[Vitorio]

Does anyone know how I would go about fixing a sratch in the paint?
It is small, thin, and just down to the primer. I have the factory touch up paint, and i'm not expecting it to look perfect.


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[jrh382]

Before you attempt to touch it up, try a scratch remover. I recommend Meguiars Scratch X. It comes in a black tube. I detail cars, and this is by far the best scratch remover out there on the market. Clean the area, then apply the product with a soft terry cloth in a circular motion. Let haze, then buff off. This one will get out some white scratches too, so its worth a shot from what you are telling me.

If this doesn't work, then 1) Bring it to a body shop, they can buff it out with a machine. 2) Then, try touching it up yourself using touch up paint that you bought.


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[Vitorio]

Thanks for the advice. I had a bottle of GS-27 do you think its the same or different? The GS-27 didn't work at all. I'll see if I could find your stuff anyways.


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[jrh382]

Never heard of that one. Used Extreme 14 scratch remover. That stuff sucks, and you can ruin the paint if you don't do it right. Out of all of them on the market now, Meguiar's Scratch X is the best.


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[Arctic Chill]

I'd hate to bring one of these old posts up...but yeah...was wondering if this stuff is really good on some real scratches...I'm not talking about light surface scratches...I mean like some clear-coat scratches and whatnots?

 

[perlplay]

I have cats and they like my hood....well...I was in a bad mood one day...so I washed my car to relax a little....

I went in the house to get a snack...came back out about 10 minutes later and there were 3 cats on my hood....I got back into my pissy mood....and instead of just shoo-ing them off the hood......





.....I started screaming and clapping. Which scared the **** out of them and they left claw marks ALL over my hood. I MEAN REAL SCRATCHES.

The Scratch X, I picked up a bottle at WalMart on a whim for like $3, and now they are all gone. I've even used it on the doors where I once had part of a rust barbed wire scract all down my door. I've used it on wash swirls as well.

After you use the Scratch X, clay bar the entire car, then wax once, and wax again. It'll make your car look like it just came off the lot. Believe me, and my car has 60k miles on it and has seen a lot of nasty ****.

 

[Arctic Chill]

Aight, cool man. What's clay bar the entire car? :??:

 

[Arctic Chill]

Hmmm...the scratches were a little deeper...so the stuff didn't really work.

 

[perlplay]

clay bar systems are used normally to detail cars. it removes paint contamination and embedded particles from the body.

i.e.

http://www.properautocare.com/usclaybartor.html

 

[cclngthr]

Originally posted by perlplay
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clay bar systems are used normally to detail cars. it removes paint contamination and embedded particles from the body.

i.e.

http://www.properautocare.com/usclaybartor.html

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Bodyshops generally use this to clean up any residue on the vehicle after they finish up the work, and the new paint has a chance to dry (they don't work the new part).

It is a good product, however, it can remove the paint fast enough to go through it if you are careless with it. Rubbing compound also work well, and sometimes does a better job at getting the scratches out.

However, even the bar won't work with deep scratches or cracked paint. Touchup paint is necessary here.