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Help! Car got whacked by a rug on freeway and paint scuff marks
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this is the one time it's true: "it'll buff right out"
If you're up to it, get yourself a dual action polisher and some good compound, polish, and wax. I'd even do it for you if I were up north.
anyways, sounds like a good joke to be made about a defective flying carpet
If you're up to it, get yourself a dual action polisher and some good compound, polish, and wax. I'd even do it for you if I were up north.
anyways, sounds like a good joke to be made about a defective flying carpet
Here! Blocked out me since it was in reflection. This is just the side mirror
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It’s really hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like most of that should buff out. Like gaswalla suggested, get yourself a random orbital polisher and some buffing compound and see what you can do. I have had really good luck with Chemical Guys’ VSS compound. You can find a decent polisher at Harbor Freight that won’t break the bank.
Just did thiss. Couldn't feel it. It feels smooth and will temporarily make the scruff disappear but then re-appear again.
Since my headlights and side mirror plastic connector piece are both significantly scratched, do I initiate an insurance quote to get them fixed? Or contact Tesla mobile service to order parts, etc?
EDIT: The bodyshop said if they can't polish it away... they'll need to repaint which costs $3k...?
EDIT: The bodyshop said if they can't polish it away... they'll need to repaint which costs $3k...?
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No, no, no!
I had something similar to our rear bumper. Called in a mobile auto paint guy. State of the art paint mixing system in the van. He came out, spent a couple of hours sanding, priming, and spray painting multiple coats. Looks as good as new. Cost $300.
You're in Sunnyvale. Kirk is in Hollister. I'm sure he'll come up to you. Give him a call.
The Paint Doctor - Hollister, CA
Specialties: This is a mobile expert automotive cosmetic paint repair service. Established in 2003. The owner Kirk Wohler has been in the Auto Painting Business for over 29 years.
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Wow this is amazing TY! I don't think there's anything that can be done to the housing itself though, right? I.e., the front headlight housing and the black piece that connects the side mirror to the body of the car? Neither of those are paint-relatedNo, no, no!
I had something similar to our rear bumper. Called in a mobile auto paint guy. State of the art paint mixing system in the van. He came out, spent a couple of hours sanding, priming, and spray painting multiple coats. Looks as good as new. Cost $300.
You're in Sunnyvale. Kirk is in Hollister. I'm sure he'll come up to you. Give him a call.
The Paint Doctor - Hollister, CA
Specialties: This is a mobile expert automotive cosmetic paint repair service. Established in 2003. The owner Kirk Wohler has been in the Auto Painting Business for over 29 years.
Sure thing; happy to help!
Right, Kirk isn't going to be able to do anything about those. The trim is probably pretty easy to replace. Heck, I chrome deleted our Model 3 myself. And if I can do it, anyone else can. The front headlight housing will need to be repaired or replaced.
just curious how close to the original color was he able to match? I saw some yelp pics and some of them look quite... different. It could be due to lighting though
Identical.
He uses the paint code from Tesla, to mix a blend that matches the factory paint perfectly. The one way I could see there being a difference is if the original paint is old and faded.
He uses the paint code from Tesla, to mix a blend that matches the factory paint perfectly. The one way I could see there being a difference is if the original paint is old and faded.
I tried hunting for the housing and it seems I may have to replace the entire unit... Ebay has them for like $800. I found the part number from tesla part catalog but can't find a price. Any idea where to find OEm price from Tesla? Or I gotta walk into a service center
