Scuff and scratch help!

[TRunne4]

What to do with these? Looks like I got keyed and it is deep enough to catch my fingernail. As far as the scuff goes, it is completely smooth. Any advice for a new guy...Thanks

 

[tropicsteve]

you won't be able to remove the scratch without a repaint or touch up with something like
Dr. ColorChip Custom Automotive Touch-Up Paint Kit. it's kinda hard to see your scuff in the picture, but try using a polish first (least aggressive) and if that doesn't remove it, use a compound followed by a polish. do you have da polisher ?

 

[TRunne4]

Looks like a great product! Is that what most detailers on here use?

I have a UDM. What compound do you recommend?

 

[TRunne4]

Are the results with Dr. Chip similar to wet sanding it?

 

[tropicsteve]

Looks like a great product! Is that what most detailers on here use?

I have a UDM. What compound do you recommend?

Meguiars M101 Foam Cut Compound is meguiars latest and greatest, otherwise Meguiar's Ultra Cut Compound M105. pretty much the gold standard.

 

[tropicsteve]

Are the results with Dr. Chip similar to wet sanding it?

for a really deep chip, the dr. colorchip still will not completely refill the chip depth, but rather color match what is there so it's not so noticeable. with a deep scratch, wet sanding will still requires a compound and polish afterwards. clearcoat,paint and primer are usually a pretty thin coating to start with, usually less than 5mils. 1 mil is 0.001 of an inch(0.0254 mm) deep scratches usually require a repaint to look right.