Don't know if this is the right section for this...

[Blue is best]

There are a number of scratches on my car, some of which I get the feeling have been done purposely by some asbo type or someone in the car park who doesn't care if their handbag drags across your car.
After some thought of getting in chips away or scratch doctor I thought, nah and decided to have a go myself...


This is one of said scratches


After rubbing scratch out with 2000 grit wet and dry


Polished back up

I think it came up really well, planning to spend the next weekend getting rid of all the little marks and blemishes in the same way... Who needs chips away :blowup:

 

[Deaks]

Good job mate, people would never have known

 

[Paul4d]

Damn i wish the scratch down my rear quarter would flat out as good as this.

 

[Blue is best]

Damn i wish the scratch down my rear quarter would flat out as good as this.

I had 3 deep ones on my rear quarter but had flatted them out before I thought to do some before and after pics to show on here, was really worried after rubbing them down and thought what have I done but after a good polish and wax you would never know they were ever there.

 

[Paul4d]

Yea i think mine will need touching up atleast or the rear quarter painting. Bloody vandals

 

[lewisflintham]

Great job.

 

[Stevoox]

Nice one - may have to give this a go.

Have a slight scuff on my rear arch from the plastic body work on a car thats scraped past

 

[Niknok]

Did you use a machine to polish or do it by hand? Great result, top work.

 

[Blue is best]

Did you use a machine to polish or do it by hand? Great result, top work.

I hand polished it, used t cut blue colourfast first then a couple of coats of meguiars ultimate polish then finished it off with meguiars gold class carnauba plus wax. My arms were like lead after but think it was worth it.

 

[CL10]

That's a really good effort by hand mate!

 

[chettle]

You must have balls the size of melons to take some sand paper to your paint! Cracking results too!

 

[Blue is best]

You must have balls the size of melons to take some sand paper to your paint! Cracking results too!

That's what I thought when it looked like it did in the second pic, was getting ready to find a corner to cry in if it didn't polish back up.

 

[Paddy_R]

I've always wanted to give wet sanding a go. Great result there now for the rest of the car

 

[197-pocket-rocket]

Great effort I'm impressed! I Dnt think I have the balls to start sandin my paint but yours has come out sweet