How to deal with paint scratches?

[db484bhpv8]

Just had a lovely weekend with a lady.

BUT she didnt start the weekend off too well by placing her luggage bag on the bonnet of my freshly painted Chim leaving a rather disitinctive but maybe minor scratch.

Would it be best to take to a proffessional to sort out or is it something i could have a go at buffing and polishing out maybe?

[phillpot]

She did what ???? and you didn't give her her marching orders there and then

Fresh paint, prominent position?

take back to paintshop and send her the bill!

[Rugbyfester]

I would use a clay bar on it initially.

[QBee]

db484bhpv8 said:

.......my freshly painted Chim leaving a rather distinctive but maybe minor scratch.

.....

So do we now refer to the nitrous Chimaera as the "Gucci Chimaera"? Just hoping her bag wasn't from Aldi.....

[db484bhpv8]

Rugbyfester said:

I would use a clay bar on it initially.

Do you mean to clean the paint prior to any polishing?

[taylormj4]

Rugbyfester said:

I would use a clay bar on it initially.

Thought clay bar was to remove deposits and pollutants from the paint surface.
I didn't think it was for covering up scratches.

[QBee]

Chimpongas did a brilliant, step by step, treatise on removing scratches from paintwork a few months ago, when the local tossers scratched his pride and joy, and his car as well.
It tells you how to do the job (without removing your anorak) in such detail that you can just adapt it to the severity of your damage. I will see if i can spot it.....hold your breath

[neal1980]

Use it to your advantage, say "give us a blowie and I will get it sorted love..."

[QBee]

Here you go...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[db484bhpv8]

neal1980 said:

Use it to your advantage, say "give us a blowie and I will get it sorted love..."

Thats outrageous

besides i got a lot more than that over the weekend

I think i owe her a couple smashed headlamps and a stained interior to be honest.

[QBee]

Thought you had already given her a stained interior?

[neal1980]

lol..the Chimaera is near enough impossible to nail a chick in. Take the easy option and bend her over the wing

[db484bhpv8]

neal1980 said:

lol..the Chimaera is near enough impossible to nail a chick in. Take the easy option and bend her over the wing

Not into dogging. Besides i could wait (just) the 5 mins to the luxury apartment

[db484bhpv8]

anyway, we are getting off topic.

I think i will invest in some Meguires products and practice on the daily before going near my bonnet.

[rigga]

[RDV8]

Auto Glym paint renovator...it removes most surface scratches...brilliant stuff.

http://www.autoglym.com/products/products/paint-re...

[gacksen]

get a picture of the scratches online. otherwise fishing in the dark...

[db484bhpv8]

gacksen said:

get a picture of the scratches online. otherwise fishing in the dark...

I tried a pic yesterday but couldnt see the screen on my phone in the sunlight. ie the pic showed nothing much at all.
Will try get the light right after work tonight and get a clearer pic.

Also been recommended G3... any thoughts?

[jamienshelly]

Hi Derek, I have had this recently and it depends on how deep the scratch is!, there is a load of videos on You Tube that will guide you. If you can feel the scratch with your nail then it probably wont polish out, Hopefully the people that did your re-spray will be able mix up a touch up pot for if they haven't already. G3 is good but can be aggressive if used wrong or on a thin clear coat. I would probably get a decent detailer to look at it and tell you how to remove it or watch him do it and get him to go through it step by step. Good luck and glad your weekend was worth the scratch..

[Discopotatoes]

Derek if the scratch is just on the surface then a light t cut will remove it if it's deeper like a key scratch then get it done by a pro.