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kikicoco1334 08-02-2011 01:05 PM

Car scratches
 
i am really hopping someone here can PLEASE help me...

i got my car when i was 19 was a birthday gift to myself...

at the time i was a kid working at a retail store i drive a better car than my GM so i lifted in the garage next thing i know my dad is driving it around

it is a really nice Lexus ES300 and now i just got it back today as i was washing it, this is one of the dirty motherfucking car i have ever washed for one and took me 2 hrs just to get it semi clean ...

as i was cleaning up and wiping there i found there is like half million tiny scratches everywhere

dose anyone have any idea how to fix that?

i saw something on TV but never seen it in the shop

Tt-USA Enthusiasts 08-02-2011 01:06 PM

Rubbing compound first... make sure you have a electric hand buffer or you will kill your arm....

then a good polish/wax

btw did you get the clips I sent you?

Witchdoctor 08-02-2011 01:11 PM

PM Dentlord, he works in that industry

kikicoco1334 08-02-2011 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tt-USA Enthusiasts (Post 81278)
Rubbing compound first... make sure you have a electric hand buffer or you will kill your arm....

then a good polish/wax

btw did you get the clips I sent you?

yeah mang got it in the mail yesterday didn't know till i got home this morning
thank you so much!

dose those e Fix pen work?

something like
http://cgi.ebay.com/e-Fix-Pro-Clear-...item3f0c7c51ac


I HATE RICH LITTLE BASTARDS THAT DON'T GIVE A SINGLE DAMN ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S HARDWORK

wish Kal is a cop in Brentwood or Nashville TN there is more cocaine then you think
Vanderbilt University is the one school i got in but i said no to not because it's education cuz the drug

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witchdoctor (Post 81279)
PM Dentlord, he works in that industry

i miss dent so much!

MaadDaawg 08-02-2011 01:17 PM

you can get colored wax too that will hide the scratches somewhat

Tt-USA Enthusiasts 08-02-2011 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikicoco1334 (Post 81280)
yeah mang got it in the mail yesterday didn't know till i got home this morning
thank you so much!

dose those e Fix pen work?

something like
http://cgi.ebay.com/e-Fix-Pro-Clear-...item3f0c7c51ac


I HATE RICH LITTLE BASTARDS THAT DON'T GIVE A SINGLE DAMN ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S HARDWORK

wish Kal is a cop in Brentwood or Nashville TN there is more cocaine then you think
Vanderbilt University is the one school i got in but i said no to not because it's education cuz the drug


i miss dent so much!

I would avoid the "instafix" solutions.

how deep are the scratches? are they thru the clear and the paint or just surface?

MaadDaawg 08-02-2011 01:33 PM

What I want to know is did he turn down Vanderbilt because they did, or did not, have drugs on campus :D

A new paint job on a Lexus type car is a good $800+ because of the clear coat - if rubbing compound doesn't do the trick, colored wax is a whole lot cheaper :P Used to use in on an old Camero I used to own :thumbsup:

?? did I use the word used too many times in that sentence?? :Dizzy:

Kal-EL 08-02-2011 02:18 PM

If its just surface scratches, not deep, try a polish first. Compounds can wreck havoc on a paint jobs, especially in a novice's hands. You wanna NOT remove as much clear coat and paint as possible or in just a few short months the entire car will oxidize over and look like something from a junkyard. Even polishing takes a fine hand. Buffers tend to leave swirls.

Tt-USA Enthusiasts 08-02-2011 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kal-EL (Post 81289)
If its just surface scratches, not deep, try a polish first. Compounds can wreck havoc on a paint jobs, especially in a novice's hands. You wanna NOT remove as much clear coat and paint as possible or in just a few short months the entire car will oxidize over and look like something from a junkyard. Even polishing takes a fine hand. Buffers tend to leave swirls.


good point...

What he said.

kikicoco1334 08-02-2011 02:38 PM

it's all light scratches there is only one that catches my nail

i monna swing by my bestfriend's dealership see what's up tomorrow first thing


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