Car Paint Scratch Repair Cost in UAE (2026)
Paint scratches are common in UAE vehicles from carpark door dings, sand and gravel abrasion, automated car washes with worn brushes, and road debris. The repair method and cost depend on the scratch depth: surface clear coat scratches are much cheaper to fix than scratches reaching primer or bare metal.
Typical Costs in UAE (2026)
| Repair Type | Estimated Cost (AED) |
|---|---|
| Surface clear coat polish and compound | 50-200 |
| Touch-up pen or brush application | 80-250 |
| Wet sand and machine polish (panel area) | 150-400 |
| Spot respray (small area, colour match) | 300-800 |
| Full panel respray (standard) | 500-1,500 |
| Full panel respray (metallic or pearl) | 700-2,500 |
A scratch that catches a fingernail (you can feel the edge) has penetrated at least into the clear coat and likely into the base colour coat. These require more than polishing. A scratch that does not catch a fingernail and only appears at certain light angles is likely a clear coat swirl or scuff that polishing can remove. Colour touch-up applied to a deep scratch seals it from corrosion but does not restore the original appearance without wet sanding and blending.
Finding the Right UAE Paint Shop
For colour matching accuracy, particularly on metallic, pearl, or special effect paints used on many modern UAE-market vehicles, specialist body shops with spectrometer colour matching equipment produce far better results than generalist garages. The UAE-market Ford Explorer, Nissan Patrol, Toyota Land Cruiser, and luxury European vehicles all use complex paint that requires accurate matching.
Find Paint Scratch Repair in UAE
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