So I am on a date with a beautiful woman and was running out of gas. I pull into the gas station and as you know the passenger side is where the gas cap is. She wanted to go in to buy gum so she opened the door and hit the metal part of the gas pump hose and caused a tiny, perhaps 1/8 inch scratch. It's not really a ding but the paint was definitely penetrated. I realize this may all seem petty and perhaps it is but anyone who has bought a brand new car knows the feeling when you get that first scratch or ding. Anyway, the point is, is there a way to fix this with some type of glazing or buffing product? the scratch doesn't appear all that deep. Anyone?

 

I can only hope you 'milked' this incident for the rest of the evening....no pun intended.

 

I second what stardoc said!
Try looking on CL for an airbrush guy for a fix. Or you can just go to the dealer or autobody place to save time.

 

Some of these ding repair places can do amazing things. Suggest you try them. You didn't say if your car has metallic paint or what color it is.

 

oh geez.....that's too bad. i guess the one good thing, if you have to say "good thing" would be that someone else put the first scratch in it and it wasn't you! i would cry if i was the first to dent/ding my own car.

best wishes in getting it all fixed back up again! =)

 

You first have to determine if the scratch went through the clearcoat . If not it can be professionally detailed out . There are some glazing techniques but you will always know it's there . You may have to paint it or you could leave the scratch and at least the next owner would not question whether it was in an accident but it most likely will disturb you.

As for the woman's carelessness -- accidents happen .You also took her on a date to a gas station which is not exacly careful planning either . This could actually be a match . Just don't try any tandem skydiving dates and things will be fine .

Did she ever buy the gum ? That would reveal quite a bit about her.

 

Try a professional detailer...they might/should be able to buff it out.

 

So what?

A friend has over 120,000 miles on his 993 Turbo. It's his daily driver. He can afford any car he wants but prefers the 993. Does he bother about scratches and dings? Nah! Life is too important to worry about things that have happened, big or small.

I frankly can't see why you bothered to post the equivalent of a chipped nail...

 

Try Meguiar's ScratchX

 

A general rule of thumb is if you can feel the scratch with your nail then OTC products will not be enough.

 

Just out of curiousity. Did u right away go out and check the ding and gave OMG face to the girl, or did u pretend like everything was ok. And after she left, u were crying lol.

 

there is a technique, that uses a credit card, wrapped in paper, and some scratch removal paste....if the chip is through the paint, you use a very small instrument to add the touch-up paint. No matter how you do it, you will end up with the dreaded "blob". Then you use the paste (some folks use toothpaste) on the blob, and "shave" it gently with the credit card wrapped tightly in the paper. It works, and there are even some commercial companies that sell special kits like the home-made one I just described. It is still better than a ding........

 

I usually buy a small bottle of touch up paint from dealer then use a tooth pick to fill it back up dot by dot so you don't over fill it.

Follow by wax.

 

I didn't let on that I was upset by it. I realize that the scratch is there to stay and not matter how I respond it will still be there so decided to take the high road and not get myself blown out of the water. She apologized profusely and I shrugged it off and told her not to worry about it and that was that.

 

at least you were cool about it! I had a friend who went postal after a girl scratched his car, and it was a little disturbing to watch