fine scratchs all over need help

[daltah]

i have fine scratchs all over my car.the color is black and i was wondering if buffing it will get rid of them.and when people buff black cars can they do it without leaving swirl marks because every black car i have seen has swirl marks all over from being buffed

 

[daltah]

and i also tried waxing it and it doesnt get rid of them

 

[TurboBlue]

I've been a professional detailer for the past 3 years, and from my own experience, i would say save the 100 bucks or so and get the exterior of your car done at a detail shop. There are too many risks with buffing if you havent had a lot of practice, not to mention on black cars. You can burn the paint, buff to long, leave swirl marks, even accidently take off antennas, door handles, wiper blades, or anything that has an edge. Trust me, it is much worth the 100 dollars or so to get it compounded, cleaned, and waxed. Once its done good, it wont be hard to maintain it yourself. Just washes and waxes. So thats my opinion. Hope it helps.

 

[daltah]

i wasnt planning on doing it myself i was just wondering if i had it buffed proffessionaly if that would get rid of the fine scratches and not leave swirl marks

 

[TurboBlue]

yes, see the thing is, waxes just protect the car from the elements, but you need to clean the paint first with special cleaners. Those are the ones that get rid of the scratches and bring back the true color, then the wax goes on over that to protect it.

 

[daltah]

koo thanks for all the help turboblue

 

[dawgedeclipse]

Originally posted by TurboBlue
yes, see the thing is, waxes just protect the car from the elements, but you need to clean the paint first with special cleaners. Those are the ones that get rid of the scratches and bring back the true color, then the wax goes on over that to protect it.

what he is saying is use a bug/tar/wax remover to clean the area.

Ive used a really light rubbing compound for find scratches on clear coat and had it come out looking like new. then again ive been doing body work for over 3 years and have had lots of practice, just sucks when you need to replace 3 body parts and dont have a garage to no longer work in, just a storage shop.