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5 ways to prevent scratches by ChipsAway

How to avoid paint scratches Finding a scratch on your car can be an unpleasant and upsetting experience. However, there are some simple ways to avoid scratching your paintwork. Here are a few tips: 1. Park Cautiously To avoid suffering a paintwork scratch in a car park, always park within the white lines, avoid parking near trolley parks and park away from other cars if possible. Plus, park your car in a safe location during the day and at night. 2. Drive Carefully - Low hanging tree branches and overgrown hedges on narrow country roads can scratch your vehicle. To avoid this, always allow enough room when driving on narrow lanes or near low hanging trees and reduce your speed when driving past any object that could potentially scratch your car. 3. Hand Wash Car - Always try to hand wash your vehicle and add a car wax to help prevent scratches. Car wax smooths the paint’s surface, which will reduce the friction between road debris and your paintwork. 4. Paint Sealant - Supagard is just one of many paint protection sealants that protect the car’s paintwork by creating a tough polymer barrier. Unfortunately, paint sealants cannot provide protection against vandal scratches or car parking mishaps but they do provide protection against UV rays, road salt and even acid rain. 5. Repairing scratches like it never happened Unfortunately, not all scratches can be avoided, and if a mishap does happen, repair specialists, such as ChipsAway, can repair the damage so it’s ‘like it never happened’. Many specialists can come to you at home or work and some specialists operate from conveniently located fixed-base Car Care Centres. Call 0800 145 5118 or visit www.chipsaway.co.uk/free-estimate/ for free noobligation repair estimate.