Scratches - what to do?

Aga · 6th May 2008, 20:59

I was driving down a hill in my town 9Ken, you might know it - Skew Lane). It is not the widest of lanes, but is usually easy to negotiate even when two cars meet half way up! However, not this time! A large white van came at me and was a little too far away from the kerb on his side of the road and he forced me into the hedge a little. Not too far, you understand, but just enough to put a load of striations down the side of my car - it was a thorn hedge of some sort!
Not deep, but damned upsetting!
I know that the obvious answer is T Cut, but I know that there are some not-so-abrasive alternatives out there. Has anyone here used any that they can recommend?

Simon · 6th May 2008, 21:03

Quite a few of our valeting experts will be along no doubt to help out with your car Steve. Sorry to hear that you were put into such a situation in the first place though

Very sad feeling when you know you've done damage to the car, even more so when it was not your fault....

I've moved the thread to the Valeting Forum to aid your query

Greeners · 6th May 2008, 21:09

If they're not too deep, try Megs Scratch - X. About £8 a tube, but it does take a lot of elbow work......I managed to get rid of a couple of nasty scratches on my rear wing.

Simon W · 6th May 2008, 21:32

There's some good stuff called Quixx - works quite well on surface scratches as long as you're careful.

trebor · 9th May 2008, 10:20

if the scratches are not too deep i.e just in the clearcoat lacquer, they will polish out with a decent polishing machine such as a pc, udm or megs machine.

You could have this done professionally or try and find another member who lives near you and has a polisher.

6th May 2008, 20:59	#1
Aga Gets stuck in MG ZT+ CDTi Black Pearl Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portchester (nr Portsmouth) Posts: 534 Thanks: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Scratches - what to do? I was driving down a hill in my town 9Ken, you might know it - Skew Lane). It is not the widest of lanes, but is usually easy to negotiate even when two cars meet half way up! However, not this time! A large white van came at me and was a little too far away from the kerb on his side of the road and he forced me into the hedge a little. Not too far, you understand, but just enough to put a load of striations down the side of my car - it was a thorn hedge of some sort! Not deep, but damned upsetting! I know that the obvious answer is T Cut, but I know that there are some not-so-abrasive alternatives out there. Has anyone here used any that they can recommend?

6th May 2008, 21:09	#3
Greeners Moderator MG-ZTT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 19,798 Thanks: 161 Thanked 1,249 Times in 1,036 Posts	If they're not too deep, try Megs Scratch - X. About £8 a tube, but it does take a lot of elbow work......I managed to get rid of a couple of nasty scratches on my rear wing. __________________ *David* Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity Useful how to's for common problems Car Of The Month Jan 2014 [SatNav Power Down] [Coolant Level] [SatNav Repair] [Diesel Non Starting] [Paint Codes] [Rear Light Seals] [Reversing Light Switch] [Bleeding Brakes][Sunroof Drain] [Early ZT's][Instrument Pack Diagnostics][ATC Diagnostics]

9th May 2008, 10:20	#5
trebor This is my second home Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE & MG ZT Saloon 190 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Coven Posts: 12,522 Thanks: 526 Thanked 1,877 Times in 885 Posts	if the scratches are not too deep i.e just in the clearcoat lacquer, they will polish out with a decent polishing machine such as a pc, udm or megs machine. You could have this done professionally or try and find another member who lives near you and has a polisher. __________________ 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)

6th May 2008, 21:03	#2
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Quite a few of our valeting experts will be along no doubt to help out with your car Steve. Sorry to hear that you were put into such a situation in the first place though Very sad feeling when you know you've done damage to the car, even more so when it was not your fault.... I've moved the thread to the Valeting Forum to aid your query

6th May 2008, 21:32	#4
Simon W This is my second home Rover 75 2.0 Litre Club Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: S Posts: 3,280 Thanks: 38 Thanked 50 Times in 47 Posts	There's some good stuff called Quixx - works quite well on surface scratches as long as you're careful.