Paint Scuffs and Scratches
Grant Lenahan
glenahan at vfemail.net
Fri Aug 14 06:24:51 PDT 2009
Yes, they are clearcoated. Consequently you do NOT want to remove the
clearcoat.
A good gentle polish will remove almost nothing if used properly. It
will actually redistribute the peaks to the troughs.
I like Meguiar's swirl remover 2.0. Follow the directions by hand,
IMO. Its nto that bad a job, and leads to beautiful results.
I don't trust pros unless its a really good shop. Your dice.
Grant
On Aug 14, 2009, at 8:50 AM, <mboucher70 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I had a few questions on this subject.
>
>
>
> 1.) I've heard that you can get scuffmarks and minor scratches
> out of car
> paint by using a 'polishing compound'. I've also heard that Audi
> uses a
> special 'clearcoat' layer of paint that most other car makers don't
> use to
> give it that 'always new and shiny' appearance. So the question
> that I had
> is, would using one of these compounds all over in an attempt to
> minimize
> the years of accumulated scratches - is that something that
> shouldn't be
> done on cars with a clearcoat treatment?
>
>
>
> 2.) If it is acceptable, should I be ok dropping the car at a good
> 'detailing' shop that offers this as a service for about $100? Or
> are there
> horrorstories from this that would prompt a recommendation towards
> simply
> doing it yourself?
>
>
>
> 3.) For the 'do-it-yourself' option, can you recommend any
> products that
> you know of that do a good job on scuffs and scratches without
> damaging the
> clearcoat?
>
>
>
> 4.) My car gets most of its dings in the garage where I park and
> share
> with the neighbor. Any ideas on something simple and inexpensive
> that I
> could just put between the cars or drape over the car to minimize
> scuffmarks
> over time?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Charles
>
>
>
>
>
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