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[SteveAvfc.]

Would like to ask what would be considered to be the best diy scratch remover, not heavy scratches just surface one,s Star silver being the car,s colour.

Thanks in advance Steve. 

[waspy]

For light scratches I use rubbing compound & the buff up with Auto Glym Super Resin polish.

[feeutfo]

Wash
Clay
Auto glym srp.

Slightly more stubern scratches. Mcguires scratchX2.

[SteveAvfc.]

Wash
Clay
Auto glym srp.

Slightly more stubborn scratches. Mcguires scratchX2.

Thanks Chris have never tried clay heard of it so if this weather keeps up i know what i will be up to on sat.  

[feeutfo]

Wash
Clay
Auto glym srp.

Slightly more stubborn scratches. Mcguires scratchX2.

Thanks Chris have never tried clay heard of it so if this weather keeps up i know what i will be up to on sat.  

No mate. Trust me.
If its even remotely hot, don't go anywhere near it with the polish mentioned, unless your lucky enough to have a very well shaded area to work in. The paint will be so hot the polish will turn instantly to chalk and you'll have an even bigger mess on your hands.

Seriously. You need the car cool. So a dull over cast day, or possibly very late evening with the car well soaked and cooled by a hose first.

Also, follow the process, but one panel at a time. It's too much work for a day, never mind an evening, to do a whole car.

Polishing a hot car is totally hopeless.


Ps, clay. With detailer. Follow the instructions carefully. It's easy to put more scratches in than you take out. Be more OCD than an OCD person.

[SteveAvfc.]

Wash
Clay
Auto glym srp.

Slightly more stubborn scratches. Mcguires scratchX2.

Thanks Chris have never tried clay heard of it so if this weather keeps up i know what i will be up to on sat.  

No mate. Trust me.
If its even remotely hot, don't go anywhere near it with the polish mentioned, unless your lucky enough to have a very well shaded area to work in. The paint will be so hot the polish will turn instantly to chalk and you'll have an even bigger mess on your hands.

Seriously. You need the car cool. So a dull over cast day, or possibly very late evening with the car well soaked and cooled by a hose first.

Also, follow the process, but one panel at a time. It's too much work for a day, never mind an evening, to do a whole car.

Polishing a hot car is totally hopeless.


Ps, clay. With detailer. Follow the instructions carefully. It's easy to put more scratches in than you take out. Be more OCD than an OCD person.

Thanks for the advise taken and noted thanks.

[cem_devecioglu]

Wash
Clay
Auto glym srp.

Slightly more stubborn scratches. Mcguires scratchX2.

Thanks Chris have never tried clay heard of it so if this weather keeps up i know what i will be up to on sat.  

No mate. Trust me.
If its even remotely hot, don't go anywhere near it with the polish mentioned, unless your lucky enough to have a very well shaded area to work in. The paint will be so hot the polish will turn instantly to chalk and you'll have an even bigger mess on your hands.

Seriously. You need the car cool. So a dull over cast day, or possibly very late evening with the car well soaked and cooled by a hose first.

Also, follow the process, but one panel at a time. It's too much work for a day, never mind an evening, to do a whole car.

Polishing a hot car is totally hopeless.


Ps, clay. With detailer. Follow the instructions carefully. It's easy to put more scratches in than you take out. Be more OCD than an OCD person.

 

[cem_devecioglu]

honestly tiny scratches are ok for a beginner, but deep scratches are not.. you can quickly wipe off the whole laquer and end with a dull paint which requires painting again.. so stop in every minute , buff with a soft cloth and check..

[feeutfo]

honestly tiny scratches are ok for a beginner, but deep scratches are not.. you can quickly wipe off the whole laquer and end with a dull paint which requires painting again.. so stop in every minute , buff with a soft cloth and check..

Detailer web sites talk about products taking a certain number of applications to remove, say, light swirls for instance. srp taking 5 applications, was described as good iirc.

I was always unsure what exactly "one application" meant.
I presume, after some exprimentation, that it takes about one minute for the polish to brake down to the point its not doing anything except waste elbow grease or electric.
So there for its time to polish off, buff up etc. then evaluate if it needs another "application" ...so to speak...?


If that's so, how any applications do we have until we need to worry about wearing the lacquer away completely. Would you say? Baring in mind we dont have access to a paint depth measuring thingy, what ever it's called.

[cem_devecioglu]

honestly tiny scratches are ok for a beginner, but deep scratches are not.. you can quickly wipe off the whole laquer and end with a dull paint which requires painting again.. so stop in every minute , buff with a soft cloth and check..

Detailer web sites talk about products taking a certain number of applications to remove, say, light swirls for instance. srp taking 5 applications, was described as good iirc.

I was always unsure what exactly "one application" meant.
I presume, after some exprimentation, that it takes about one minute for the polish to brake down to the point its not doing anything except waste elbow grease or electric.
So there for its time to polish off, buff up etc. then evaluate if it needs another "application" ...so to speak...?


If that's so, how any applications do we have until we need to worry about wearing the lacquer away completely. Would you say? Baring in mind we dont have access to a paint depth measuring thingy, what ever it's called.

I'm not sure also for an application..
 
 but the laquer thickness say 2 "thick" layers or 3 at maximum is nearly 1/9 of a mm or maybe less, easy to wipe off.. especially if you are using a polisher machine with a strong cut.. for that reason I use 2000 grid sanding paper by hand which takes less time and controllable imo..but must admit I have faced dull paint -noı laquer- several times especially on old cars   so when sanding(2000 grid) few moves (wet) - check ... re-painted cars are exception as the painter can spray many layers as he wishes where thickness can reach safe levels to sand..