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    Default Jimny scratches on wheel arch

    I recently parked my Jimbo at a local shopping centre, on returning I noticed very deep scratches on the Jimbo's front right wheel arch. I have tried Meguiars Scratch X 2.0, but unfortunately the scratches are deep into the plastic of the wheel arch. Can anyone recommend a repairer that can fix this without smoothing out the original slightly textured paint work?

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    I hate shopping centers, my Jimny has gone through the bush, tree's scratching it... etc. All washed off...

    First non-removable scratch? Came from a bloody shopping center....

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    Quote Originally Posted by luckyjimny View Post
    I recently parked my Jimbo at a local shopping centre, on returning I noticed very deep scratches on the Jimbo's front right wheel arch. I have tried Meguiars Scratch X 2.0, but unfortunately the scratches are deep into the plastic of the wheel arch. Can anyone recommend a repairer that can fix this without smoothing out the original slightly textured paint work?

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    Unfortunately the texture is in the plastic, and not the paint. Any attempt to respray results in a smoother surface, i.e nice shiny wheel arch flares.
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    Bloody hell, I am just as mad .....
    Stupid taxi sideswiped me on my return trip from Pretoria on Thursday.
    Got a quote from Chako Panel beaters (these are the ONLY guys I'll allow to do bodywork on my cars - they are GREAT!) for R 3800.00 Sincerely hope that I don't end up with a shiny left front side .... they DID look at the car and paint and quoted me. Trust this is going to be okay, as the only other alternative is to leave it as is, and it is SO ANNOYING! Friggin taxi!!!!
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    I have been wondering for a while now if plasti-dip would solve the problem....my scratched are all on the speckled part of the paint, wheel arches etc...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay4 View Post
    I have been wondering for a while now if plasti-dip would solve the problem....my scratched are all on the speckled part of the paint, wheel arches etc...
    Expected from how you drive
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