gary96360

what product do you guys use to remove scratches that occur? i hate how the truck is scratched to hell. their just light scratches in the clear coat if these trucks ever came with clear coat.

waskillywabbit

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Wash with liquid dishwashing detergent to remove wax.
Clay Bar.
Polish.
Work on scratches.
Wax.

olharleyman

A good buffer and compound will do wonders

RMA

Dude I use this stuff called TR3 , It works great , and its cheap
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BigWavePaul

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Try scratch-X from Meguiar's, it eliminates oxidation and fills in chips n' scratches.




On a side note, their interior detailer is nice too and not oily like Armor All.

gary96360

i need to buy a proper buffer i , i used some turtle wax polisher for black vehicles and that did nothing.

BigWavePaul

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The tube of Scratch-X is supposed to be applied by hand. Depending on your paint, if you don't cover it with a wax then it could oxidize after a couple of weeks.

rocket

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moved from Misc Stuff (Members Classifieds). lol

I tried that that Scratch-X and wasn't all that impressed, initially I was but over time it seemed to make some scratches look worse...and I waxed it.
I'll try something else when spring comes.

JeEVeS

Depending on how serious you could go to a paint shop and look a a new clear coat. i don't know price but more than trying some of the other products, i tried to wax mine out didn;t work so now i just don;t worry, my trucks always dirty though.



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wheatus

buffing is not just for wax you can do wonders with a buffer and some practice. as for your 93 i do not know if it came with factory basecoat/clearcoat or if it was a singlestage. you need to get a quality buffer,maybe you can rent one, with a variety of buffing pads and some good buffing compounds. i use a big angle grinder with a wool pad for hardcore buffing, the cheap things they call buffers at parts stores aren't worth a dime. using a buffer and compound is like using super fine liquid sandpaper to polish the surface. you start with a coarser compound and work your way up and finish with a high quality wax, i use Meguiar's Gold Class and apply it with a pad on an electric sander. if you decide to go this route be careful because the clearcoat on Toyotas is really thin. you could check with some local detail shops or body shops and see if they would do it for you. buffing is a skill and it takes awhile to get good at it but your truck looks white so you have that going for you. white is the easiest color to buff and black is an absolute nightmare. any questions just ask. good luck

gary96360

hehhe my yota is black

crolison

Just get used to it man, if you ever wheel it you will get scratches. I gave up long ago fixing my scratches. It looks like my runner got in a fight with a cat and the cat won.

Windsor

I used the Meguiars "Deep Crystal System" to clean up the paint on an old RX-7 and the results were outright amazing. It's a three-step setup, the last step is when you apply the wax.

The Scratch-X product is probably similar.

Toss that Turtle Wax in the trash, IMO. Just about any other brand of car wash/wax is going to be better.

SubRunner

I would have to agree with crolison, when ever you wheel hard, scratches just tends to happen. Think of them as beauty marks. I would just get some touch up paint and use it on scratches that go to the metal. It will prevent the rust.

Wheatus is spot on with explination on the buffers, and how to use them. I worked in a detail shop, and it takes a good amount of practice to not burn through the clear coat and to end up with a good finish. With it being black you might end up with swirl marks, which i think looks worse then beauty marks. I use blue coral products, they seem to work great. Good luck.

wheatus

i checked out the Meguiar's and it seems to just be a hand glaze and not going to be your total answer. i have always used 3M compounds and pads but i am sure the Meguiar's compounds are excellent. i am a huge fan of their waxes, turtle wax is ok but i am too lazy for that. polishing and waxing is preventative maintanence for your paint. if you get the scratches out of it and a good wax on it will be more resistant to scratching and easier to fix if it gets scratched.