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Deep scratch in truck
Posted on 6/20/26 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 6/20/26 at 9:02 pm
My wife managed to run into the mailbox today in my truck and put a huge gouge in the side of it, about four feet long and down to the metal. I’m leaving town on Wednesday for a week and a half so I won’t be able to get it into a body shop for a few weeks. What do I need to do in the short run to keep the area protected (besides never giving my wife the keys again)? Some kind of sealant or something? I don’t want to do something that will make it even more work and more expensive for the body shop but I also don’t want it to start rusting and spreading
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Posted on 6/20/26 at 9:26 pm to Sam Quint
you could smear the scratch with vaseline
Posted on 6/20/26 at 9:27 pm to Sam Quint
I'd beat her so she knows to never do it again, honestly.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 9:30 pm to AaronDeTiger
I scratched the frick out of my tailgate with the bucket of my tractor the other day. shite happens
Posted on 6/20/26 at 9:34 pm to Sam Quint
There’s not really anything you can do. They’re either going to bondo and sand it way down before painting, or replace the panel.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 9:37 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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There’s not really anything you can do. They’re either going to bondo and sand it way down before painting, or replace the panel.
Yeah they’ll have to sand it way down at the minimum. Guess I’ll just leave it until I can take it in.
fricking hell it’s aggravating. I know shite happens but my lord she literally cut the turn out of our driveway five feet short.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 10:20 pm to cgrand
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smear the scratch with vaseline
Simple solutions for complex problems
Posted on 6/20/26 at 10:40 pm to Sam Quint
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Scratch
Okay
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Four feet long
That’s a dent.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 11:13 pm to Sam Quint
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truck
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scratch
not sure I see a problem? Who's truck don't have a scratch? and if you own a truck and worried about a scratch, you shoulda bought a Honda Ridgeline.
Posted on 6/21/26 at 3:27 am to dstone12
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That’s a dent.
Well I used “gouge” in the post which is more accurate.
Posted on 6/21/26 at 5:42 am to Sam Quint
I would either get a Duplicolor pen to temporarily cover it so that it doesn't rust or at the very least cover it with some painters tape.
Posted on 6/21/26 at 7:02 am to Sam Quint
Posted on 6/21/26 at 7:09 am to Sam Quint
Fill it with fuel and let er eat! Scars are patina.
Posted on 6/21/26 at 8:07 am to Koolazzkat
Generally I agree but I’m talking about a slash down the side that can be seen from fifty feet away
Posted on 6/21/26 at 8:30 am to White Bear
Still have it. Got a new Silverado awhile back for my daily. Don’t have the heart to sell my old girl though
Posted on 6/21/26 at 10:44 am to Sam Quint
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My wife managed to run into the mailbox today in my truck and put a huge gouge in the side of it, about four feet long
Posted on 6/21/26 at 11:34 am to Sam Quint
Rarely when mine or one of my kids drive my truck I always tell them “if you wreck it don’t come back home.”
Posted on 6/21/26 at 1:47 pm to Sam Quint
You didn't say what my truck is. If it's a F150 it's aluminum so rust won't be a problem.
Posted on 6/21/26 at 2:38 pm to weadjust
But that dent would be more like peeling a beer can so I would deduce a GM product.
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