dont you hate it ?

[TOYOtacoma07]

when people wear obnoxiously large watches and scratch your hood when they touch your hood ??

u need some light to see it but when u do see it, its pretty unsightly..

anyone know of any good scratch repairs ? i dont think i want to take it to a shop for this one, i wanna go with something quick that i can do myself. thanks in advance.

[humanoid]

moved to detailing forum

[PhatRoyale]

do you own a buffer?

if so, then some polish with a cutting pad can repair it easily

[TOYOtacoma07]

nope no buffer. my unc told me that a chip stick would take care of it. but im a little iffy on that. id rather do a thorough job on it. any other ideas ?

[bunghole]

Seriously, buy the Porter Cable 7424. I bought it for some scratches I got on a Baja trip (branches and what not) and it totally paid for itself by allowing me to buff out the scratches. You'll end up using it each time you wax your car and it will save you time. It does a really nice job even if you don't know what you are doing. But learn on the internet about how to use if first of course.

[TOYOtacoma07]

yea everyones been recommending that so i might just get one when i can front the cash. i know its only one scratch but u know it looks ugly haha plus i have 4 other cars that can use some attention

[Pb]

That doesn't look too bad. Polish and buffer should fix it like new. A PC 7424 buffer can pay for itself pretty quick. Paying someone else to fix scratches isn't cheap.

[TOYOtacoma07]

Originally Posted by Pb

That doesn't look too bad. Polish and buffer should fix it like new. A PC 7424 buffer can pay for itself pretty quick. Paying someone else to fix scratches isn't cheap.

you got that right. im not willing to dish out however much it costs for a fix up i can probably do myself. plus, that buffer seems like a good investment. i just need to find one haha thanks for the tips PB. always helpful as usual !

[CharmCityES]

i hate when lil kids touch my car and put sticky handprints all over
one id today was carrying his moms purse, ran it along the side of my camry and left me a nice long scratch

[TOYOtacoma07]

yea that happened once while i was picking up my niece from school. all these kids' backpacks ran along the side of the my 4runner. and left a few scratches. i know it'll happen someday, but when you know it ould have been avoided, it pisses you off