fixing scratches

16 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 8 Mar 2009, 9:39 pm

#699346

hi i just brought a new bug and she has a few scratches in her paintwork where rocks have hit her

they're starshaped like the cracks u sometimes get in ur windshield

how do i fix them?

thanks

NuZo Officially Full-On Dubber

286 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 7 Jun 2009, 6:31 pm

#717203

sounds like fiberglass cracks to me, and tbh i wouldnt have a clue! but bump for anyone that might kno!!

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Jun 2009, 6:50 pm

#717213

Where on the bug is the paint damage? If it is on the fenders, it may be from stones thrown up from the wheels. Do you have pictures?

In all honesty, there is no way to repair cracks in paint if it is cracked. It will need sanding to bare metal, the high spot in the metal repaired if there is one, the dent repaired if there is one, and then the panel repainted.

This is all relative to the level of quality you require. If you can live with few chips and cracks, then economically the best option is to leave it.

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