Damaged R2's paint

[R2D2]

A couple of weeks ago I drove out of a carpark and clattered over one of those devices designed to stop you driving in the exit. The devices caught my front mud flaps and made a din. Shortly after this incident I decided to remove the front mud flaps as I have to use that car park. The drivers side one left tiny marks which I polished out but the passenger side left a 1 inch scratch which went right through the paint and left an ugly graze as well.

Today I decided to fix these marks. I cleaned out the graze and crazed with T Cut scratch repair and then I touch in the scratch with a touch up paint. I let it dry and then I have been using T cut until I flattened the raised dry paint. The result is OK but the scratch is now matt though. What do we think? Can't decide if it should be smart repaired.

Sorry about the photos. The mark is visible in the 3rd and 4th photos.

 

[boxbrownie]

Hard to see as your camera focussed on the reflected stone drive not the bodywork.

Only you can decide, if it nags at you then you will have to get it repaired, otherwise leave it as long as its protected.

 

[R2D2]

Pic 3 shows the damaged bit the most.

 

[boxbrownie]

Pic 3 shows the damaged bit the most.

In that case I'd leave it.......its obviously hard to spot, well for me at least

 

[MOCAŠ]

I'm just amazed it managed to get through the 25 coats (and counting?) of wax.

 

[Ted]

I'm sorry but I can't see a thing as my pupils have contracted so much.

 

[jaymanek]

I cant see anything either!

 

[R2D2]

Now can you see it?

 

[whitenemesis]

Only if I squint

BTW don't black cars show terrible orange peel paint finish?

 

[Sp!ke]

Only if I squint

BTW don't black cars show terrible orange peel paint finish?

That orange peel is paricularly bad I must say. The problem now is getting through the 50 coats of wax in order to be able to polish it out.

 

[whitenemesis]

Can one polish out orange peel?

 

[Sp!ke]

Absolutely.

 

[Druk]

One can only begin to imagine the stooshie on here if you ever get a real scratch.

 

[R2D2]

hmm. I looked at the door in daylight and it doesn't look as orange peeled as it does in the photos. I think the gravel reflection was playing havoc with the camera!