← Excess Scrubs Demonstration
1. Point it at the mark
Green paint transfer smeared across the white front bumper of a car, below the headlight.

“Happened in a car park. My fingernail runs over it smoothly.”

2. Pay for that mark
$8 AUD, on Stripe's secure payment page.
3. Check what it read
What colour is the mark? A colour the car is not Read for you
Is any of the car's paint missing? No, all of the car's paint is still there Read for you
Does your fingernail catch on the mark? It runs over it smoothly You answered
4. The answer
Your diagnosis

Paint transfer.

Why

The mark is a colour your car is not. That is the other object's paint, scraped onto your clear coat and sitting on top of it. None of your paint came off. That is why the colour was never on your car.

What it needs

Removal by a detailer. The deposit is broken down and lifted off the clear coat. No filling, no colour matching and no respray, because your own paint was not broken.

What it takes to put right
Detailing. Nothing is repainted.

A detailer takes off what is sitting on your paint. No panel work, no new colour, no spray booth.

What to do now

Take it to a detailer, not a panel shop. If a shop quotes a respray for this, get a second opinion. They are pricing damage you do not have. A faint mark may stay where the contact was after the colour is gone. That is light scuffing in your clear coat, and it usually polishes out.

How this was worked out

“Happened in a car park. My fingernail runs over it smoothly.”

  1. What colour is the mark?A colour the car is not
  2. Is any of the car's paint missing?No, all of the car's paint is still there
  3. Does your fingernail catch on the mark?It runs over it smoothly
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