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Scratch (Blemish) Removal.
My wife and I went to the Salvation Army Carol Concert last night and came out to find that the man with the White beard had dragged his sleigh along the side of the driver's door. Nothing too serious, aggravating and thoughtless. Have tried "MER" which has removed the black rubber marks but will not shift the last grazing. Any ideas, please??
26th Nov 2006 6:50 pm
GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
Posts: 4645
Sorry to hear that.
I have suffered this before and have used autoglym paint renovator then the high gloss polish which did the job.
Goodluck!
Autoglym is good, if that fails and you are very brave, you can very effectively use Brasso on a rag - you know the stuff in a tin. A body shop did this with my Mini Cooper and it worked really well.
Basically rub very lightly across the graze and this will soften the edges of the scratch. Paint renovator and or autoglym polish afterward will (did on mine) restore the finish. Note - I nearly shat myself when I saw the post Brasso, pre polish stage....."To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
26th Nov 2006 7:10 pm
THUB
Member Since: 10 Dec 2005
Location: West Berkshire.
Posts: 717
Scratch Removal
Thanks for the replies.
90BHP you got my old grey matter moving. In 1954 (yes 54) I had a Triumph Herald Coupe which was lilac and white!! A bus went down the side and the tyre left a long black mark Went to the nearest Triumph garage and the chap came out with a gallon tin of Brasso and it worked a treat. I also seem to remember reading in the Autocar in the 50's that you should wash a car with water for most of the year and Brasso it once a year. I am not sure that I am that brave.
Thanks again guys.
26th Nov 2006 9:47 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Got my worst scratch today
On the lower tailgate, a horseshoe shapped scratch which is going to need one of those color match jobbies I think.
Not another car or driver or any vegetation!
It was the bl**dy dog - opened the upper tailgate in the Etherow Country Park carpark and the little sh*t leapt straight out - was surprised to see how far he was from the ground and a claw on a scrabbling back paw did the damage! Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
26th Nov 2006 9:52 pm
croyde
Member Since: 17 Aug 2005
Location: SE England
Posts: 459
Thanks guys, I'll have to use the above suggestions to repair the massive keying to 5 panels of my D3.
It does not matter if it is not a perfect finish as the car has plenty of off-road battle scars but the keying looks ugly and tells everyone that I have been a victim of some mindless little thug.
27th Nov 2006 1:22 pm
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
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The white you see is the laquer dust any colour impregnated wax (not Polish) will mask it Polish cuts Wax dont its your choice
27th Nov 2006 1:27 pm
KrZ
Member Since: 15 Jun 2006
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 96
Very light scratchs & swirls - A good polish (Autoglym Super Resin or Mer etc) - they don't contain silicon like cheaper stuff can. Or Car Plan Colour Magic that polishes but contains a colour pigment that may help to mask a scratch.
Deeper more visible but not through paint - Try a cutting polish that will remove some of the surrounding paint and blend the scratch in, Autoglym paint renovator, Car Plan TCut/TCut metallic
Very deep but still not through paint - a more abrasive cutter, Car Plan cutting compound (almost solid stuff in a flat tin) or Mer Scratch remover (thick, in a tube)
If you are through to the primer or deeper (without rust) but the scratches are isolated and thin try Car Plan paint pencils, these are excellent and come in a pen like a felt tip but its REAL PAINT not like some crayon and pen maskers. Theses are not colour specific but the range has recently expanded to cover lights, brights, mids, darks, clear topcoats and metalics for most colours. Provided the scratch is not too wide you will never see it. (build it up above scratch then allow to fully set before using a cutting compound to bring it flat ) or very fine wet and dry - 1500 grit. Then a good polish to bring it back to a good finish.
Bigger scratches and rusted areas need to be fully prepared and the correct colour matched paint applied.
27th Nov 2006 1:54 pm
KrZ
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U would be mad to try that method (sorry) Scratch masking removal is a skilled job leave it to the pro's. You may in all probability end up making it worse.
Swirll marks and Brush marks are easy, anything else really requires a mechanical fix these machines take a fair amount of practice to get right dont learn on your own car.
27th Nov 2006 2:17 pm
cecilthecat
Member Since: 21 Oct 2006
Location: Hertfordshire
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Somebody once told me to go to Boots and get a syringe (yes they look at you a bit funny) then fill it with some touch up paint and run this along the scratch. You might need to do this a couple of times to build the paint proud of the original, then use something like T-cut to lightly rub the paint back to the level of the rest.
I have tried this on a couple of cars that have been keyed, and it works a treat.
27th Nov 2006 11:40 pm
Pelyma
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We have discussed this a lot in the past. My brother in law used to prepare concept cars for motor shows so knows a bit about paint and he swears by a G4 cutting compound, if Mer doesn't get the scratch out. I would be very careful using old remedies as they often are not good for modern paints.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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28th Nov 2006 10:09 am
Ken
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Pelyma wrote:
We have discussed this a lot in the past. My brother in law used to prepare concept cars for motor shows so knows a bit about paint and he swears by a G4 cutting compound, if Mer doesn't get the scratch out. I would be very careful using old remedies as they often are not good for modern paints.
Agree G4 is one of the best but your Brother In Law is also a skilled operator and will know the limits, Use G4 incorrectly and its a world of pain leave it to the pro's
28th Nov 2006 10:29 am
Pelyma
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I've used it by hand on an old red toymota, but I have to say I usually put on the useless brotherinlaw act (I do it so well ) and he sorts it out with a mop. From listening to him it is very easy, particularly near shuts, to go too far so maybe you're right KenDS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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I suppose with metalics etc you are only really polishing the laquer and not the colour, so if you are trying to correct something that has damaged the colour it is a very dodgy line that you are pushing.Zermatt silver 06 reg.
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Nothing too serious, aggravating and thoughtless. Have tried "MER" which has removed the black rubber marks but will not shift the last grazing. Any ideas, please??
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) and he sorts it out with a mop. From listening to him it is very easy, particularly near shuts, to go too far 
so maybe you're right Ken
