Polish out light surface scratches by hand.

[rjfp1962]

My MX-5 has light scratches, mainly to the bonnet and boot and only really visible in sunlight.

Must be something better than T-Cut nowadays?

Any ideas/recommendations as to what product to use? I have plenty of new micro-fibre cloths.

[Terzo123]

Rubbing compound?

Just don't rub too hard

[stogbandard]

Go least aggressive first, something like Meguiars Ultimate Polish. Failing that Ultimate Compound.

[Belle427]

Autoglym super resin polish is good for this, it will take some out and will mask the rest pretty well.
A decent easy to use product for the novice that doesn’t want to get in too deep.
Does need a top coat to get the best longevity.
I’ve read that Auto finesse triple is pretty good too, both of these are available in Halfords.

[trickywoo]

Belle427 said:

Autoglym super resin polish is good for this, it will take some out and will mask the rest pretty well.
A decent easy to use product for the novice that doesn’t want to get in too deep.
Does need a top coat to get the best longevity.
I’ve read that Auto finesse triple is pretty good too, both of these are available in Halfords.

SRP will take out zero defects even with a machine.

It is a good filler as you say and a good option for OP if he doesn’t want to machine polish, which is really the only practical solution to his issue.

[rjfp1962]

Thanks for the advise given. I will get some AutoGlym Super Resin Polish. Used to use this a lot when I was at Aston Martin in the 90's.

Also have some of this coming, so hopefully will get it sorted..!

[Belle427]

It’s still a highly regarded product but would benefit from the extra gloss protection or HD wax over the top.