Scratch - Minor Paint Work

[stegaw]

New to detailing and would appreciate any advice y'all have on touchup. I've read 2 suggestions so far

1) ScratchX applied by hand.
2) use a polising / rubbing compound to bring the clear coat down flush with the depth of the scratches.

I'm not optimistic on the results of hand applied products and the polising / rubbing compound method would seem to cut down on the depth of the clear coat.

Also, for areas where the scratches penetrate the paint, what would be the best method for reapplying the clear coat?

Pics coming soon. thanks.

[stegaw]

Re: Scratch - Minor Paint Work

Instructions from Mike Phillips on removing sanding marks:

Meguiar's always teaches the philosophy of using the least aggressive product to get the job done. After you finish wet sanding the paint, you can do a couple of test spots to see what combination of products is working best to remove the sanding marks and restore a swirl free high gloss finish.

Here are the pad to product recommendations for compounds for removing your sanding marks.

M85 Diamond Cut Compound with a Wool Cutting pad applied with a rotary buffer.

M84 Compound Power Cleaner with our W-7006 or W-70000 foam cutting pad applied with a rotary buffer.

After using one of the above choices to remove your sanding marks, then re-polish each panel using M83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish using either a W-8000 or W-8006 foam polishing pad to remove any swirls or buffer haze left over by the compounding process.

After your second polishing step, re-polish each panel again using the dual action polisher with M80 Speed Glaze on a W-8006 foam polishing pad on the 5.0 speed setting.

Stop here, wipe off any left over reside and wait till the recommended time to pass before applying wax.

[stegaw]

Re: Scratch - Minor Paint Work

Anyone have the link to the gallery for posting pics?