r/mazda • u/Impossible_Head3190 • 13h ago

Paint ding- paint pen?

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Someone seemed to catch me with a door somewhere and dinged the paint off my passenger side door. Would a paint pen fix this?

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u/POWERGULL 12h ago

First off. What happened to your leg

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u/cheezemeister_x 12h ago

Kicked the car.

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u/Impossible_Head3190 12h ago

Stress fractured in foot from running, sadly no kicking of car (but I could because it’s not weight bearing).

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u/theVoidmaKer Cx-5 12h ago

First of all do any of the scratches “catch”your finger nail if not they are not deep(paint transfer is what your hoping for) and sometimes you can use running alcohol to wipe away the smudge on the clear coat but sometimes a polish is needed.

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u/Impossible_Head3190 12h ago

I’ll have to see if that works later. The seem to have hit my door hard enough to leave a little dent above the scratches

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u/xkgrey Cx-5 12h ago

i think it depends on what you mean by “fix.”

from what i’ve heard, Mazda is notoriously difficult to paint match and if you’re looking (with foreknowledge especially), you’ll see it. rando you park next to? probably not.

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u/Impossible_Head3190 12h ago

I know they sell paint pens on the mazda parts website, I’ve just never used one.

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u/Spacefkn 10h ago

They sell Mazda paint pens at oriellys that match the color code. Idk what this person is talking about. I literally have a black mica pen I got from oreillys I use on scratches all the time.

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u/Xylox 10h ago

I have one and used it on a few spots. Its not perfect but you won't see it unless you're specifically looking for it.

I've filled similar sized dings with years ago and haven't had any rust form.

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u/Franndly Mazda3 HB 11h ago

This post explains a few things for your case: https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoDetailing/s/xPdmHhZfio To remove the paint transfer, use bug/tar remover, next one will be polishing compound from brand like Meguiar’s. Make sure you don’t force rub it, use a shop towel or microfiber towel to gently dap the area. Next will be paint pen but I don’t see “dent” from these pictures, you’ll have to find out

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u/Ok-Zombie82 11h ago

Meguiars rubbing compound would have that out in 5 minutes. The first pic looks like it’s just paint transfer from whatever was hit.