Scratches on a car can be caused by various factors, such as friction with hard objects, scratches from tree branches, or minor accidents. Even though they seem trivial, scratches on the car body not only disturb the aesthetics of the vehicle, but can also affect the resale value of the car. In addition, if not repaired immediately, scratches can cause more serious problems such as rust.
Unfortunately, repairing scratches on a car is not cheap. It takes tens to hundreds of thousands of capital to be able to make the car shiny and scratch-free again. Therefore, you must always be careful when driving so that the car does not get scratched .
However, if you already find scratches on the car body, there's no need to worry. The reason is, there are simple tricks you can do to overcome this. Instead of going to a repair shop, the scratches on this car can be removed with kitchen ingredients, as shared by the owner of the Instagram account @ben.tested.
Having been watched more than 57 million times, this video about tricks for removing scratches from car bodies immediately caught the attention of netizens. Since it was uploaded on June 4, many other Instagram users have claimed to have successfully implemented this trick. This was expressed directly through the video's comments column.
" I just tried it. It's working so far, " said Instagram @im_so_confusedhelp.
" I tried it a few days ago with quite bad scratches from being hit by a gate. Then it rained heavily and two days later, it was still good. The deep scratches were visible but not serious. Thank you!!! Saved money by switching to coconut oil and vinegar , " replied Instagram @kaydeeno3.
" I cleaned the car's shallow scratches with toothpaste. You just rub some of it with a damp microfiber cloth. This works unless the dent is deeper, " explained Instagram @hareatarani.
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Reported by BrilioFood on Thursday (25/7), the kitchen ingredients used were coconut oil and vinegar. How to use it, simply mix the two ingredients in one container. If you use solid coconut oil, heat it first so that the texture melts.
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Next, dip cotton or dry cloth into the liquid. If so, apply it directly to the rusty car body. Shortly after applying oil and vinegar, the scratches disappeared instantly. That way, the car body will shine again.
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However, please note that this trick tends to be effective on car body scratches that are shallow and not serious. If the scratches are quite deep and long, you should use a special scratch remover. Apart from that, you can also repaint the part so that the scratches are completely gone and the car is clean again.