Accidentally scratched the roof of the car with an umbrella and I need to know the best way to get the scratches fixed that won’t send me to the poor house. Has anyone got any tried and true scratch fixes that actually work? Products that are beneficial? Help!
Posted Jul 10, 2021, 2:08 AM UTC
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How deep is this scratch? Shallow scratches can usually be buffed out with some polishing compound and elbow grease. This basically removes paint around the scratch until it's smooth again. Anything that claims to fill in the scratch is basically BS. If it's deep, but not to bare metal, just don't worry about it, there's no cheap fix. If it's down to metal, use some touchup paint (even clear is fine for this) just to make sure it doesn't rust.
It’s not to the metal but you can see the white undercoat.
There really isn't much you can do. You can use color matched touchup paint, but the surface will look wrong, which really isn't much better than the scratch itself. Since it's on the roof, it's best to just leave it alone and move on.
Here’s a quick vid of the scratch.
https://imgur.com/a/05kHmjR
So if there’s nothing I can do myself, what am I looking at cost wise to get a pro fix do ya think?