scratch repair
Discussion
Try out some 3M perfect-it fast cut-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Perfect-it-lll-Fast-C...
or/then use some of this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GLARE-professional-car-p...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Perfect-it-lll-Fast-C...
or/then use some of this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GLARE-professional-car-p...
g7jtk said:
I have loads of scratches in the lacquer on my Discovery from branches scraping down the sides on green lane trips.
Can anyone recomend a product to fix them?
Depends how deep they are and how much clear coat you have.Can anyone recomend a product to fix them?
Pics help, but it might be best if you can get a local with a paint gauge to come and have a look, they will be able to advise/help you out.
I wouldn't use Fast Cut straight away, its a very harsh cutting compound.
They look like they will polish out easy enough, get the 3M polish on it.
A quick check you can do is see if your nail catches in the scratch, if not you should be able to polish it out.
If you are worried about burning through then you should pop to your local bodyshop/smart repairer and get them to have a go for you.
A quick check you can do is see if your nail catches in the scratch, if not you should be able to polish it out.
If you are worried about burning through then you should pop to your local bodyshop/smart repairer and get them to have a go for you.
When I was sorting my old Golf out for sale I wasn't sure if I wanted to drop £150 on a polishing machine/pads/liquid etc. So to test the water I went for the £18.95 Sonus stuff from CleanYourCar http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/car-polish-compounds... also had to add ample elbow grease though!
One bottle and side of the sponge is more abrasive (not abrasive in a worrying way) and the second bottle/side of the sponge is less abrasive and more for a final finish. That kit was enough to do about 2 complete passes of the Golf (one time round the car with the first bottle was ok, the second pass round the car was awesome so I did the same for the final finish), with some left over to have a go at mums car aswell with the same improvements, so I imagine it would do your big beast fine volume wise.
Took my paint from all over looking like this;
To looking like this;
To make completely sure of a perfect finish I used this http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/glazes/poorboys-blac... after the final finish and before waxing. It fills in any swirls or scratches that are left and leaves a wet glossy look to put the wax on. I even still use this on my brand new BMW as even if washing carefully you still pick up fine swirls etc which this sorts out well.
For under £20 it's worth a shot!
One bottle and side of the sponge is more abrasive (not abrasive in a worrying way) and the second bottle/side of the sponge is less abrasive and more for a final finish. That kit was enough to do about 2 complete passes of the Golf (one time round the car with the first bottle was ok, the second pass round the car was awesome so I did the same for the final finish), with some left over to have a go at mums car aswell with the same improvements, so I imagine it would do your big beast fine volume wise.
Took my paint from all over looking like this;
To looking like this;
To make completely sure of a perfect finish I used this http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/glazes/poorboys-blac... after the final finish and before waxing. It fills in any swirls or scratches that are left and leaves a wet glossy look to put the wax on. I even still use this on my brand new BMW as even if washing carefully you still pick up fine swirls etc which this sorts out well.
For under £20 it's worth a shot!
I am giong to try the Turtle Wax scratch repair kit. I would rather fill the scratches than expend the energy polishing them out. Every pannel is affected after driving down a river bed lined with trees and bushes. Ther are that many scratches that It may need to have another clear coat applied as they don't seem to go through into the green layer.
No way am I going to pay someone to polish the car. For the money mentioned I would rather buy a machine and do it myself.
No way am I going to pay someone to polish the car. For the money mentioned I would rather buy a machine and do it myself.
So I hear but not looking for A1 finnish. I havn't gon through the lacquer layer, it just look a bit matt in the area covered so far. I will do some pictures when I do the area in my previous picture. It is sure to ge scratched over and over again and to get a couple of cans of lacquer to cover a whole pannel would do me.
I have had a go with the turtle wax scratch remover. It makes a really good job but as the car is 13 years old and covered in scratches and likley to get even more I decided that I couldn't be bothered. If it doesn't get more scratches then I am not useing it properly.
Thanks for the comments
Thanks for the comments
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