# Hyundai door scratch **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai, sonata\ **Created:** [September 12, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854 "2023-09-12T18:52:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/1 "2023-09-12T18:52:40Z")
2009 Sonata. Owner telephoned and asked if there was something to repair a “scratch”, hopefully same color, but mainly to prevent rust. I remembered that there used to be touch-up paint, and said I would ask on [CarTalk.com](http://CarTalk.com). “Send me a picture.” Here it is. To me, that’s more than a “scratch”, and I would go for professional repair. I welcome suggestions, even “Sand it and spray it with primer.” ---
**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/2 "2023-09-12T18:55:53Z")
Oops, Here’s the pic. ![Hyundai door scratch](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/1/312b8638c554de87aab6408bdc9760eb9cf860bb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/3 "2023-09-12T19:06:07Z")
I’d hit that with rubbing compound to see how much of that will come off. Then paint the scratch-through with matching touchup paint from Hyundai or an internet touchup paint source. Then finer polish and wax. Would look OK and for an 09 Hyundai should be good enough. If the owner cares, advise they take it to a body shop for fill prime and paint. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/4 "2023-09-12T19:08:16Z")
If the owner wants it to look good after the repair, it needs to go to a body shop. Tester ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/5 "2023-09-12T19:09:20Z")
Are the doors really misaligned as the picture seems to show? How hard was this door hit? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/6 "2023-09-12T20:23:33Z")
> [@lion9car](#): > > Are the doors really misaligned as the picture seems to show? Good observation! I’m assuming that the damaged door is the right rear, and–hopefully–this is just a case of the right front door not being securely closed. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/7 "2023-09-12T20:37:20Z")
I had a scrape similar to that, concrete post in a parking garage. Most of the scratches buffed out and a little nail polish type paint on the 2 8" long scrapes. Think 1 quote was at least $1400 to remove, repaint, so a 6 year old car looks fine to me. If you look really hard you can see the touch up paint needs some smoothing and clear coat, wife thinks it is fine so I will let it go. ---
**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/8 "2023-09-12T21:29:15Z")
Thanks for the advice. (I don’t know if anybody in the owner’s circle is going to do the amount of work for a DIY fix.) Re: “Are the doors really misaligned as the picture seems to show? How hard was this door hit?” I THINK the misalignment is actually a plastic molding on the back edge of the front door. Every time I drive this car I get tricked into thinking the door is ajar, but it’s just the optical effect of that molding. The reporting owner said “scratch”. I think it was some kind of scrape. I expect to see the car tomorrow and get clearer info. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/9 "2023-09-12T21:52:22Z")
If you run one of your nails over the scratch’s and you can feel it, then it probably won’t come off with compound. but it might take off a lot of the whiteness. The yellow areas in the picture will need to be painted. ---
**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/10 "2023-09-13T21:09:27Z")
Thanks again for all the good advice, which the owner has also seen. I saw the car today. The scratches are not as bad as they look in the photograph, but one or two do fail the fingernail test. Owner will probably decide to have a body shop touch it up some time when the car will not be needed for a day or two. (The door is not misaligned.) ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/11 "2023-09-14T11:20:02Z")
Looks like a door edge guard to me. ![IMG_1651](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/9/c9eb7b39a65f5f0ac7d283cc9325fa438abfe514.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/12 "2023-09-14T13:23:23Z")
Yeah! That’s what it’s called. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/13 "2023-09-15T05:24:30Z")
Just to answer the original question, if the local auto paint supplier doesn’t have the right color in a spray can, you can order an exact match from automotive touch [up.Com](http://up.Com). Primer,color, and clear. Not cheap. It would help if someone knew how to run a spray can though. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/14 "2023-09-15T06:14:24Z")
Would need to confirm they stock the actual color but Autozone, Advance Auto Parts, Napa, & Oreilly auto parts carry Duplicolor paints. Even the little bottles have to be shaken with some trial and error to end up with the right shade. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/15 "2023-09-15T07:49:50Z")
Just be careful with duplicolor. The small cans are ok but the large cans can be lacquer and wrinkle the original paint depending on what it is. Just use the small. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/16 "2023-09-15T23:38:03Z")
This conversation reminds me of a color-matching problem I’ve experienced. 30+ years ago truck’s tailgate rusted to the point buying a replacement used tailgate seemed the best option, which I did. Good rust-free tailgate, but wrong color. I found a rattle can at the hardware store , color appeared to match rest of truck. So I sprayed a rattle can coat of primer, then 3 coats of the matching color. A little sanding, buffing, waxing, looked pretty good, color matched rest of truck nearly perfectly. At the time anyway. In 5 years, the rattle-can tailgate color sun-faded and became much whiter than the rest of the truck. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/17 "2023-09-16T07:18:06Z")
Spray can paint is not the same quality as mixed paint with the hardeners and a thicker film. Then again it doesn’t cost $100 or more a pint either. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-door-scratch/192854/18 "2023-09-16T11:46:33Z")
If you’re looking for a little more than touch-up paint from the local auto store, I’ve had very good experience buying from [https://www.automotivetouchup.com](https://www.automotivetouchup.com) They’ll match manufacturer color codes, plus their website has lots of great information for getting optimal results.