would last. But it is not always the case. Not all body shops know what they…
This Lexus IS had peeling paint on the spoiler. The spoiler was painted before, but incorrect products or processes were used resulting in the car paint peeling. The reason is that some of the layers lost adhesion with the surface under it. Since not all paints stick to plastic, you need to follow the plastic…