Your car’s paint job is more than just for looks. Its purpose is actually to protect your car’s metal panels from corrosion and rust that can quickly destroy it. If you drive your car under normal circumstances, it’s inevitable that you’re going to experience a paint scratch or chip at one time or another. It can be caused by a number of factors including:
- A stone kicked up by a passing vehicle
- A door ding in a parking lot
- A rust spot breaking through your paint
Dents, scratches, chips, and other things caused by small accidents are just unavoidable. Nonetheless, these are minor problems as a careful car paint scratch repair can make them nearly invisible.
The car paint is a clear-coated catalyzed enamel that is hardened by different types of toxic chemicals. Let’s see how to fix deep scratches or chipped paint by 3 ways below.
Paint blemishes, if they are left unrepaired, can not only make your car appear worn and old but can rust, corrode, or spread. That means more costly repairs that must be done by specialized body shops.
The best time to treat a paint scratch is as soon as you discover it. Have matching touchup paint on hand in the event you need to use it.
Touchup paint can be found at auto parts stores and your car dealership’s parts department. Be sure to select the correct paint based on your car’s paint code, found on the driver’s door pillar information label.
Unfortunately, it is a harsh environment that cars drive in. There are stones, dirt, gravel, and other debris that litter the roadway. Objects can get kicked up into the air by vehicles driving in front of your car, or even by your own vehicle. When those objects – however small they may be – hit the paint on your car, paint damage can easily result.
