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^&04types

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Guys i dont know what tha f flew out the side of a dump truck today but it sound like a few rocks and i knew it could be good. I look at the rear door and there is 3 tiny gashes or scratches and its showing white. any suggestions on how to proceed? the car is silver which makes it somewhat easier. I was thinking OP with white pad to start, if that doesnt cut it move up to an orange pad. Any input is appreciated . Thank you.:angry
 
^&04types said:
Guys i dont know what tha f flew out the side of a dump truck today but it sound like a few rocks... I look at the rear door and there is 3 tiny gashes or scratches and its showing white. any suggestions on how to proceed?
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Yeah, try polishing it but don't be surprised if the damage is through the clear and maybe even through a good portion of the color coat. By the sound of it, it's the sort of damage that can only be fixed with paint. I dunno how well a touch-up would work, mine never turn out all that well (esp. on silver). Having a pro work on it might turn out a lot better, but unless it gets sprayed (spotted in) it's never gonna be perfect again. Sorry I didn't have a more positive opinion to offer :o
 
^&04types said:
..any wetsandin tips?
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Yeah, be very careful ;) The sanding marks in the touchup paint will polish out easily, the ones in the surrounding original paint *won't*. You might not want to do the wetsanding at all, it *might* make things worse instead of better.



Use Meguiar's Unigrit paper, I recommend the 3000 grit but some people would start with something coarser first and then switch to the 3000.
 
Accumulator said:
Yeah, be very careful ;) The sanding marks in the touchup paint will polish out easily, the ones in the surrounding original paint *won't*. You might not want to do the wetsanding at all, it *might* make things worse instead of better.



Use Meguiar's Unigrit paper, I recommend the 3000 grit but some people would start with something coarser first and then switch to the 3000.
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How about if i just use the pc and OP to polish and smooth it out? you think that will be self sufficient? what if i did wetsand it and tape off the surrounding area? thanks for ur help
 
IMO polishing via PC really won't remove enough to smooth over the touch-up. I've been able to remove 3000 grit scratches by hand, but it took quite a while. I wouldn't be surprised if you could remove them too, but I can't really guarantee anything ;)



And yeah, taping off surfaces you don't want affected is a good idea.
 
I just finished a 2000 BMW 540iL that had a few scratches on the trunk lid (silver in color). I used 3M 3000 grit pad on the 3M Trizact hand pad with quick detailer as a lube.



Following scratch removal, I used a rotary with Optimum compound at 1200, then glaze + Meguiar's #26.



You can see some of the scratching in the outline of the lights

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Scratches Gone



BMW540iL_2000_TrunkScratchesRemo-1.jpg




Totoland Mach
 
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