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Small scratches, best solution?

jandino63

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Is there a good compound, that won't hurt my paint, you guys have used to remove small scratches? They are annoying.
 

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Swirl mark remover!....3M product....you will need a buffer though....and meguiars scratch remover works pretty well.
 

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Got any pictures of the damage ? ... can't really tell what you'd need to fix the problem without actually seeing the problem.
 

jandino63

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I'll take a picture tomorrow when there is light. I dont think its down to the primer. They are really small and white in appearance.
 

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white sounds like they are all way through.
run your finger nail over it..does it catch? If so none of the scratch removers or compounds will really do much for ya. Might help blend it a tad but its gonna not polish it away
 

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i find it hard to believe that is going to do anything at all. Just putting some polishing paste on a small cloth and pretty much wax on wax off isnt gonna do anything..if anything it might act as a filler and hide it for you..and in 1 or 2 car washes it will wash away and show up again.
 

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I'll take a picture tomorrow when there is light. I dont think its down to the primer. They are really small and white in appearance.

That doesn't mean very much. You'd be surprised, what may appear as significant damage may not actually go all the way through the clearcoat. Basically, scratches and chips in the clearcoat tend to trap dirt, wax residue, etc, which gives them their "whitish" appearance. But if you flush all that crap out, you may find that the damage doesn't go through the clear.

But, again, without pics, it's hard to tell... even with pics, it might be hard to tell.

If you're adventurous enough, you can give the steps in this thread a try ... but be sure you know what you're doing or you could make it worse ... Otherwise, take it to a body shop and let the pros handle it :top:

http://www.xr-underground.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=22155
 

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This may sound serious to someone not familiar with base/clear systems, but if you wet sand with a higher grit such as 2000, then buff with light duty compound, followed by a swirl remover glaze you can remove some pretty nasty blemishes in your paint. The main thing is to polish slow, and of course be extremely careful when wet sanding just enough to remove the imperfection.
 

muzzyfsu

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This may sound serious to someone not familiar with base/clear systems, but if you wet sand with a higher grit such as 2000, then buff with light duty compound, followed by a swirl remover glaze you can remove some pretty nasty blemishes in your paint. The main thing is to polish slow, and of course be extremely careful when wet sanding just enough to remove the imperfection.

I agree. I will take pix tomorrow, it got dark when I was finished. It isn't perfect, but much much better, especially to touch. I think I didn't wet sand it enough, but most def better. Before and after pix to come....
 
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