Scratches in paint
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Scratches in paint
Bless my little five year old angel. She tried to help daddy wash his 3 week old Taco with a kitchen sponge. Unfortunately, she used to abrasive side.
I used the Toyo wax they gave to me but it only took a little of the scratch away. Do I need to ante up and get a body shop to fix this? Or, is there something I can do?
DC
I used the Toyo wax they gave to me but it only took a little of the scratch away. Do I need to ante up and get a body shop to fix this? Or, is there something I can do?
DC
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There are some glazes that will fill-in and hide scratches, depending how deep and wide they are. I know that 3M makes a decent product.
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DC,
What color paint do you have?
I don't think your scratches are going to be too deep given your daughter used the abrasive side of a kitchen sponge.
If you can get your hands on a buffer, do it. You'll have to use a polish to buff out the scratches. start with the least abrasive polish and if need be, move up to something more abrasive. the coat with a nice finishing coat of wax.
Or try Zaino Bros products which alot of us folks here use. Search the term "Zaino"
Bob
What color paint do you have?
I don't think your scratches are going to be too deep given your daughter used the abrasive side of a kitchen sponge.
If you can get your hands on a buffer, do it. You'll have to use a polish to buff out the scratches. start with the least abrasive polish and if need be, move up to something more abrasive. the coat with a nice finishing coat of wax.
Or try Zaino Bros products which alot of us folks here use. Search the term "Zaino"
Bob
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You can also try using a colored wax (turtle wax). I did it seems to have hidden some of the scratches. It might not work for all the scratches but it is a cheap so why not try it.
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The kitchen scrubby is like a 3M ScotchBrite pad...if it's the green one. It will scratch the clearcoat, but a good detailer can remove it. I'd start with wet sanding lightly with 1200, 1500 and 2000. Using a high speed buffer with a wool cutting pad and a light compound will remove all of the sanding/scratches. Drop the rpms to 1200, use a good polish and it will look brand new. Finish with an orbital buffer and swirl remover.
I do hope you're not using dish soap to wash yout truck...good luck.
I do hope you're not using dish soap to wash yout truck...good luck.
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Originally Posted by Shiner5
Bless my little five year old angel. She tried to help daddy wash his 3 week old Taco with a kitchen sponge. Unfortunately, she used to abrasive side. DC
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