polishing question

[RyanSilveraaydo]

I just have a quick question

-I want to hand polish my whole car

How much of my car can I get polished with a 7oz. bottle of scratchX?



thanks

Ryan

 

[DaGonz]

There are too many variables to give you an answer. It's all dependent on the size of the vehicle, the amount of swirling, any scratches or problem areas, etc.



You might be better off getting a couple of tubes of ScratchX just in case... if you run out in the middle of hand polishing, you might end up doing this...:hairpull :wall

 

[Eliot Ness]

Like DaGonz said, it is hard to say. I would think your arms might wear out out before the ScratchX is empty, especially if you're trying to correct very many paint defects. Here is a good thread on using ScratchX that you might want to read:



How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX - Car Care Forums: Meguiar's Online



Also, the Lake Country Manufacturing Pad & Handle Kit can make working by hand a lot, well at least a little, easier.



Anyway, I'd also have a second tube on hand just in case..... good luck!

 

[Accumulator]

ryan2002ls- Welcome to Autopia!



As you can probably tell from the preceding responses, Scratch-X, while OK stuff for isolated repairs of small areas, is a *really* hard way to polish an entire car. I'll come right out and say that IMO it's not a good idea. I'm certain that you'd be a lot happier if you just ordered a can of 1Z Paint Polish (or their MetallicPolishWax) from Aloha & Welcome to Our Oasis for All Your Auto Detailing Supplies & Accessories and used that instead. 1z polishes are about the only thing that's remotely user-friendly enough to do a whole car by hand while being effective enough to give good results.



Sorry to give "buy another product"-type advice, I always kinda about those kind of responses, but IMO when polishing by hand you need to use the right stuff or it'll just be an exercise in frustration.