Surface scratch, advice on cut / polish etc

[Bruski11]

Hey PHers,some advice and help required....

I've had a read through of the back chat and general advise on posting up such questions is to include pictures, hence see picture!

I've a surface scratch from a set of ski bindings (i.e. hardened plastic) rubbing against a dirty and wet roof. This was of course caused by the g'fs way of 'helping' by putting her skis on the roof without due adult supervision. Marvelous.

Anyway, gut feel is to cut / polish and the roof will be fine. Any thoughts to the contrary or suggested products etc would be greatly appreciated.

The car is a blue m coupe with estoril paint, kept underground during the week and rarely out of the hanger hence delay in posting up.

Cheers!

[Danno1975]

That looks polishable, might not even need a cutting compound. You going to do it by hand or machine?.

[Bruski11]

by hand, bit of elbow grease as such.

I was looking at ordering one of these products:
http://www.eurocarparts.com/car-scratch-removal

no idea which of course! I use meguiars shampoo at the moment and it does bring the car up to a nice colour.

or would just a bottle of good old fashion turtle wax do the trick?

Thanks btw!

[c4c23]

hi there,

get some 3M machine compound. use it with a clean cotton cloth, will come out easy, then use a polish, you wont be able to tell!

craig
(humber auto body repairs)

[PJ S]

You will need the following:
http://www.carnaubawaxshop.co.uk/detailing/99/75mm...

A 100mm orange, & blue pads, and some Mark V 'UNO'.
Use a pea of polish, and move in small overlapping circular motions until the polish goes clear.
Wipe with a plush microfiber cloth, and if mostly gone, do again or switch to the blue pad.
Same process, and that should be you.
Don't use much pressure when polishing, let the compound & foam properties do the work.
Restrict yourself to a 6"x6" area to optimise polish usage.
Wash pads in warm soapy water, squeeze dry, leave to dry before storing.
If you end up tackling a large area, get a couple or wash and use damp after 1/3 of a panel.

[Bruski11]

Thanks Pjs, finally got around to tackling this last night with the mark 5 uno. The polish finish is excellent, water is beading off nicely and the scratch is almost indistinguishable. All polishing is by hand too and not a problem to apply or buff off. Thanks for the tips.

[phil_cardiff]

PJ S said:

You will need the following:
http://www.carnaubawaxshop.co.uk/detailing/99/75mm...

A 100mm orange, & blue pads, and some Mark V 'UNO'.
Use a pea of polish, and move in small overlapping circular motions until the polish goes clear.
Wipe with a plush microfiber cloth, and if mostly gone, do again or switch to the blue pad.
Same process, and that should be you.
Don't use much pressure when polishing, let the compound & foam properties do the work.
Restrict yourself to a 6"x6" area to optimise polish usage.
Wash pads in warm soapy water, squeeze dry, leave to dry before storing.
If you end up tackling a large area, get a couple or wash and use damp after 1/3 of a panel.

Thread resurrection!

Which orange and blue pads would I need to use? I have a similar scratch on my wife's Yaris that I'd like to tackle.

[PJ S]

You’ll need a medium firm polishing pad, and a soft finishing pad – colour isn’t important – along with a one step polish or a medium cut and a refining polish.

[xjay1337]

Colour of polishing pads varys based on pad manufacturer.

[phil_cardiff]

Ok thanks.

Any recommendations on the product needed? An all in one product appeals.

[xjay1337]

Use something like Scholl S3 and then refine with S40.
Using an orange chemical guys hexlogic (relatively firm/harsh pad) and then a white or black chemical guys pad will be fine.