Cleaning Car with Scouring Sponge = Sctatches
Discussion
Went to clean of some hard to remove bugs from the bonnet on Friday night with one of these green top sponges - looked great at 8pm as the sun had gone down- only to find a shed load of scratches (the green top was obviously not wet enough) on the bonnet (and around the front number plate) - help! The other parts of the car look ok, as I think the sponge had softened in the water by then
Any idea what can be done? Can detailing or any other type of service get the scratches out? Any idea how mush a respray will cost?
Total nightmare.
Thanks,
Hi,
all is not lost....
I went out and brought 4 products:
-Meguiar Sratch 2.0
-Polish applicator pad
-Black Turtle Wax
-Polishing cloth
Just spent the past 3 hours buffing the bonnet and whilst I was sceptical when i brought all of this - it has actually worked! I had to apply the meguiar liquid and bluff 3 or 4 times on some of the areas- but all scratches with the exception of one have now disappeared. Not sure how it works, because the meguiar stuff is white (any ideas?) - but it did...big sign of relief
I used the sponge side on the rest of the car because it was not ridden with dead bugs - are you saying you should not even use a sponge?? How can a sponge scratch it?
I will also be calling up a local detailer to do the whole car - lesson learnt....
all is not lost....
I went out and brought 4 products:
-Meguiar Sratch 2.0
-Polish applicator pad
-Black Turtle Wax
-Polishing cloth
Just spent the past 3 hours buffing the bonnet and whilst I was sceptical when i brought all of this - it has actually worked! I had to apply the meguiar liquid and bluff 3 or 4 times on some of the areas- but all scratches with the exception of one have now disappeared. Not sure how it works, because the meguiar stuff is white (any ideas?) - but it did...big sign of relief
I used the sponge side on the rest of the car because it was not ridden with dead bugs - are you saying you should not even use a sponge?? How can a sponge scratch it?
I will also be calling up a local detailer to do the whole car - lesson learnt....
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