Filling Micro Fine Scratches

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gdumond

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I have a car collector that is requesting that I attempt to hide or fill in micro fine scratches in the finish particularly on mostly black paint finishes. These cars to

anyone else's eyes are in near perfect condition. They are close to museum quality vehicles that seldom get washed. Mostly dusted down with a California car

duster. They are detailed twice a year. They are not in need of any real paint correction; I just need to fill in the micro scratches if possible. Any product

suggestions?



Thanks, Greg
 
gdumond said:
I have a car collector that is requesting that I attempt to hide or fill in micro fine scratches in the finish particularly on mostly black paint finishes. These cars to

anyone else's eyes are in near perfect condition. They are close to museum quality vehicles that seldom get washed. Mostly dusted down with a California car

duster. They are detailed twice a year. They are not in need of any real paint correction; I just need to fill in the micro scratches if possible. Any product

suggestions?



Thanks, Greg
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If youre looking to hide imperfectios, you might want to do a search thru the site; definitely a variety of solutions you can look at based on the need.



All that said, heres a small group that you can look at:



Autoglym Super Resin Polish



Sonax Nano Technology Paint cleaner



Poorboys World Black Hole



Meguiars M80 Speed Glaze
 
Bilt Hamber Auto Balm...those cars are exactly what AB was made for! Nothing else on the market like it. Super corrosion protection as well. Your customer will love you!
 
I second SRP and Auto Balm. Kings of concealment. Hey! They're both British...then again, why am I surprised? The Poms have always been experts at concealment. :eyebrows:
 
how about ezcreme from chemical guys? I thought they were the same as blackhole then I read from CG UK that excreme doesnt contains any fillers.. true ?
 
Or Megs Ultimate Polish with a grey pad. It's mostly a filling glaze with a small amount of SMAT abrasives that act as a fine finishing polish. If your going to glaze/fill you may as well remove the microfine marring in the process.
 
Alfisti said:
Or Megs Ultimate Polish with a grey pad. It's mostly a filling glaze with a small amount of SMAT abrasives that act as a fine finishing polish. If your going to glaze/fill you may as well remove the microfine marring in the process.
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^^^I agree with this approach. If the clear or paint is not too thin, I think the intention should be to permanently remove the micro-marring to eliminate the need for future glazing efforts.



With regards to other glaze products, I prefer CG's other glazes (Blacklight or Glossworkz Glaze) over EZ-Creme. Blacklight is very reflective while Glossworkz has better hiding ability and wetter look. I do like Meg's #7 as well, but application can be somewhat tricky.



Also in my experience, glazes tend to "hold on" to dust. Whether it's static-related or the high-oil content, dust just does not seem to slide off the surface on their own.
 
MCA said:
^^^I agree with this approach. If the clear or paint is not too thin, I think the intention should be to permanently remove the micro-marring to eliminate the need for future glazing efforts.
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Thanks for agreeing with me. :D



With UP it doesn't matter how thin the paint is. The abrasive package is so mild it won't thin your paint by any measurable amount. It's so mild it won't remove swirls, just micro-marring.
 
I'm a big fan of polishing the paint and removing the defects from the paint surface.



The Megs DA microfiber "system" works great for that with your LSP of choice.



If "filling" is all you want to do then I would suggest a different approach.
 
Wow a lot of choices here. I guess I'll be doing a side by side test with some of the recommendations. Thanks again!
 
Well with the title of the thread being "Filling Micro Fine Scratches" then I would suggest a glaze product with filling abilities.



I really like Wet Glaze 2.0. You can get it in a 4oz sample to try it out. Three coats can be topped with a wax or sealant
 
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