James Junior Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 So, I was out for a spin in the Pyrenees the other day - as you do - when a herd of sheep came up the road. So. Many. Sheep: Unfortunately a couple of the rams scraped their horns down the bumper of my car causing this: I had a go at it with some Auto Glymm polish which improved it a bit, but not much. I am not very experienced when it comes to detailing and wondered if anyone could recommend any products and / or techniques that might improve it without me having to get the bumper painted? Any advice would be gratefully received! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 All that green space and they follow each other down the road. How deep is it? If it catches your nail, then only paint will put it back to perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Junior Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks for the tip, just heading out for a run so will go and heck the bumper as I head out and message back in a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Junior Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hmmmm sadly i can definitely get my nail in the crease of both areas of damage. Sigh - looks like its off to the bodyshop for a touch up then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 "Unusual" scratch ??? A scratch is a scratch. A machine polish should get the scratches and scuffs mostly away and make it more pleasing to the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 You should be able to tidy that up a bit at the very least. You will need a tangerine one of these with a bit of this and a fair amount of this, removed with one of these. After that, you'll need a crimson one of these with a bit of this and more of of this, removed with another one of these. Then when you're both happy that you've achieved all you can achieve and you're absolutely knackered, you can get your AutoGlym Polish (which isn't actually a polish, hence it didn't do much) out and fill what you can't polish out and then wax/seal on top. Better still, get one of these with the DAS-6, put on your big boy pants and learn a new skill. Or alternatively get yourself one of these. I'd hazard a guess from the pictures that you might struggle to get it perfect without paint but you can certainly make it less noticeable if not near perfect just by polishing it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Junior Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks for taking the time to post all that Ilogikal, I will have a look through tomorrow and do some online shopping. I had looked at getting an orbital polisher once before. Perhaps it is time... Zmanalex - well it was certainly the most unusual circumstances anyway! At least it makes a change from some mouth breather bumping into it in a supermarket car park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zroadsterGT Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 If its just scratched the clear coat, which it looks like it has, you can touch in the lacquer. Remove any wax or polish that is now in the grooves of the scratch with some spirit, tar and glue remover or acetone. Buy some lacquer and thin it down so its like water, then very carefully fill in the scratch using thin layers and a very fine brush, let each coat dry and build up the groove slowly. Only get the lacquer in the groove dont let it build up on the edges around the groove. Let it all dry, then polish the bumper and it should be almost invisible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R88RPE Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I'd say a quick sand with 2000 wet and dry then buff with 3m green top and yellow top. If your close to Blackburn I could do it for you at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Be VERY careful wet sanding zed paint especially where you can't take paint depth readings Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Also there's absolutely no reason to jump straight to the most aggressive option straight away. First rule of detailing, always start with the least abrasive option and only step up if you need to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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