"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
05/20/2014 at 16:58 • Filed to: None
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"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
05/20/2014 at 16:58 • Filed to: None | 0
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Somebody hit the rear driver side door on the Forester. I assume someone hit it with their door. Luckily, it wasn't a hard hit, and there is no dent. However, it left a nice scuff. It doesn't appear that any paint is missing, which is nice.
It doesn't bother me enough to get it dealt with professionally, but is there something I can try myself?
crowmolly
> Boxer_4
05/20/2014 at 17:27 |
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Rubbing compound can probably get that out. Just DO NOT press crazy hard.
Roberto G.
> Boxer_4
05/20/2014 at 17:35 |
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LOL! Scratch... saw many of them in my times.
Sinanigans
> Boxer_4
05/20/2014 at 17:51 |
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Clay bar is the safest thing to do.
Squid
> Boxer_4
05/20/2014 at 17:51 |
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Try using a clay bar to clean that area really well, and if you've never clayed your car it might be worth it to do the whole thing. The clay can help remove that if it isn't set deep in the paint. What they clay won't take off try using a cleaner wax, and if that doesn't work move up to a polishing compound. If you do the polishing compound wrong you can make the blemish even bigger. But you should be able to get most of it off with a clay bar.
Christopher Keach
> Squid
05/20/2014 at 20:30 |
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To clarify: The clay bar won't do anything to repair the scratch, it will pull the other car's paint out of it and make the scratch far less noticeable.
After that you can try to polish out the scratch, but you probably will need a dual-action polisher to do that unless you have a lot of elbow grease in your garage. Any polish with diminishing abrasives will be safe to use - the longer your work it, the more it breaks down so there's not much danger of damaging your paint (either by hand or with a DA polisher).
Something like Scratch-X from Meguiar's could work if you're doing it by hand - look for a YouTube tutorial if you decide to try it.
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Boxer_4
> crowmolly
05/21/2014 at 13:28 |
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I'm going to give the clay bar a try first, but I'll move to a rubbing compound if that doesn't work.
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Boxer_4
> Squid
05/21/2014 at 13:29 |
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Thanks, I'll give that a try.
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Boxer_4
> Christopher Keach
05/21/2014 at 13:31 |
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I'm more concerned with the removing the other car's paint. The Forester's Sage Green hides scratches pretty well, but the other car's paint left behind is an eyesore.
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Squid
> Boxer_4
05/21/2014 at 13:34 |
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Use small bits of the clay so you don't end up with one hunk of clay that is useless after you do this. Also if you haven't clayed your car look up the /Drive clean video for it. Remember to use lots of lubrication and just let the clay do the work. It should take care of the issue for you but you may be rubbing the panel for a bit. Let the clay do the work and remember to not press down too hard.
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Boxer_4
> Squid
05/21/2014 at 17:33 |
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I can't believe how much of a difference that made. I must have clayed that area for a good hour. It barely noticeable now, and the paint hides what's left pretty well.
I also can't believe how smooth that area is now, too. It hasn't looked that good since it was new in 2009. I really should do the rest of the car. However, that's for another day.
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Christopher Keach
> Boxer_4
05/21/2014 at 18:47 |
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Clay is awesome, indeed!
If you're looking for the easiest wax in the world after you clay the rest of your car, try Prima Hydro Max. It's a spray that is incredibly slick and can last a couple months. It's not super durable (you could try the more traditional Prima Epic for that), but the application is so easy that it's no problem to keep it up once a month.
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Squid
> Boxer_4
05/21/2014 at 19:36 |
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Nice! I'm glad that the clay worked for you!