Husband scratched up Dad's Truck, how can we fix it?

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My husband decided a shovel would be a great item to scrape the ice off the truck with, no need to say anything, It was clearly a huge lapse in judgment on his part.

The shovel scratched the hood of the Truck pretty good, real deep scratches that have since started to rust. There's a few scratches on the side of the truck too, near the mirrors. My Dad noticed them yesterday although they occured back in december. The way my Dad's reacting you would have thought it was totaled.

It's a late 80's Ford F250 I think, it's in great shape. We had it at our house because we gave our Chrysler to my dad who drives about 300 miles a week and needed a more economical vehicle.

My husband thinks since my dad drives our car that we shouldn't have to fix the scratches because the truck is old anyway and it's not like we charge him to drive our car".

I think he needs to write my dad an apology letter and pay to get the scratches fixed, which may be expensive but stupidity isn't cheap.

I read a few places that we could fix the scratches with a mild rubbing compound, will this mess with the paint? And do we need to do anything about the rust before we fix it?

Anyone have a rough estimate on a price for a pro to do it? The scratches are about a foot long. Will be be a couple hundred to fix, or less?

Any advice is appreciated, unless it has to do with my husband, as I have already decided to keep him.
 
if you got rest - it to the bare metal - ask your hubby how would he have felt if your dad didn't put oil in the engine and blew up the motor - it's your dad's truck if it's in your poisson then it's your place to care for it - tell your husband to be a man on own up to his mistake and offer to have it fixed - if you want you could try that stuff they sell on TV - if it don't work - it not a big lost or may be it will do enough to make your dad happy
 
It sounds like the scratches are too deep to fix on your own. This may be pretty costly to do the full repair. It will need to be sanded, buffed, bonded/sealed, primed, and repainted. I look at it like this, instead of spending all that money and ya'll are driving each others cars all the time, then why not sell the cars to each other? I mean, unless this is a temporary swap. Otherwise, he does deserve an apology regardless since it is his vehicle. I agree with the fact that a shovel was a huge mistake, unfortunately he may have to pay for that mistake. Good Luck
 
IF there is rust, the scratches are way too deep for rubbing compound. Those scratches go right down to the metal. To fix it properly you will need to have those sections re-painted. :( Rubbing compound is only useful for surface scratches in the paint.
 
Ok I'll leave your hubby alone.

Take the truck to a detail shop and see if they can buss the scratches out. $60 to $100

Good luck
 
cracking up over this one! My wife yelled at me for doing the same thing. Tell hubby he ain't all alone in the world. Now to fix the hood I would suggest a very thin compound layer,sand and repaint the scratched area or got to a pro that fixes scratches at your home I think I paid around 100 bucks to get 3 key marks off the hood of my car they were like 8 or 9 inches long.Just look in the yellow pages to locate one in your area.
 
It will have to be painted or it will not look proper. The best bet is to take it to a couple of local paint shops and get a few quotes. Stupid hurts.......
 
It will have to be painted or it will not look proper. The best bet is to take it to a couple of local paint shops and get a few quotes. Stupid hurts.......
 
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