Scratches over entire car
Discussion
So I bought a car, sight-unseen (cost me 1100 quid, but yes, never buy a car without seeing it!) and whilst if measured up to the advertisement in almost every way (spotless interior/straight bodywork/decent running gear/engine/gearbox), the paint has been messed up by some idiot washing/polishing with a dirty cloth.
The small scratches are over the entire body, not too deep though, but from say 2-3 feet away you begin to notice them, especially if light hits the panel in particular direction.
The car is silver in colour, so I guess that makes it less noticeable but my question is:
Will a decent bosyshop "machine flat and polish" do the business and cut these out?
It appears to definitely not be through to the base layer, the scratches look to me to be shallow enough.
Anyone had this battle previously?
Anyone have Pics of before/after on this type of scenario?
The small scratches are over the entire body, not too deep though, but from say 2-3 feet away you begin to notice them, especially if light hits the panel in particular direction.
The car is silver in colour, so I guess that makes it less noticeable but my question is:
Will a decent bosyshop "machine flat and polish" do the business and cut these out?
It appears to definitely not be through to the base layer, the scratches look to me to be shallow enough.
Anyone had this battle previously?
Anyone have Pics of before/after on this type of scenario?
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Machine polishing will make a marked improvement to the car even if it does not remove all the damage.
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Machine polishing will make a marked improvement to the car even if it does not remove all the damage.
BliarOut said:
AutoGlym Silicon Resin Polish will do the job 
It'll also leave a shed load of white powder everywhere if you're not careful, but what the hell 
Just be careful not to get it on your plastic trim!
Assuming you mean "Super Resin Polish" then it's a good shout, it has a combination of light abrasives and fillers in it so it will remove some lighter scratches and fill others. If you want the best results it really needs working into the paint which can get quite tiring! Wetting the applicator pad makes applying easier and you'll get less dust that way. Use a good sealant on top to keep it protected though (AutoGlym Extra Gloss Protection for example). You'll probably want to clay the car first as well I would have thought. A proper machine polish will obviously produce much better results but at a greater cost. It'll also leave a shed load of white powder everywhere if you're not careful, but what the hell Just be careful not to get it on your plastic trim!Obviously without seeing the car/pics this is all supposition and your mileage may vary
yep - it was pretty cheap....and I'm wafting about now in Merc 190 barge-tastic (but scratched) luxury 
Have a quote from a guy 200 to take out a small rust bubble (5 pence piece) and flat/polish the car.
I reckon I'll give it that much, then a quick service and hopefully stay under the 1500 mark*
Cheers for replies, I'll head on over to detailing world for a look and see if anyone's had similar problem.
Have a quote from a guy 200 to take out a small rust bubble (5 pence piece) and flat/polish the car.
I reckon I'll give it that much, then a quick service and hopefully stay under the 1500 mark*
Cheers for replies, I'll head on over to detailing world for a look and see if anyone's had similar problem.
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