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That's a very large area. Too big for spot touch ups. You'll probably need to repaint the entire door and at least part of the body. It will not be cheap.
If full on auto body work is out of the question, I would look for a high quality detailer. There may be a fair amount of paint correction that can be done to make the area look better. For instance, a 2 or 3 step compounding and polishing may help if the only the clear coat is marred in spots. The photos appear to show in some areas though, that the scrape goes right through the paint to the primer. Some detailers may be able to airbrush the paint and clear back. It costs nothing to get quotes on auto body repair to make it go away or a detailer to hide it as best as they can.
That one is going to need a body shop. It was a pretty hard scrape judging from the extra abrasion at the edge of the door and the edge of the quarter panel.
I use Mike at Cutting Edge Colors for that stuff. He is a reconditioner for dealerships. Most of his work is done on site at dealerships, but he keeps a guy at his shop(I10 and beltway, West side of town) for appointments.
DO NOT go to a traditional body shop. This is too small of a job for them to do efficiently. I bet this can be fixed for no more than $250, same day in and out.
Naturally a good body shop would be best and, more than likely, the most expensive, however, if that's not feasible right now and you would prefer something more along the lines of a DIY fix . . . you may want to try a Clay Bar Kit.
I use Mike at Cutting Edge Colors for that stuff. He is a reconditioner for dealerships. Most of his work is done on site at dealerships, but he keeps a guy at his shop(I10 and beltway, West side of town) for appointments.
DO NOT go to a traditional body shop. This is too small of a job for them to do efficiently. I bet this can be fixed for no more than $250, same day in and out.
Sorry guys, forgot I wasnt in my local section. Search for paintless dent repair. This isnt a pdr repair, but many pdr guys also do touch up paint jobs.
depends if its scratches into to primer or just paint from pole. If into the primer it will need painting those panel to be done right. Otherwise you can just touchup but its not the same.
Honestly, I would try something like Goo Gone and then a light compound like Scratch-X first. Not going to work magic, but it looks like a fair amount of that may be paint transfer from the pole. If so and you can get it off, it will look much much better, even if not perfect.
A good detailer can do it if you don't want to try it yourself. EH can also look and tell you he can't d anything for you if that's the case.
That looks like it will require more than just a "topical" solution..
those marks will need to be sanded down and refilled with paint and clear coated and buffed again.
Those scratches look they are right down to the primer, I could be wrong though.
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