help with scratch

xirokx · 14 Jul 2014 at 20:02

Hey peeps,

Few years ago you helped me removed scratches from my car , believe it or not with peanut butter...

Someone decided to reverse into my car the other day and drove off leaving these scratches behind...

Any ideas how I may clean them? I am unsure , well I do not believe its to the metal, perhaps I am wrong as I know faff all about cars...

thanks in advance, most appreciated...

mjd · 14 Jul 2014 at 20:06

Are they actually scratches or just paint that has rubbed off from the other vehicle? Difficult to tell from the picture.
If you can catch your fingernail in them then your options are (in ascending order of cost) : touch in and wet sand, smart repair, respray
If you cant catch your fingernail in them then they may polish out. The severity will define whether you need to wet sand and polish or just polish.
A better pic would help.

rodenal · 14 Jul 2014 at 20:06

Can't be to the metal there as the bumper is plastic.

Maybe its just my phone but I can't really see much of the scratch from the pic - it looks like it might just be paint, t cut is your new best friend for that area

xirokx · 14 Jul 2014 at 20:17

thanks for your replies

oh yea the bumper is plastic....see told you i know nothing about cars..

here try this image instead:

heres a larger image

rodenal · 14 Jul 2014 at 20:24

From what I can see there's a mix of paint transfer and scratching there.

Go over it with t cut then some polish with fillers (super resin polish or the likes) to hide the worst of it. You'll not be able to permanently fix what scratches are left without a machine but will be able to make it look acceptable.

mjd · 14 Jul 2014 at 20:29

If it is mainly paint transfer, don't dive in with anything abrasive as it might not need that much. White spirit and a microfibre maybe all it takes.

rodenal · 14 Jul 2014 at 20:33

That's true, give it a clean first. If you've got a clay bar try that too

weta · 14 Jul 2014 at 20:35

If you're not in a rush I could pop over one Sunday and take a look.

My mate's got a Rupes machine so I could compound and polish the bumper if the scratch isn't too deep.

xirokx · 14 Jul 2014 at 21:02

so grateful for all your replies...thank you so very much

ill give it a clean first and then let you know...

If you're not in a rush I could pop over one Sunday and take a look.

My mate's got a Rupes machine so I could compound and polish the bumper if the scratch isn't too deep.

thats so kind of you...

let me clean it and see what happens, ill keep you posted

thanks guys you lot are tops...

weta · 14 Jul 2014 at 22:29

xirokx said:
so grateful for all your replies...thank you so very much

ill give it a clean first and then let you know...

thats so kind of you...

let me clean it and see what happens, ill keep you posted

thanks guys you lot are tops...

No probs, send me a PM if you need any help.

peterwalkley · 15 Jul 2014 at 10:48

As others have said, it is difficult to tell if that is paint from the other car or a scratch. Start with a clean and gentle clay bar.

If it is a scratch try 'Meguiar's Scratch X'. I've had good results with that on the wife's car after some **** hit it with a shopping trolley. It takes a few applications to work, but I can't see the scratch now and I know where it was. Halfords stock it and also many online places.

If you can stand the dodgy 70's porn music background, there's a reasonable demo of it on youtube.

Good luck.