So the wife got a little close to a boulder out in the yard this weekend and scratched her X730 on the fender. I don't want to keep it as-is because it looks horrible. What is the easiest way to make it look good again? I am not a painter, so please keep that in mind. I was thinking about taping off the good parts and trying to spray paint just where the scratches were, but there might be too many. I also wasn't sure if a touchup brush would make it look ok or not as well. Any ideas?
X730 Scratch Help
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So the wife got a little close to a boulder out in the yard this weekend and scratched her X730 on the fender. I don't want to keep it as-is because it looks horrible. What is the easiest way to make it look good again? I am not a painter, so please keep that in mind. I was thinking about taping off the good parts and trying to spray paint just where the scratches were, but there might be too many. I also wasn't sure if a touchup brush would make it look ok or not as well. Any ideas?
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I just picked one up today during lunch. I will give it a try and see what it does. Anything has to look better than what it currently looks like.
That's what I thought on my last truck. A little touchup turned into painting the whole thing to fix what I had done.
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This may sound stupid and get totally laughed off, but have you ever seen those scratch fix sticks for wood? They're basically a crayon. You use it to fill the scratch, then buff the surface even. It isn't perfect, but it looks better than the scratch.
I've seen similar things in some auto parts stores.
Trick would be to find the right green.
I've seen similar things in some auto parts stores.
Trick would be to find the right green.
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I like this idea. :thThumbsU
You could even take it to the next level and use bedliner.
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:ditto: Treat it as character and every time you get on it will remind you not to get close to that rock again...
Any spray paint has a 95%+ chance of looking paint bombed.... Almost every X unit I have seen with damage someone has tried to repair looked like crap.... color didn't match.... paint was dull or too shiny... etc...
Good luck with the touch up paint hope it works though!!
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+1 on the bedliner
One can of rustoleum bed liner wil do both sides with left over
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now the crazy thing is the paint might look close when wet.. when it dries it could b worse off .. it's just one of those things ya gotta live with..
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I could get that out with a DA sander. Once all level, paint it so that it's blended in. No tape, because tape will leave a line. 2 clearcoat, I'm thinking.
Had the same kind of scratch on the hood. Easy to fix. Didn't come from a rock but a big log.
Had the same kind of scratch on the hood. Easy to fix. Didn't come from a rock but a big log.
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