I'm dealing with a self-inflicted wound that looks similar. Putting my bicycle in the hatch, I had a brain fart, did not take the
seat off, did not take the front wheel off, and, while trying fecklessly to muscle the bike in, the pedal took a double gouge of Silky Silver paint OFF, down to the black plastic. *SIGH!!!* (words were said, but only God heard).
For the last two days, I've been trying to make it look better ("all better" is off the charts). Using wet 2000 grit paper I lightly sanded cross-wise over the damage and touchup paint mounds. And of course, I hazed the clearcoat (might have even sanded it completely away). Anyway, I put a couple of Silky Silver dabs in the two "fang mark" holes and went to bed (end day two). Yesterday, I used Meguiar's hand buffing compound and took 96% of the haze out of the sanded down areas. But it darkened the touchup paint: you can't win: either leave the touchup paint alone, to shine like little silvery beacons from way too many angles, or, try and sand them down a bit flatter, and, wind up with darkened silver touchup. Damnation. I opted for darker.
To hell with it. My last (ongoing, day three) step is to add several layers of wax. The sandpaper hazed marks, polished out and waxed over, are not entirely removed. So, I'm left with the question: did I make it worse? I could have simply dabbed in touchup paint and left well enough alone.
If I can get myself under control, next time, I will do just that: and keep repeating to myself: "Don't touch it. Leave it alone. ANYTHING you do will only make it look worse." Repeat as required.
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