Bodywork Scratches

[Luke MK2]

I tried a turtle wax chip stick and it covered the scratches but made them more obvious! any suggestions of a cheapish way to get rid of stratches on the bodywork?

cheers.

 

[Type-R-Steve]

What type of paint is on your car? Solid, Metallic with clear laquer?

 

[Marc]

try taking it to a valeters to get it buffed.

Thanks

Marc

 

[Type-R-Steve]

Just if the scratch is through the laquer to the paint below, there's nowt u can do except get it sprayed.

 

[Sir Sax]

sprayed?? thats a bit OTT for a few scratches. Assumming there minor then get the turtle wax out.

this stuff for the really faint scratches

for more severe scratches try one of the off-shelf products in any car shop......paint restoration - rubbing compounds etc.

 

[excursion]

yeah sprays can cost a bomb, T-Cut is easy to use and can remove minor scratchs.. if the scratchs go down to the metal forget it T-Cut will only fix minor scratches. works like waxing.

 

[gruff]

 

[Luke MK2]

some are quite deep and some not so bad, ill try the turtle wax and see how it turns out

cheers.

 

[BigJoe]

dont forget to wax after you t-cut or buff

 

[Baz C]

touch it up, leave to dry, flatten it with sum 1200/1500 wet and dry and buff it back with sum compound

 

[vza]

halfords make scratch/chip repair kits if theyre really bad,work really well,youll need to t-cut thjough to blend it in though

 

[Bibby]

you could block them out with some wet and dry if you knew what you were at with the stuff, otherwise, i would get it pinted myself, like to keep things mint