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Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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Mudding. Roommate was like "oh cool look at that road,lets go down it" so we went down it, but i unknowingly crossed a fence that was knocked down so when i went to reverse it got hung up underneath my truck and the mud made me slip into a fence post, so when i reversed the dam fence post scratched my nice truck all to hell. I just pray that i didn't put a hole in my new tire!

 

 

Any specific brand of white touch up paint that works the best?

tylerjenkins92@aol.com Senior Enthusiast

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I use duplicolor, doesn't last long, IMO. No touch up lasts that long. Hit it with pressure washer and it's gone. I'd tape it up and sand and spray and clear myself. Look so much smoother, and it'll last a long time. Just sand that spot before you touch up, and it should last though and be smooth.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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your lucky white is a pretty easy color to work with, my old 3500 was white, and i sanded down some scratches like that and used duplicolor white primer and it was pretty damn good.

jblakeney Senior Enthusiast

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Probably can fix it with a pint of paint and a quart of clear.... Might be better off with a quart... If your going to play in the mud or off road in general... Scratches & dents build character...

 

But you can get a pint mixed and the paint injected into a spray can sand out the area tape it out spray it with the paint and it will hide it some what.

 

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Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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Ok, thanks guys. So i need to sand it down and use some white paint to put on it? Is my truck summit white or olympic white? And where can i get some of the same paint to put on it?

old-chevy-dude Senior Enthusiast

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meh leave it..

 

badge of honor IMO.. after all it is a truck...

 

 

 

put a sticker of some kind over it if it bugs you that much..

 

 

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yes I'm joking...

savage99ss Enthusiast

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meh leave it..

 

badge of honor IMO.. after all it is a truck...

 

 

 

put a sticker of some kind over it if it bugs you that much..

 

 

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yes I'm joking...

 

Are you? :uhoh::lol::lol:

mike94silverado Senior Enthusiast

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if you are really concerned about it you could mask off the molding and sand/paint/clear/wetsand/buff the entire panel not just touch up the scratch. if you do it right you shouldn't need to blend due to it being white.

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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alright ya'll thanks, so i need to sandpaper the scratched area and apply the white paint and then a layer of clear coat?. My roommate took his colorado on the road and he got high centered so i had to winch him out. And right as we were leaving i see the maintenance guy for the complex looking at all the red mud on the sidewalk(the mud road is still on the complex property) and he had a little talk with us and told us not to go on the road lol

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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Is this a college you're talking about, because you say roomate? If so, what college, sounds fun as hell!!

Haha yea im at an apartment complex that is kinda sponsored by my college. Im at tri county tech for my first year then im bridging over to Clemson(its an ag school) to get a degree in Agriculture Mechanization. Its been pouring all day so we had to get our trucks a little muddy, and besides who wants to write a diversity paper!

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