DACP + Dremel + Door Cups

[Jesstzn]

If you have struggled over the years trying to polish out the fingernail scratches in the door cups ( indentations under the door handles ) I thought I'd share a method I have used for a while.



I take my Dremel and put in the sewn multi-layerd cotton cloth polishing wheel and I tape up the collet so if I hit the handle it won't scratch.



I apply a little DACP with my finger to spread it around and using the Dremel on speed #2 and moderate pressure I polish out the nail marks. Each cup takes about 2 min to do. I use #2 and moderate as with anything else you don't want to burn the paint. The Dremel will do 30,000 rpm. You will get a little lint fallout from the wheel but I usually do this at the start of a detail so its no biggie.



I applogize for the pix but the flash kind of did the wheel in.



Dremel



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After

 

[stilez]

Wow. Nice info!



I usually hold the handle up and with some SFP, rub hard and pretty fast back and forth to remove most of them, but this seems to a more thorough way of doing the job.



Any before and afters from the door handles?

 

[Pats300zx]

Wow...great tip :up

 

[Jesstzn]

Wow. Nice info!



I usually hold the handle up and with some SFP, rub hard and pretty fast back and forth to remove most of them, but this seems to a more thorough way of doing the job.



Any before and afters from the door handles?

Before



After

 

[maharaja]

Wow, great thread, great info, and great pics. Thanks. I also have tried lifting up the door handle and trying it by hand but I couldn't accomplish much. I just may have to borrow my neighbors dremel. Something new to try. Thanks.