How to remove scratches from the car

Do you have a scratch in the car? Quiet! Although it is a pretty odious situation, especially if you have the new car, there are different tricks that will help you to repair this mark on the body and, thus, get your car to look like the first day. Depending on the depth of the brand it will be more or less easy to disguise it, but, anyway, nothing is impossible! Before going to the mechanic, try products that you will easily find in specialized stores and, thus, try to see if it is possible to repair it yourself. In this article we are going to tell you how to remove scratches from the car by discovering the three different forms that currently exist.

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Before we can remove scratches from the car, the first thing we have to do is to repair the depth of it, depending on this, we can do it ourselves or, otherwise, have to go to a mechanic to perform a more intense treatment and professional. The scratches that are made in the transparent layer of the vehicle can be solved in a simple way but the others tend to be more complicated.

A car has 4 layers:

• Transparent layer
• Color layer
• Primer layer
• Steel coating

Depending on the layer that the scratch has reached, it will be easy, or not, to repair it. For example, the marks that can appear by not washing or drying the car well can be easily removed with a good polish; they are considered minor scratches and, at most, they reach the transparent or colored layer.

But when in the scratch you can get to see another color or steel, then we find that the damage is much deeper and to treat it you will need to go to a professional or opt for more elaborate measures that will improve the appearance of the vehicle .

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One of the easiest ways to remove scratches from the car is by applying a pen or pencil repairs scratches, product that you can get in mechanics or specialized stores. You should know that this is not a miraculous method, that is, the result will always depend on the depth of the injury and will only be effective on the milder marks.

You should know that there are two types of pencils in the market:

• Of paint
• Resin

The first ones are designed to disguise the scratch by painting with the color of the body and, thus, disguising the blow as much as possible; those of resin are indicated to fill the mark and, therefore, make it cover and disguise better. So, the first thing is to apply the resin and, when dry, the paint if you want to achieve a perfect result. It is recommended that you leave the car in the sun to dry the resin as quickly as possible, although you should take into account that it usually takes about 4 hours.

But, before applying it, you should wash the area thoroughly to remove any traces of dirt that may be there; think that if the blow has appeared after having hit you with a wall, car or column, the most normal thing is that the body has been particles of that element and, therefore, with a deep cleaning and drying you will get to see the real brand that has stayed in the vehicle.

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On the other hand, there are also some scratch repair kits that are usually sold by the same manufacturers of vehicles or workshops. These kits are usually made up of:

• An applicator brush
• Painting the color of your car
• Lacquer

When the scratch is a bit more serious and deep you will need a more intense type of repair and, therefore, nothing better than these kits that can achieve a more professional result and that you can easily do at home.

The first thing you have to do is clean the body well to remove any particles that may have been impregnated; then we will have to surround the scratch of the car with adhesive tape on the sides to protect the other areas that are not damaged. Once we have it, we will give it a coat of paint with the brush and, when it dries, we will spray the lacquer that will fix it.

For a much more detailed result we recommend that, when everything is dry, you pass a microfiber cloth to polish the area and remove the scratch from the car easily and quickly.

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But if the brand of the car is deeper, then we need to subject the body to a polishing process much more elaborate and that, in, we recommend that it is carried out by a professional so that the result is much better. Anyway, if you consider yourself a "handyman" person and have tools at home, you can try doing it yourself following the steps that we will give you below.

The first thing is to wash and dry the body to reduce the presence of dirt that may have been left in the car. Once clean, we will have to sand the area gently and, always, we will do it in the same direction as the scratch, otherwise we could create new marks.

Now we are going to pass microfiber cloths over the area to polish the scratch well and be able to repair it in depth. Now you will have to apply the compound for electric polishers, that is, an abrasive that corrodes the paint to soften it and leave it perfect to put, then, the wax. Once ready, turn the polisher to the lowest level and move it around the area for a few seconds, making sure, at all times, that you are not crossing the puncture layer.

Depending on the scratch you can be several minutes polishing the body well. When you finish, wash the area again and, when it dries, you will have to apply the wax to seal the paint and, after 4 hours, apply the paint and then the lacquer for a splendid result. In we tell you how to wax the car.

If this process seems a bit complicated, it is best to go to a mechanic to do it from there.