# Scrape on the side under what to do to fix?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/scrape-on-the-side-under-what-to-do-to-fix/96776>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jetta, volkswagen\
**Created:** [November 30, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scrape-on-the-side-under-what-to-do-to-fix/96776 "2016-11-30T20:18:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Madison\_Wronko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Madison\_Wronko](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Madison_Wronko)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scrape-on-the-side-under-what-to-do-to-fix/96776/1 "2016-11-30T20:18:52Z")

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![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/0/0b82b1c7d49fc453bd2752fae79c58d6926e5b21.JPG)

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scrape-on-the-side-under-what-to-do-to-fix/96776/2 "2016-11-30T21:06:52Z")

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It looks like the scraped area is black. I would abraded the area without paint and paint it with a black primer that contains a conversion coating. If that looks good enough, leave it. Otherwise, overcoat with a suitable black paint. Rustoleum offers a primer with integral conversion coating. You might try that. Others might prefer similar paints from other manufacturers.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scrape-on-the-side-under-what-to-do-to-fix/96776/3 "2016-11-30T22:48:15Z")

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Respectfully, it’s tough to tell from that photo. I can’t tell if the materials are metal, plastic, rubber, or a combination, and without something to reference it to it’s impossible to guess the size or visibility. Is it 2" wide or 1/16" wide?

Can you offer more information?

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**Author:** ![monkarl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@monkarl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/monkarl)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scrape-on-the-side-under-what-to-do-to-fix/96776/4 "2016-12-01T14:47:33Z")

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May be I’m wrong but it doesn’t look too bad. Leave it since nobody can see the underside.