Car scratches

[Sailfree]

Black metallic scrstched from bushes.

Have compounded it and cleaned up area.

Anyone found a way to improve the overall appearance without a complete respray.

 

[sarabande]

Cut down the bushes, or don't drive off-road. It's really down to the driver. Bushes are not ambulatory.

 

[Sailfree]

Wow.

Had not thought about that.

 

[mrangry]

If it can catch your fingernail it will be through the lacquer. If you have tried wet flatting and compounding it then I am afraid its paint time.

 

[Easticks28]

Have you considered asking a mobile paint repair co to take a look ? There are lots on Google.

 

[Sailfree]

Certain I cant make it disappear but was hoping someone had used one of these polish products with colour in them or a "shine" colour cloth. Photos show scratches disappeared - dont believe that - but was hoping someone had tried one that "improved" the appearance.

Sorry I did intend to post this in the lounge!

 

[newtothis]

Sorry I did intend to post this in the lounge!

I know most liveaboards live like tramps, but most have graduated from cars to yachts

 

[Rappey]

was hoping someone had used one of these polish products

I've tried so many different things on many other things. I don't think anything is succesful rubbing by hand.
I had a 4x4 that had every square mm scratched from years of off roading along overgrown lanes.
Borrow a proper buffer and used tcut ,it removed virtually every scratch. I was blown away by how succesfull it was . The vehicle looked amazing afterwards.

 

[dunedin]

Dodgy used car salesmen used to use boot polish in scratches on black cars. Quite effective.

Have used coloured T-Cut on other colours, with some improvement but it’s not magic.

 

[Sailfree]

Dodgy used car salesmen used to use boot polish in scratches on black cars. Quite effective.

Have used coloured T-Cut on other colours, with some improvement but it’s not magic.

Thanks

Being a metallic black its sure to have a lacquer finish so can't cut it.

I still have my old devibliss JGA spraying but prefer to just improve it if possible.

 

[Davy_S]

Metalic paint looks good until you scratch it! you can T cut it out, but then you have to use a rattle can to spray the lacquer you have rubbed away, that's if you intend to DIY it. I resprayed my boot using Black Pearl and then Lacquer from a rattle can, it was passable for an oldish car, but would not be good enough for a decent car.

 

[billskip]

JJR Custom Cars Painting jjrcustomcarspainting@gmail.com.
It's my partner Tibi's son's company, they do exceptional work making things disappear and look like showroom finish, but as said if its metallic and its deep, it's a paint job.

Next time later in the week I will ask them the best products

 

[Yngmar]

Our solution was to sell the car and live on a boat. We get scratches too, but the gelcoat is fairly easy to repair. Can recommend.

 

[BoyBlue49]

very recently polished my car with Turtle ceramic hybrid polish, removed many small scratches and gave a blinding shine that seems to last.