myst9

Hello,I plan to detail my audi, because I had a hit and run .... No bare metal exposed, just paint transfer and a lot of scratch (light and deep)

I read a lot on the internet, but there are several possible combinations.

The options:
-Hex orange pad + M105 / M205 (white Hex pad)
-Hex orange pad + M101 / M205
-Hex yellow pad + M105 / M2015
-MF Cutting pad + M105 / M205
-Hard pad Menzerna + Menzerna Heavy Cut300 gold FG400 / Menzerna SF4000 + Soft pad (Finishing)

I do not know which option is the most appropriate for my car. Can you help ?

uberwgn

Myst, welcome to the forum! Do you already own all these products?

myst9

uberwgn

(I'm going to make suggestions based upon the USA as a location.)

You can get Meguair's Ultimate Compound this afternoon at Walmart. It isn't really compound, but will quickly clean that mess. A handy product to have around. Use with a polishing pad. I don't really know what a "hex" pad is. I generally focus on the Lake Country products. There are plenty of good choices when it comes to polishing and cutting pads, etc. I assume you have some sort of random orbit polisher to use with these products.

Have you tried to wipe off that paint transfer with a solvent? You might want to have a go at it. Someone did this to my son's front bumper (plastic) a few months ago and we wiped it all off. His car had been ceramic coated which I'm certain helped. Only remaining damage was two horizontal scratches. No big deal.

Another product I really like is Griot's Fast Correcting Cream. Follow that up with a polish (Meguiar's #205) and I suspect you'll have a great result on the entire car.

All the products you mention are top notch but you're going to be forced into spending $$$ when you probably don't need to. Again, that Meg's compound at Walmart is likely to provide a very good result on its own. I would have a hard time justifying the purchase of these various combinations you list.

If you find serious scratching into the clearcoat once you have cleaned away the paint transfer, you could have a professional detailer wet sand that area and have things looking as new. I do NOT recommend "practicing" wet sanding on a nice car.

Your task ahead doesn't look too bad. I suspect you're going to need to dedicate a number of hours taking care of the rest of the car if nothing has been done for it in the past.

myst9

Thank for the answer,

I wiped all the paint and I tried Meguiar's product that you mention, but their's still big scratch , I will probably need to take it to a professional.

If I had to do all the car with a random Orbital, what should I use ?

uberwgn

Do you own the random orbital polisher?

Is the scratch into the clear coat or is paint missing? Do you want to take another picture?

myst9

Well I don't own any equipment, but I have an interest in detailing and I want to start. Maybe my car isn't not a good start .
I will take a picture. The scratch are both in the clear coat and the paint.

RADGarage

If you want to take a stab at using a random orbital polisher, give Griot's or Rupes a look. Both companies manufacturer their own compounds/polishes as well as various pads.