Hair-line Scratches - Page 2

Tatts · 16th August 2008, 17:42

Serious mode now.

Are they scratches or swirls?

If it's a scratch - rule of thumb is; if you can rub your thumbnail over the scratch and it catches, then it's too deep to 'polish' out.

Scratch X will remove swirls, but it's hard work. Depending on the severity of the swirls, a good 'filler' polish is Auto Glym Super Resin Polish, topped off with a decent wax. That'll help hide them.

The alternative is a machine paintwork correction.

trebor · 16th August 2008, 21:33

As Tatts says if the scratch is light and doesnt catch your nail they can be polished out with a professional polisher.

I have a Sonus polisher and have removed scratches in this way but you are a bit too far way otherwise i would have taken a look for you.

baxlin · 17th August 2008, 08:16

I was speaking to a Megs salesman at a show (OK he was there to sell, but I'd already got the Scratch-X) and he said not to do more than four or five "passes" with the Scratch-X, as it was absorbed into the cloth, and you'd merely be rubbing the cloth over the scratch.

You should stop, apply a little more product, THEN continue.

I tried this on Mrs Baxlin's metallic/clearcoat Clio, and had much more success in removing the marks.

I then applied polish, and finished off with Autobalm wax, which itself disguises swirlmarks/shallow scratches.

HTH

malcolm

MrBitsy · 17th August 2008, 21:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by keiron99

I've tried various of these products over the years with almost negligible success. They can reduce light swirling, but little more in my experience.

I too wonder how to remove scratches which are to shallow to require painting, but too deep for elbow grease. Do you need a machine polisher?

As Tatts has said, there are two ways to go.

1.. Use something like ScratchX and polish by hand. If you are prepared for a lot of work, you can remove some of the scratches. I polished My Rover for a week (

) last year to remove most of the swirls. You then use a product with 'fillers' that should mask many of the remaining swirls.

2.. Instead of buying all the polishes, cloths and getting completely knackered, buy A Meguairs G220 polisher. I did my rover in a day, removing all swirls in the process. I got this G220 Menzerna kit

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Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	Serious mode now. Are they scratches or swirls? If it's a scratch - rule of thumb is; if you can rub your thumbnail over the scratch and it catches, then it's too deep to 'polish' out. Scratch X will remove swirls, but it's hard work. Depending on the severity of the swirls, a good 'filler' polish is Auto Glym Super Resin Polish, topped off with a decent wax. That'll help hide them. The alternative is a machine paintwork correction. __________________ http://www.wcgsig.com/115562.gif

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trebor This is my second home Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE & MG ZT Saloon 190 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Coven Posts: 12,529 Thanks: 526 Thanked 1,877 Times in 885 Posts	As Tatts says if the scratch is light and doesnt catch your nail they can be polished out with a professional polisher. I have a Sonus polisher and have removed scratches in this way but you are a bit too far way otherwise i would have taken a look for you. __________________ www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk Robs Car Gallery Coven near Wolverhampton WV9 2000 Cowley Built Rover 75 2.0 V6 Club SE/ Atlantic Blue/ Sandstone/Walnut (daily driver) 2003 Land Rover Freelander 1 TD4 HSE Helsinki Blue/Black Leather (swmbo daily driver)

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baxlin This is my second home Volvo C70 Convertible and JZR 3 wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tring, Herts Posts: 3,961 Thanks: 124 Thanked 173 Times in 124 Posts	I was speaking to a Megs salesman at a show (OK he was there to sell, but I'd already got the Scratch-X) and he said not to do more than four or five "passes" with the Scratch-X, as it was absorbed into the cloth, and you'd merely be rubbing the cloth over the scratch. You should stop, apply a little more product, THEN continue. I tried this on Mrs Baxlin's metallic/clearcoat Clio, and had much more success in removing the marks. I then applied polish, and finished off with Autobalm wax, which itself disguises swirlmarks/shallow scratches. HTH malcolm __________________ Only my opinion, obviously, so please don’t shoot me if it doesn’t match yours!