Scratch X Questions

[lablover]

I have a tube I bought over a yar ago...Should I get newer stuff..I saw a thread about mis-labeling or new formula?

Also..For real stuborn scratches...Can it be used with the PC ? If so, what pad.

I'm ready to get started on the black...ughhhh truck and it's got some serious issues.

I wish I could attend a class..None in sight here in Michigan

Joe

[Murr1525]

The label at first was a little messed up, but nothing wrong with the product. Just dont follow the directions on the tube. Give these a read instead:

What it Means to Remove a Scratch

How To Remove Swirls By Hand

How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX

As far as with a PC, it can be done, and probably with a 8006 polishing pad.

There is suposed to be a slightly new formula coming out soon, that will be a little easier to use by PC, but dont know much about it yet. The current formula can gum up a little by PC, not always the easiest to work with. But nothing wrong with trying.

[Mike Phillips]

The problem with the label is where the directions direct you to allow the product to dry to a haze.

This is incorrect.

Compounds, Paint Cleaners, (ScratchX is a paint cleaner), Cleaner/Polishes and Pure Polishes don't need to dry and there is no benefit to the paint or the process if you let them dry.

[lablover]

Gents

I thank you


Joe

[marcopepe]

Can you use Scratch X with a DA polisher? Or is that for hand use only? Are there any products you cannot use with the DA?
Thanks

[Murr1525]

The reason that different products are meant to be used with different machines/hand is that the abrasives can break down differently, and the rate at which the product itself dries out.

You can imagine that a rotary is going to dry out a liquid/cream on a surface a lot faster than you will by hand, so the Pro-/Detailer line products tend to stay liquid and workable a bit longer.

Now, most of the products in the consumer line are geared to use by hand, so that they are easy to use/break down by hand. Using them by machine can be done, but they may also dry out/gum up before you can effectively use them.

There is nothing wrong with using a consumer line product with a machine, and works ok for many people, but you just have to know it may behave a little differntly than by hand.

Certain pad/product combinations are not recomended of course, like a 7006 pad or wool pad on the DA, using #84/85 with the Da, etc. But you will be ok to try ScratchX with the DA.