Paint Scuffs and Scratches

[Grant Lenahan]

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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