Any Suggestions to Fix this Scratch??

[Towley]

My beautiful Mazda 3 BP Soul Red Crystal has been defiled!!!
I am so upset someone has scratched my car , apparently in a shopping centre car park as that's the only place I can think of as it wasn't there before...
Nothing I can see on my Blackvue Dashcam points to the culprit. I even have parking mode enabled but maybe it wasn't sensitive enough to detect this scratch.
"46V Soul Crystal Red is a complex three-layer red pearl, which unfortunately isn’t something we can repair as a mobile service. This type of paintwork needs to be done in a panel shop."

I have been quoted $800 AUD to basically respray the whole car door.

 

[GFrosty]

It's a bit hard to see whether it's just scuffing or not.

Might try a random-orbital dual-action polisher, with appropriate pads and chemicals. I've taken down a great number of "scuff" type imperfections and even minor scratches. So long as the "scratch" is shallow enough to not actually catch a finger nail as you test to see how deep it is, there's every chance of removal.

$150 for the polisher, $100 for the chemicals, $50 for the pads, plus an hour to attempt the polishing. Then you'll have the gear to keep for future such imperfections and light polishing. Good tools to have.

 

[smetzger]

From pic that looks really light and small.

Before going full in on the polisher and stuff recommended by GFrosty, try some Nu Finish Scratch Doctor. I have used it on much worse looking scratches and they came out.

If it is deeper and the orbital doesn't work then maybe some Dr ColorChip repair.