Inexpensive Ways to Repair Small Car Scratches
The sight of scratches on your car creates a painful moment, no one would like to see scratches on their beautiful car. Besides causing rust damage to your car, scratches can make you car look ugly. It can be a frustrating too, if you don't know how to repair the scratches on a low budget. The following ways are some of the inexpensive ways on how to repair small car scratches.
You should be able to repair the small car scratches by yourself, even if you lack the experience in auto body or car repair. A small scratch on your car, can lead you to difficult point especially if you are not sure how much you are likely to spend on the repair. Most times it takes so much less than the insurance deductible to do the repair.
However, it is also a fact that the repairs can cost you some good amount of money which you will have to pay out of your pocket if you take for repair at am auto body shop. The easiest and inexpensive way to fix the small scratches is to do it yourself. With the right materials sold in local auto parts stores you can do the job within an hour or so.
How to repair the small scratches on your car
Wash the car with car washing soap, using a soft sponge dipped in the soapy water, remove any dirt on the surface. After washing the car, allow it dry completely before you begin to repair the areas with scratches, park it in the shade and not in direct sunlight.
Use your fingernails to feel the depth of the scratches, if there is little depth then you can use a scratch remover to remove the scratches. Use a microfiber cloth to apply the scratch remover andrub itvigorouslyover the area with scratches. Repeat this process several times until the scratches are no longer visible.
Apply the car polish over the area to bring out a sparkling shine, and reduce the appearance of the scratch. Use a cotton cloth to apply the car polish by rubbing it vigorously, over the area that has scratches in a circular motion and give your car a new look.
The car polish should be able to buff up the area until the scratches are no longer visible. You can ask for an inexpensive scratch remover from any auto part shop, and repair the small scratches on your car.
The cost of car scratch removers available, varies with the type of scratch. Scratches are divided into three levels, light, medium and deep scratches, and it is therefore important for you to inform the auto parts dealer what type of scratch you want to repair, so that the dealer can sell to you the right scratch remover.
