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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Default Re: Help! Some @#$%^ Hit Me!

With all due respect to Pat, I have to say I don't think that looks all too terrible. Sometimes at first glance these can be deceiving, especially if they haven't even been just gently wiped over with a towel. What can look like a scratch into the primer isn't always so.

When your buffer comes in slap a foam polishing pad on it and get some ScratchX 2.0 or Ultimate Compound. Run the machine on speed 5 and put just moderate pressure on it while moving it slowly over the area.

Do NOT lean on the machine hard enough to stop the pad from rotating.

Do NOT just keep the machine in one place for more than 15 seconds or so.

Do NOT move the machine back and forth quickly like you would if you were sanding a piece of wood.

If you need a couple of applications, so be it. But you should be able to remove 90% or more of that. If you can feel these scratches with your fingernail you will not be able to remove them 100% - in fact, don't even try. Seriously. But you should at least be able to minimize the appearance to an acceptable level.

Again, if you remove 90% of the issue after 2 or 3 passes with the buffer, do NOT just keep going and try to correct it 100%.
 
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