Stutopia Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 I've noticed a couple of new light scratches, one on the bonnet, one on the boot and one on the passenger door (only resprayed 2 months ago ). I'm hoping to do something about them as none of the are deep, two you can't feel under your finger and one you can just about make out. Here they are, I've enhanced the photos a bit to make them look worse but a bit easier to see. Any tips would be appreciated. Bonnet Boot Door I've never done anything like this, so please be explicit in any technique or products you recommend. Naturally I'm a bit nervous about it on the Zed, fortunately my old man's shed has a monster for me to practice on. I don't expect to cure this, just to have a practice on some of the smaller ones. Shed As ever, thanks for any input. Quote
cs2000 Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 The ones on the zed look very light. Ive spent hours removing these from mine when I first got it. I used Halfords rubbing compound until the scratch was barely visible, and them something from the Autoglyym range to re-buff up the area and remove the last tiny scratches. With both its a case of using pressure (and a microfiber) to rub away the scratch. When its gone, press softer to bring back the shine Quote
Dave-350 Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) Where are you based? I can correct these with a rotary for you if you're local You won't get them out by hand without killing yourself in the process. Autoglym will just fill the scratch, you need to get a rotary polisher on that with a decent compound. Edited June 3, 2013 by Dave-350 Quote
Stutopia Posted June 3, 2013 Author Posted June 3, 2013 I'm in Blackpool, ordinarily local to no one, but I'm not averse to an excuse to drive the Zed somewhere! Where are you Dave? Quote
Dave-350 Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 I'm in Blackpool, ordinarily local to no one, but I'm not averse to an excuse to drive the Zed somewhere! Where are you Dave? South coast! Haha You need to find a detailer local to you. The Nissan paint can be quite thin, sometimes less than 100 microns. You will need to cut quite deep to remove them and you need to ideally measure the paint depth. If you do it by hand you will probably just make it stand out more! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Its only clear coat deep in the scratch. Something like poorboys diamond glaze would hide it until you get round to seeing someone with a polishing machine Quote
Stutopia Posted June 3, 2013 Author Posted June 3, 2013 Hiding it seems like a reasonable Plan B. The PBs White Diamond appears to be for light cars. Does this matter? Is the Black Hole the same effect but more appropriate for my GM? Quote
cs2000 Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Just use some rubbing compound! Yes the zeds paint is thin, but... 1. you have just had a full respray, so it will be different to OEM paint 2. Ive done it, rubbed away for a few mins at a time and never worn though. Quote
Stutopia Posted June 4, 2013 Author Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) The re-spray was just the door, but I see where you're coming from. Certainly best place to start. Ta. Edit: spelling was embarrassing. Edited June 4, 2013 by SuperStu Quote
rtbiscuit Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 a G5 rubbing compound will work well, couldnt work out your car colour if it was silver or gunmetal as it was so close. but yes black hole glaze may be better. Quote
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