What to Do If a Parked Car Gets Scratched?

[Kevin]

The methods for dealing with scratches on a car are as follows: 1. Hairline scratches: For hairline scratches, polishing or applying a rubbing compound is usually sufficient to remove them. A gentle wipe is often enough to make the hairline scratches disappear. 2. Light scratches: For light scratches, simply prepare a tube of toothpaste. Toothpaste is highly effective for shallow scratches that haven’t damaged the car’s primer. It works particularly well for removing traces left by other vehicles’ paint after a minor scrape or adhesive residues from stickers and other sticky products—most of these marks can be completely wiped away. 3. Moderate to deep scratches: Moderate and deep scratches cannot be repaired by polishing. If the dent is small and does not exceed 5mm, it can be leveled with filler putty before repainting.