Garage door closed on tailgate - scratch repair suggestions?

[tomas21]

Last night I closed our garage door while the hatch was still opened on our Pilot. Unforunately it put some scratches in the tail gate and I'm trying to figure out the best approach to fixing it myself.

Some approaches that have been suggested but wanted others input

Option 1 Wash car, apply rubbing compound lightly

Option 2 Apply the touchup paint from dealer to the scratch with a fine artist brush, leave a little blob above the surface. let the paint cure for about an hour, then go over the area with detailing clay. It will generally take a while (couple of minutes) to get the touchup level with the clay. You may have to do it multiple times, depending on how much the paint shrinks after fully cured.

[rka4570]

I would try a light polishing compound like Menzerna
Intensive Polish
PO91E - 32 oz. and stay away from rubbing compounds because of the clear finish. It may be possible to lightly polish out the marks especially if the marks are point rubbed off your garage door. My experience with touch-up paints has been the repair looks worse then the touch up especially with metallic paints.

[GlennD]

I too lowered my garage door with the hatch up. I had a body shop repaint the door. It cost me $500 but they did a superb job and it looked perfect.

[sblvro]

though late, you might need this gadget for your garage for the future.

Amazon.com: garage parking aid

[AppGap]

Call your dealer and ask who they use for their on the lot bumper repair guy. That is easily repaired by one of those guys who does a good job for about $85 in this area. Take them about an hour. Rub all you want but that is going to leave a mark...........

[armandjones82]

I found this how to solutions on how to fixed it. There are 2 options:

First is this one that deals with damaged tailgate:

1.

Locate the damaged area of the vehicle.

2.

Determine which part or parts of the vehicle are damaged. For example if your drivers side front fender is damaged, then also check for damage at the door either from being pushed into it, or from contact. Clean off any loose paint using a cloth or rag.

3.

Visually inspect the damage, dents can be popped out and will most likely need to be painted. Scratches or scores that go into the metal, can be bondo'd; the process of using a polyester or fiberglass resin to fill a scratch or dent in a metal or plastic body part. However if the damage is excessive or the body part has become warped or distorted from the damage the best course of action is to replace the damaged body part. When it comes to large dents or scratches there is no rule of thumb; when deciding if the body part should be replaced or repaired things to consider are, the cost of the part vs repair of it, and time it would take to repair based on size of damage.

4.

For plastic body parts such as; valances, bumper covers, and spoilers, you will want to check for cracks. If the plastic is cracked then it will need to be replaced, for the most part cracked plastic is not easily repaired and it is best to replace the part.

5.

When the damage is beyond a simple patch and repair, you will need to check all the supports and brackets that hold that body part in place. These will need to be repaired or replaced also in order for the new body part to fit correctly.

Another option is this one; which can give you other options as well. I hope that you can fix it all up!

[xGS]

Dupli-Color :: Scratch Fix 2n1 + Dupli-Color :: Premium Repair Kit

[mclairmo]

I would try rubbing compound and then polishing compound and then Zymol.

[Veritas01]

I have a 2008 Billet Grey Honda Pilot. The rear hatch door has a ton of scratches and some black spots where the paint chipped off. I bought the car used (a lease trade in). The rest of the body is very good as in the rest of the car cosmetically and mechanically. However, my wife is bugged about the scatches and black spots. It doesn't appear to need any bodywork just repainting. I tried touch up paint and I made a bigger mess than I had to begin with.

Does anybody have an idea what a dealer would charge to re-paint the back hatch. Actually it only needs painting from the rear glass down. Just the hatch not the bumper or anything else. I was hoping in the $400 dollar range. Anybody have an idea? Thanks.

[samc]

How deep or those scratches? I'm thinking I can get those out with a rubbing compound and a proper buffer.