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Removing marked from driving too close to bushes/hegderow

tylerdurden

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Advice needed please

Family MPV; black colour; was driven in a tight country land and has scratches all down one side from hedgerow.

Does not look like the paint itself is scratched.

Would like advice on how to remove these? Will it need a machine polish and if so what exact product would you use?

Thanks
 
Advice needed please

Family MPV; black colour; was driven in a tight country land and has scratches all down one side from hedgerow.

Does not look like the paint itself is scratched.

Would like advice on how to remove these? Will it need a machine polish and if so what exact product would you use?

Thanks
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Are you happy to try this yourself? If so there are many cutting compounds available and as many different opinions as which are best. If it is an extensive area of scratches it might be worth finding a local detailer and ask for a quote?
 
Family MPV; black colour; was driven in a tight country land and has scratches all down one side from hedgerow.
Does not look like the paint itself is scratched.
Would like advice on how to remove these? Will it need a machine polish and if so what exact product would you use?
Back to basics: have you already tried boring old T Cut, or equivalent, followed by by whatever polish / wax you routinely use on the rest of the car?

They would need to be really deep scratches to justify machine polishing the whole surface.

And, for context, how valuable is your family luxo-bus ? £4k or £40k, justify different solutions / levels of perfection.
 
Do you already have a DA polisher, pads and compound etc?
If not, you may just be as well in terms of outlay to find a local pro detailer to polish it out.
And then there's the benefit of his "unique set of skills."
 
The car is a family MPV worth 5-10k.

Not my prized possession.

Mostly gone after a good wash. Have not tried anything “specialist”
 
The car is a family MPV worth 5-10k. Not my prized possession.
Mostly gone after a good wash. Have not tried anything “specialist”

Simple advice then: Use T Cut, or equivalent, followed by by a polish or wax. Autoglym are excellent, but "other brands are available."
From what you've said, T Cut to remove the muck in the scratches, followed by a polish and finishing wax will "probably" make it "good as ...it was."

£25 and an hour on a dry afternoon should do it. (Less if you borrow the magic potions from a car friend)

Unlikely that you'll need a machine polish.
 
Simple advice then: Use T Cut, or equivalent, followed by by a polish or wax. Autoglym are excellent, but "other brands are available."
From what you've said, T Cut to remove the muck in the scratches, followed by a polish and finishing wax will "probably" make it "good as ...it was."

£25 and an hour on a dry afternoon should do it. (Less if you borrow the magic potions from a car friend)

Unlikely that you'll need a machine polish.
Confused by the number of different products on offer. There are loads of variants for t-cut alone. Could you send links to exactly what you would irder? Thanks a lot
 
I would just pick a name that you have heard of, Auto Glynn, Maguires, T Cut etc and follow the instructions. Polish and elbow grease should remove swirls and fine scratches.
The range of products these days is massive and equally designed to empty your wallet.
 
Confused by the number of different products on offer. There are loads of variants for t-cut alone. Could you send links to exactly what you would irder? Thanks a lot

(At the risk of being beaten up by a dozen detailing enthusiasts....)

You're unlikely to need much product, so I'd be tempted to just borrow some from a relative, neighbour or friend.

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Try a hand applied product first. I'm sure a DA will do the job but may be overkill. That kit mentioned above will likely do it or something like Meguiars Scratch-X which I have used successfully before.
 
G3 compound would be your best solution
 

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