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YOUR RESEARCHHelp. Clear coat damage.
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I've also read that touch-up paint pens are good for filling scratches...
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Looks like I have a few scratches in the clear coat from my winter washing. Small, but bothersome. Can't feel it (no gouge) but can see it at angles. Car is silver...
Q. What is the best way to get these out?
You want to remove those marks with the least aggressive compound you can. So start by just trying a good polish by hand, or ideally with a random orbit polisher. If that doesn't do it you can go to a swirl removing compound. If that does do it you can progressive get more agressive with cutting compounds and extremely find sand paper, but my guess is that you won't have to go beyond the swirl remover.
I've fallen down this rabbit hole. Brace yourself. Sites are just packed with info such as Autopia forums, and the forums at detailer's domain. I literally lost two full days of sanity.
Short answer is if you want to take scratches out you'll need a random orbit polisher, some polish, and some polishing pads. Do not wet sand your clearcoat if you've never wetsanded paint before, and definitely don't doo it without a real paint thickness gauge . There are tons of how to videos which show you how to remove scratches and marring. Remember, if you can catch your fingernail in the scratch, it's too deep to polish&buff out easily.
This is where many professional detailers hang out
www.autopia.org
There are "how to" docs that take 20 minutes of reading or so.
Check out the "how to wash the car" and see how those swirls marks are easy to happen.
My friend has a Ferrari 512 BB full of swirl marks from poor washing techniques- sad!
+1 on Autopia. I'm still trying to figure out all I've learned from that site.
I got some touch-up paint from the dealer and it came with a bottle of touch-up clear. If you can clean out the scratch, blemish, chip, whatever, you might be able to just touch it up with clear and then buff it out. I've also read that touch-up paint pens are good for filling scratches...
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