Help With Small Lines/scratchs In My Paint?

[HannibalK1ng]

hey just been looking class at the paint on my black r33 and it seems there are alot of little scratchs like the width of hairs id say its from washing it at the car wash... would a cut and polish bring it back to normal or will i need a spary? thanks heaps and any extra advice would be awesome

[Fry_33]

There is a stickied thread at the top of the cosmetics section about waxing.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Po...ax-t128481.html

Covers some paint prep as well. Sounds like they should buff out, I assume they show up in sunlight but are hard to see when overcast. Black cars will show them up the worst. If you don't like the look of them never go use a drive through car wash, don't use a sponge to wash your car, use a microcloth or mitt. If you don't want to buff them out, can't afford it can't be stuffed or whatever a few coats of wax can hide them. The only way to remove a scratch from the paint is to buff the paint around it down to the same depth as the scratch basically.

I found a lot of good info on this website.

http://www.showcardetailing.com/

Good Luck

[Nav2k]

take a pic.

in most cases if its from washing the car it can be removed

take a look at some pics on www.finalinspection.com.au/forums

something like a stage 2 detail is what im thinking u'll need.

i just did one on mine (bought all the products needed...cost me like $450 all up...pricey but def worth it)

u definetly dont need a respray if its just swirls and scratches...

[Bliksem]

Swirl Marks? A decent detailer can remove those easily. My mate owns a detailing business heres an example:

Before:

After:

Link to thread and more pics etc:

http://www.streetmodified.com.au/showthrea...ighlight=detail

Edited July 4, 2008 by MintR33