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I have a 2008 F-350 that has some really light scratches due to some bad washing techniques. What would you guys recommend to remove them?
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Brad Mower
SLC, UT
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Re: Light Scratches in New Truck
Give these a read over... Covers some basics, and how to remove swirls by hand and machine.
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Since it is all over you car, you also could consider #105, which is a very new product, but is getting good reviews for use by hand. A little search should pull up a few links for that as well.2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR Blue -
Re: Light Scratches in New Truck
The easiest way to remove swirls and scratches out of a modern clear coat is by machine because the paint itself tends to be pretty hard at least compared to an old fashioned lacquer or enamel paint job.
You can do it by hand but it's a lot of work depending upon your goals and your skills and abilities.
IF this is your daily driver and you're working by hand then rub then,
Wash and clay the paint if needed then rub the paint out with a paint cleaner like Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner and then apply a coat of your favorite wax.
This will restore a new looking finish but if you look very closely it may not remove each and every scratch out of the clear coat finish, for this you're really going to want to look into getting into machine cleaning and polishing.
Check out this thread....
What it means to remove a scratch out of anything...
Another option is M105 by hand which is our most aggressive and fastest product at this time for removing swirls and scratches out of a clear coat finish by hand but we're not sure how deep you want to get into this?
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