Major scatches - advice needed ASAP!

Junebug

Junebug

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A friend came over with his new (to him) BMW 325. It's a couple years old, interior perfect and tires good. Problem is there are major scratches in the paint, white paint. It looks like someone scrubbed places on the hood with a bug spronge full of grits. I wiped part of the hood down with WG pre-polish cleaner and a MF towel then I hit it (three times) with XMT #3 and a yellow pad (LC) with the PC -start on 3.5 then 6 till the polish was gone. It looked better but the some scratches were still there. I tried the wool pad and WG swirl remover, 3.5 then 6 on the PC til it dusted. Better still but not totally removed. OK, I'm ready to go medival on this - plan to get Megs #84 or #85 and hit it agin, I'm looking for suggestions, buying a rotary is not an option at this point, thanks anyway, so do ya'll think a PC and the Megs will do? Also, the guy says not to worry, if I can't get it out he'll have it repainted ( money talks I guess) Thanks a bunch for your quick replies, I have to get something and be ready by next Sat to do this Beemer.
 
OK, 60+ views and no one comments, maybe ya'll need more info - the scratches are in the clear coat, you can't catch your fingernail on them. After all I did last night on the one section, I'd say it was 75% gone, I just think a compound with more bite would do the trick.
 
JuneBug said:
A friend came over with his new (to him) BMW 325. It's a couple years old, interior perfect and tires good. Problem is there are major scratches in the paint, white paint. It looks like someone scrubbed places on the hood with a bug spronge full of grits. I wiped part of the hood down with WG pre-polish cleaner and a MF towel then I hit it (three times) with XMT #3 and a yellow pad (LC) with the PC -start on 3.5 then 6 till the polish was gone. It looked better but the some scratches were still there. I tried the wool pad and WG swirl remover, 3.5 then 6 on the PC til it dusted. Better still but not totally removed. OK, I'm ready to go medival on this - plan to get Megs #84 or #85 and hit it agin, I'm looking for suggestions, buying a rotary is not an option at this point, thanks anyway, so do ya'll think a PC and the Megs will do? Also, the guy says not to worry, if I can't get it out he'll have it repainted ( money talks I guess) Thanks a bunch for your quick replies, I have to get something and be ready by next Sat to do this Beemer.
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Ok...Megs 85 is too tough for the PC to handle and maybe even th 84. It won't break down and it'll cause a huge mess. Can you feel the scratch with your finger nail? It's probably too deep to safely remove unles you want to take off a ton of clear. Good luck
 
Maybe some #83...or OHC / OC, not really sure how much bite the XMT #3 has but OHC has worked well for me.



Or look at Blackfires site, they have free shipping.....
 
If it is getting better every time you polish, then I'd keep repeating, especially since it's not the whole car.



I'm not sure you can get much more agressive using a PC
 
I'm using LC 6.5 pads - yellow pad. I've got the Megs ordered and will try them in advancing order of cut, this may push me into buying that rotary buffer.
 
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