Wetsanding Keyed Panel

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My friend has a Dark Toreador Red 2007 Ford Focus that was keyed at his place of work. The person we believe was responsible has since been let go but the damage remains. Rather than have the area repainted, I'm hoping to get some advice to wetsand this scratch out.



Any tips? :thx



Here's a photo of the beastly thing. :sadpace:



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If it's to the metal fill it with a bit of body filler wet sand it down nice and smooth. FThen fill it with matched touch up paint. Wetsand down till nice and smooth again. Compund, Polish and wax out.
 
Jakerooni said:
If it's to the metal fill it with a bit of body filler wet sand it down nice and smooth. FThen fill it with matched touch up paint. Wetsand down till nice and smooth again. Compund, Polish and wax out.
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Touch up paint can't be very thick though? Won't wetsanding them compounding it pretty much wear right through whatever you apply to the area?
 
Not to hijack but,



4" pads and something like OC or m105 via PC can polish out 2000 or 3000 wetsanding marks right? It isn't necessary to use a rotary anymore?
 
Jakerooni you are right "patiance is key"! How i got my key was to buy an old japanese katana & hand polish it using stones ranging from 800 to 8000 grit. Once you've done that a few times theres not too much you cant tackle. Great work by the way :2thumbs:
 
Touch up paint is the quickest and easiest way to handle it. Make sure to clean out the scratch first. And remember you can always apply more touch up paint later.
 
GoudyL said:
Touch up paint is the quickest and easiest way to handle it. Make sure to clean out the scratch first. And remember you can always apply more touch up paint later.
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It may quick and easy, but it will look like crap.
 
Legacy99 said:
Or wetsanded and that's what the OP was after.
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Great idea, wetsand a scratch that goes all the way to the metal. :nono :nono :nono



You are better off filling in the scratch with multiple thin coats of touch up paint/clearcoat, until the touch up paint is higher than the rest of the paint. Then you can use polishing compound to make it level with with rest of the paint.
 
GoudyL said:
You are better off filling in the scratch with multiple thin coats of touch up paint/clearcoat, until the touch up paint is higher than the rest of the paint. Then you can use polishing compound to make it level with with rest of the paint.
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I would wetsand that touch up back before compounding. Way more precise & alot quicker.
 
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