Recommendation for Scratch Removal

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Wyle E. Coyote

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Hello all.



With the adverse weather we have been having, I finally got a chance to wash my SUV this month (only because it's Valentine's Day and wanted to impress the Mrs. besides the usual dinner and chocolates)



However, to my dismay, I have noticed several vertical hair-line scratches on the vehicle, especially around the quarter panel areas. My best guess is that they derived from using the brush side of a scraper to remove snow and ice the last couple of weeks.



Can someone recommend a good quality scratch removal product via hand application for a Black 2010 Honda Pilot?



Would really appreciate some feedback.



Thanks and looking forward to the end of this winter already.
 
general rule of thumb i use is if you can feel it with your fingernail at all, you cant remove it, youll need touch up paint.. but if you cant feel the scratch with your fingernail you should be able to remove, or atleast greatly diminish the scratch with mothers scratch remover if you can find it, that stuff is amazing... meguiars scratch-X 2.0 works very well too, and is much easier to find. just rememver to use even pressure (and not too much of it) , and dont push down with your finger tips, that will just make things worse and do more harm than good. i like using terry cloth applicators for things like this. viking terry applicators are my favorites. good luck
 
I have a honda ridgeline. Even tho it,s softer paint I needed to use megs ultimate compound. It,s cheap & works great.
 
Wyle E. Coyote said:
So that's all everybody has here, just two common off the shelf products?



Find that hard to believe.
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You asked for products to use by hand. No one around here does defect removal by hand. The two products recommended will work if you take your time. They are abrasives, you will either remove the scratch or get down to bare metal if your rub long enough. So you aren't being patient enough or your scratches are deeper than you say.
 
Since I have them for machine use anyhow, I've been using Meguiar's M105 and M205 by hand. But I wonder if they're all *that* different from the UC and Scratch-X :nixweiss



I think people underestimate how long by-hand correction can take; a single small scratch might need at least half an hour of work.
 
You need someone who can use a wheel with the proper product and know how. Just filling them will work until the next time you wash it. You need genuine paint rejuvenation done by a SKILLED detailer. Someone who has a way with BLACK.
 
paintxpert said:
You need someone who can use a wheel with the proper product and know how. Just filling them will work until the next time you wash it. You need genuine paint rejuvenation done by a SKILLED detailer. Someone who has a way with BLACK.
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What is a wheel? Like a rim??? Maybe you can recommend a repaint too? The products he has will work, they just take lots of time by hand, stop giving bad advice.
 
If a polisher (of *any* type) were essential for correction nobody would be able to remove scratches from behind door handles and other tight spots. Yeah, *remove*, not fill.



Abrasion is abrasion, regardless of what's moving the abrasive, and people have been polishing all sorts of materials for a lot longer than we've had electric polishers.
 
The wheel is a high speed polisher such as a variable speed Makita or Hitachi. They sell them on this site I am sure. Or go to any detailer site. One refers to a polisher as a wheel. I would never give anyone bad advice intentionally. That is just NOT my way. Your car needs to be high speed polished by a pro.
 
David is right! That wasnt a wild guess....they advertise in the local papers here in the Northeast if you cant use a wheel DONT APPLY ! I guess those that dont know what it is are dumb out of luck....I guess its just the lingo ...I didnt mean to lose anyone. So I suppose as a "DETAILER" the one who knows about the wheel would be QUALIFIED ....just a little joke.
 
You can remove marks from paint by hand, I would agree with that. The best paint correction is done with a machine ...there is a section dedicated to polishing here in this forum. Lots of folks on this site can polish with a high speed wheel.
 
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