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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 06:11 AM
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Default Light exterior paint scratches?

Hey all.
Just was wondering what products you guys use for filling/removing light exterior scratches. I have a daytona blue 350z and i have started to accumlate little white scratches here and there. I was going to stop at autozone on the way home and pick something up, just wanted to know what works best. Thank you!
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 07:54 AM
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Photos are helpful.
By "fill" I suspect a depth that will not buff out. Touch-up paint may help.
A light abrasive may remove scratches.

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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Photos are helpful.
By "fill" I suspect a depth that will not buff out. Touch-up paint may help.
A light abrasive may remove scratches.

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I agree, recommend a good detail/polish before attempting to fill. especially if they are light scratches as you describe.
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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You are welcome.
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Old May 2, 2009 | 04:52 AM
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I recommend Meguiar scratch x works good getting light surface swirl and scratches off.
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Old May 3, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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Get a porter cable 7424 dual-action buffer and then get some medium compound and a finishing polish and do the entire car. I own one and it's amazing....or you could pay someone 50 bucks or so to just buff it for you. If you lived around me I would do it for cheap :P I fully detailed my 03 Daytona Blue Z after i recently bought it and it looks amazing.

Machine is the best way to get the scratches out, or at least make them very un-noticeable. Scratch X and equivalents will only fill in the scratch like a wax would do, it's realyl not going to buff out anything.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Sora1421
Get a porter cable 7424 dual-action buffer and then get some medium compound and a finishing polish and do the entire car. I own one and it's amazing....or you could pay someone 50 bucks or so to just buff it for you. If you lived around me I would do it for cheap :P I fully detailed my 03 Daytona Blue Z after i recently bought it and it looks amazing.

Machine is the best way to get the scratches out, or at least make them very un-noticeable. Scratch X and equivalents will only fill in the scratch like a wax would do, it's realyl not going to buff out anything.
Where in PA are you? I'd be willing to throw you some loot to buff my Z. I have a buffer and what not, but they scare me.
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