Least abrasive polish

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BMW335i

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Whats the least abrasive polish, I have barely noticeable hairlines (not really swirls but looks more like hairline scratches on clearcoat) on my new car. It really takes a hard look to see them, would you guys even recommend bother trying to polish them out? Exactly how do polishes work? Thanks. My paint is Titanium Silver.
 
That's a conundrum :)



The point of a polish is to be abrasive and to remove defects by removing the damaged portion of the clear coat. You might be looking for a glaze which is a nearly non-abrasive polish.
 
I'd try some Clearkote Vanilla Moose Glaze, it has very mild abrasives that would help minimize the hairline scratches and may have a small amount of filling abilities.. You could also try a wax that has fillers to minimize the appearance of the scratches..I think NXT has some fillers...
 
the term removing the scratch is too harsh. Especially when done by hand or PC... If anything any techinique before rotory polishing and you're just rounding out the edge of the scratch making light a lot harder to reflect off and show the scratch....
 
If you want something that lasts a while, give Z5 a try. I've got some of those hairlines that you can only see in full sun at certain angles very close up to the car. From two feet you can't see anything. Even the old Z5 seems to hide them. The new Z5 pro is supposed to be even better.
 
joyriiide1113 said:
the term removing the scratch is too harsh. Especially when done by hand or PC... If anything any techinique before rotory polishing and you're just rounding out the edge of the scratch making light a lot harder to reflect off and show the scratch....
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I'll respectfully disagree with the above...IMO you *can* remove defects with the PC/Cyclo/hand work. I do it on my Audis (very hard clear but I have to work by hand behind the doorhandles) and even with 15x magnification, the flaws are *gone*. It's not like people without rotaries don't get a marring free finish.



BMW335i- If you want to remove the flaws (as opposed to hiding them) I wouldn't go *too* mild with the polish; you need something functionally abrasive enough to do the leveling of the paint. Some products that "contain abrasives" are so mild that they're not *functionally* abrasive on automotive paint.



For your situation, I wouldn't go any milder than Menzerna FPII or maybe 1Z MP (which might be *too* mild). The SRP will probably be functionally nonabrasive on your paint, it is on many that I use it on.



I sure wouldn't worry about taking off too much clear, but rather about remarring the finish once you get it nice ;) If remarring is a given, I'd use something like the 1z MP or the SRP and then apply a "heavy" wax and live with 'em.
 
Do not forget the contribution of the PC pad you will be using.



If these blemishing are very, very small a polishing pad/PC combo with FPII, Z-PC (reducing polish), Optimum Compound or Polish (don't let the name fool you, very mild polishes), P21S GEPC, Vanilla Moose, and Meg #80 should eliminated your problem and enhance the gloss of your paint.
 
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