89Formula5.7

I need to know what products actually work at removing scratches in paint. I don't want to use trial and error. If you used something and it worked, please help me. And I restrained myself from killing my son. I don't know how.

xpndbl3

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if it's bad enough i'd wetsand, then buff with some 3M compounds and an orbital and hopefully it's not that deep.

kretos

either that or spend the money and take it to a shop

89Formula5.7

I don't have the money to take it to a shop, but I found some 3M compounds to try. They aren't deep, the sanding block had a pretty high grit count. I should be able to get rid of them with that. Thanks.

Charged350

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What was the grit on the block, anything 600 and above will cut and buff out with some work, if its 1000 and higher you can just use compound and get it out.

pwdbychevy

Ask the body shop if they're willing to accept a child as payment for a new paint job.

89Formula5.7

I could get more on ebay. The grit was above 600. It was used for finishing furniture.

pwdbychevy

Some 3M rubbing compound and a buffer will fix that. I sanded my paint with 400 grit which is coarser than 600 and it buffed out quite nicely.

MrDude_1

im sorry.. ive opened this thread 5 times now, hoping someone else would ask..



WHY did your son do that? is he a young kid and didnt know any better? was he a little older and trying to wetsand your paint?

you cant have a title like that without the backstory.

omnipotentgoku

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For real, unless he is a toddler or "doesn't know any better", he's just about destroyed any possibility of ever owning or driving your 3rd gen. Redemption comes in the form of a 454..

smokefan

i want to know how long before he was able to sit down after you whopped him for taking the block to it

omnipotentgoku

iTrader: (1)

Gentleman, perhaps this may ease your fears.. found a picture of his son online.... thats justice.!!




(j/k man.. no offense intended)

forums_suck

i just spit my coffee all over the darn keyboard

thats just too funny

you may have to sand in stages depending on how deep the scratches are,try 1000 grit soaked in a bucket of water with a couple a drops of dish soap for lubrication.
use a sqeegee to wipe off the water and check your progress.Once all the scratches are gone you can move up to a 1500grit if you want or try compounding from there with a wool pad on a buffer using 3m's rubbing compound.Mist the surface of the paint and your pad with water before you start,and dont dry buff.then try a finishing glaze by hand or on a foam pad just dont try to put the finishing glaze on the same pad that you used for the compounding.

Oh ya clean the surface after compounding and before applying the finishing glaze real well so there no contamenants on there from the compounding!