OT - car paintwork - any tips for removing scratches ?

sws

Hi guys, I'll be putting my car up for sale shortly - new one on it's way.

My paintwork has a few surface scratches, round about the driver door handle - ring scrapes likely, and along both rear wings, looks like the car's been brushed by a bush and a couple of door scrapes from other cars in the supermarket carpark.

I'd love to shift these before putting up for sale.

Is it simply a case of T-cut and then car polish ? Having never done this, anything I need to look out for or does anyone have any tips ?

Any advice appreciated.

Cheers

cat_with_no_tail

*as it's in the CC and not the hub*

I'd suggest the following:

First off you need to go buy a bag of limes.
Cut the limes in half (lengthways)
Squeeze half of said limes onto the affected areas. This serves to clean the areas.
Go find some coarse sandpaper.
Rub on the scratch, and at least 50cm in either direction.
Insert the rest of the limes in your obvious and (using the sandpaper) bash one out.

HTH

mrfmilo

First try to polish them out if they're light scratches. If not, something like T-Cut + Polish. If that doesn't work, light sanding with 2000grit wet and dry, that will remove them but will also remove / thin the clear coat which can look dulled, but a polish and buff will sort that.

Andy

Nitromors

sws

Aha... Catwithnotail, looks like the Hub would indeed be a better home for the question, I like the limes idea, only got pink grapefruits in the fruitbowl though, might be a bit tricky with those.

Thanks Mrfmilo - I'll try the polish first.

micksjoiner

burn the fecker and be done with it

cat_with_no_tail

You just need to limber up a bit first. You'll be fine. Go get a wooden spoon and bite down.

sheepsteeth

have you got a ball bag?

if so, use it to rob in the same direction as the scratches, should buff right out.

sws

Superb guys, on second thoughts this is the proper place to post the question, certainly brightening up my Saturday night.

sheepsteeth

if the ball bag technique doesnt work properly, you can follow up with your sphincter which should serve the purpose of filling in the deeper scratches.

Gazlar

Take your car to Birmingham, especially the Kingstanding/Perry barr area and the problem will just go away.

Or alternatively, take the car to any kosovan, give them a pound and it will be cleaned and polished to showroom spec within 30 minutes