Scratch removal - best method?

[TigerSteve]

My 5 year old daughter helped wash my car yesterday - unfortunately she managed to push her sponge out of reach on the bonnet. Before i'd noticed she had decided to drag the hose pipe up over the wing to give herself extra reach.

Result: light scratches to the wing/body area


I've never really bothered with issues like this before - scratches didn't show that much on my previous MKI Octavia 4x4 in silver, but my new Race Blue vrs is a different matter.

"Polish the scratches out" is what i'm told - is this the best method? Any prefered polishes people use?, coloured ones?

Any advice appreciated - nothing to technical though....nice and simple is best with me and cars

Thanks in advance.

[vRSLen]

try Solvoautosol to remove the scratch, then a good polish

[lee c]

Originally Posted by vRSLen

try Solvoautosol to remove the scratch, then a good polish

Whats that then and where can i get some?

Regards
Lee

[Robshaw]

Originally Posted by lee c

Whats that then and where can i get some?

Regards
Lee

www.thepolishingshop.co.uk Autosol Products

Hope this helps.

Cheers.

[vRSLen]

Halfords sell it but there are beter products out there, I used it recently
on the wifes vRS with good results

[ednmra]

Another great, almost magic, product is Duraglit Brasso wadding - we've mentioned it on here before. Even though it is nothing to do with cars, it will polish out really bad scratches, then buff over with a good wax.

Solvol Autosol brings back memories of my motorbike days - 1960's - used to be used for chrome cleaning as well.

[WaveyDavey]

I've used "Scratch X" a couple of times to remove scratches caused by things such as hose pipes etc.... Works a treat.




Cheers

Dave.

[Babs]

Be thankful... my neighbour's daughter washed his car with a scouring pad!

[Dor]

Originally Posted by Babs

Be thankful... my neighbour's daughter washed his car with a scouring pad!

You know those moments like hearing nails scratched along a blackboard? You just wrote the forum equivilent!

Chris

[wega3k]

Originally Posted by TigerSteve

My 5 year old daughter helped wash my car yesterday - unfortunately she managed to push her sponge out of reach on the bonnet. Before i'd noticed she had decided to drag the hose pipe up over the wing to give herself extra reach.

Result: light scratches to the wing/body area


I've never really bothered with issues like this before - scratches didn't show that much on my previous MKI Octavia 4x4 in silver, but my new Race Blue vrs is a different matter.

"Polish the scratches out" is what i'm told - is this the best method? Any prefered polishes people use?, coloured ones?

Any advice appreciated - nothing to technical though....nice and simple is best with me and cars

Thanks in advance.

Meguiars Scratch X is ridiculously effective for fairly shallow scratches Meguiars Scratch X.

I used it yesterday to get some tree sap and other crap off too. Brilliant stuff.

[Taxi 219]

I would use T Cut for Metallic paintwork its not so abrasive as others then polish on top

[slider]

Originally Posted by ednmra

Another great, almost magic, product is Duraglit Brasso wadding - we've mentioned it on here before. Even though it is nothing to do with cars, it will polish out really bad scratches, then buff over with a good wax.

Solvol Autosol brings back memories of my motorbike days - 1960's - used to be used for chrome cleaning as well.

Brasso wadding is brilliant stuff - if it can take starches out of my Black car it will take them out of anything else.

[cheezemonkhai]

Originally Posted by wega3k

Meguiars Scratch X is ridiculously effective for fairly shallow scratches Meguiars Scratch X.

I used it yesterday to get some tree sap and other crap off too. Brilliant stuff.

I would use some 3m Extra fine compound with a Microfibre Applicator or if it is a bit deeper farecla total on an MF pad.

You can get samples of both from a uk company called autoperfection.

Scratch-X IMHO has almost no effect at all on VAG paint.

[inexeng]

If you search on here some people recommend
Brasso wadding then polish
I have tried this and it does seem to work

Good Luck

[TigerSteve]

Thanks for all of your suggestions - I'll hope for a dry Bank Holiday Monday and will see how I get on
Cheers

[s3akr]

I had to use Chipsaway when my daughter (2 years old at the time) drew circles on the wing, bonnet and door of my freshly polished Black Magic Leon - with a stone. They used a polish of some description to do it and only charged £30.

"Don't worry Daddy...... you can wash it off if you like" .... it was the pure innocence of that comment that saved her a sound thrashing!!!

[Toneboy]

One area I am finding micro scratching is in the region of the driver's door handle to the point where in the well of the handle the paint could be worn away. This is a bit concerning as in reality the door does not get excessive use as I barely do over 7000 miles in a year.

I will give the area a work over using one of the above remedies.

[cheezemonkhai]

Originally Posted by Toneboy

One area I am finding micro scratching is in the region of the driver's door handle to the point where in the well of the handle the paint could be worn away. This is a bit concerning as in reality the door does not get excessive use as I barely do over 7000 miles in a year.

I will give the area a work over using one of the above remedies.

Scratch-X will work on that just not on anything of any depth.

I'd still suggest 3M extra fine with an MF for that though.

[fortyfirs]

Regarding sratches under door handle, only this week after owning it 2+years that passenger and drivers sid has numerous marks under handle. Now with my Wife i can understand ,rings etc but my side?,fingernails, the paint they use nowdays is crap.

[cheezemonkhai]

Scratch-X will deal with the rubbing under the handles.