Removing\masking scratches

Gerard · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:15

Just got my first scratch tonight thanks to some dodgy pressure washer work. Tried some tcut on it and its stil pretty obvious looking, cars a pearlescent black. Any other types of scratch remover that come reccomended?

Solari · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:19

Gerard said:
Just got my first scratch tonight thanks to some dodgy pressure washer work. Tried some tcut on it and its stil pretty obvious looking, cars a pearlescent black. Any other types of scratch remover that come reccomended?

Your own doing or some dodgy handwash comprising a team of foreign gentlemen out of interest?

loltim · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:19

All T-cut does is takes the paint off. It's a harsh but effective cutter.

I'd say the scratch is too deep.

Gerard · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:20

Solari said:
Your own doing or some dodgy handwash comprising a team of foreign gentlemen out of interest?

Mine, was blasting the wheels and moved it a bit high

Gerard · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:21

Tim said:
All T-cut does is takes the paint off. It's a harsh but effective cutter.

I'd say the scratch is too deep.

Its actually pretty light, cant feel it with my fingernail at all really.

loltim · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:22

Then you aren't putting enough effort in. A scratch that you can't even feel with your finger nail will polish out, forget T-cut.

rG-tom · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:23

damn your paint must be soft or your pressure washer insane if it managed to scratch the paint from a quick burst!

Gerard · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:24

rG-tom said:
damn your paint must be soft or your pressure washer insane if it managed to scratch the paint from a quick burst!

Was the actual stem of the washer that clipped the door, the washer does have a kick to it as well.

Defcon5 · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:25

rG-tom said:
damn your paint must be soft or your pressure washer insane if it managed to scratch the paint from a quick burst!

Thats what I was thinking? How on earth can a pressure washer actually scratch something? Strip the paint maybe, but scratch?

Gerard · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:26

See above

loltim · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:48

Gerard said:
See above

See your sig tbh

Polishing is hard work, but it will remove your scratch.

Gerard · 30 Jun 2008 at 22:51

Will get to it in the morning, out of interest anyone tried this stuff?

http://www.motorsavers.co.uk/products.php?plid=m6b33s80p394&rs=gb

DB_SamX · 30 Jun 2008 at 23:06

SOunds like a deep scratch so ScratchX prob won't work.

Begbie · 1 Jul 2008 at 01:58

If its deep enough to fit your finger nail in even barly it will never polish out.

Can you get your hands on a machine polisher, or take it to a detialer and see what they say.

Check detailing world for a list of detailers near you, would prob be your best bet.

RichL · 1 Jul 2008 at 02:26

I'd try some Autoglum super resin polish etc, if that doesn't work maybe get some Dr Colorchip?

Scania · 1 Jul 2008 at 04:59

I had a nasty scratch on my 728i BMW, a few coats of Colourmagic* and it went away.

* A kind of T-Cut / Polish mix thats coloured to match your car, obviously, for a Black car, I got the Black one.

It works by filling the scratch with the coloured polish & works well imo...... - I have a mate who tried to use the same product on his Blue A4, trouble was, the colourmagic was Green, yes, he ended up with lots of highlighted Green scratches!

Toker · 1 Jul 2008 at 09:28

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polish/menzerna-250ml/intensive-polish-po91l-/prod_216.html

This is probably the best hand polish available, it's the best you're goin to get without machining. It probably won't completely remove it but will round the eges of the scratch so it makes it far less visible. Follow it up with something full of fillers, such as auto glym SRP or a glaze such as poorboys black hole and it should be barely visible

kai · 1 Jul 2008 at 10:02

Toker said:
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polish/menzerna-250ml/intensive-polish-po91l-/prod_216.html

This is probably the best hand polish available, it's the best you're goin to get without machining. It probably won't completely remove it but will round the eges of the scratch so it makes it far less visible. Follow it up with something full of fillers, such as auto glym SRP or a glaze such as poorboys black hole and it should be barely visible

This man speaks the truth, good advice for anyone really who has not got a PC handy. follow up with lots of thin layers not one big thick layer. Several layers are much better than one single thick layer.