I scratched my paint. How do I fix? (longish)
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I scratched my paint. How do I fix? (longish)
I humbly beg the TT g-ds for forgiveness and request your assistance, oh mighty oracles of the TT Forum.
I was washing her yesterday. I use a kitchen sponge with the green scrubby side to get tar off my wheels. The paint finish on the wheels seems to be able to take the abuse, and I never scratched a wheel with it.
I use a big synthetic sponge for the rest of the car. I grabbed it out of the bucket to wash the roof and the green scrubby-sided sponge was stuck to it: green side out. I began to scrub and noticed quickly that something was awry; but not quickly enough. I now have 2 small swirls of scratches in the paint.
I used some paste wax to see if I could fill in the damage, and it did improve it. It is still bad enough that I could see the scratches from inside a restaurant at 12 feet. And so could Mrs. ObsessTT. Which means they are noticeable.
What should I do to fix them? Do I need to paint the roof? Do I need to re-clearcoat the roof? Do I need some magical goop?
Any constructive or humorous response appreciated.
Scratchy Ivan
I was washing her yesterday. I use a kitchen sponge with the green scrubby side to get tar off my wheels. The paint finish on the wheels seems to be able to take the abuse, and I never scratched a wheel with it.
I use a big synthetic sponge for the rest of the car. I grabbed it out of the bucket to wash the roof and the green scrubby-sided sponge was stuck to it: green side out. I began to scrub and noticed quickly that something was awry; but not quickly enough. I now have 2 small swirls of scratches in the paint.
I used some paste wax to see if I could fill in the damage, and it did improve it. It is still bad enough that I could see the scratches from inside a restaurant at 12 feet. And so could Mrs. ObsessTT. Which means they are noticeable.
What should I do to fix them? Do I need to paint the roof? Do I need to re-clearcoat the roof? Do I need some magical goop?
Any constructive or humorous response appreciated.
Scratchy Ivan
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Shame, shame! How could you, of all the TT obsessTT, wash you car with a scouring pad?
As for forgiveness, I don't know that the TT g-ds are easily placated. It's gehenna for you!
Joking aside, I don't have any advice and I guess that you know already about the polishes that reduce swirling.
I know this must be killing you. I suffer with you in TT brotherhood. May the g-ds relent and let your TT shine again in the glory of clearcoat.
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Joking aside, I don't have any advice and I guess that you know already about the polishes that reduce swirling.
I know this must be killing you. I suffer with you in TT brotherhood. May the g-ds relent and let your TT shine again in the glory of clearcoat.
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Here's a solution for you....
Take a bottle of Bacardi 151 rum, and pour it over the afflicted area. Then light the alchohol. The resulting flames should heat the paint up just enough to make it liquefy enough to fill in the scratches. After just a moment blow out the flame to see if it worked.
When you realize that this won't work, drink the rest of the bottle of Bacardi 151. That should help.
When you realize that this won't work, drink the rest of the bottle of Bacardi 151. That should help.
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Re: I scratched my paint. How do I fix? (longish)
i had some scratches on the side of my silver TT
on a recommendation, i tried maguiars "clear coat body scrub paint cleaner"
while it didn't take out all of the scratches, it made it look MUCH better. there are only a couple fine scratches left where the worst of them where.
(i am in no way afilliated.........)
on a recommendation, i tried maguiars "clear coat body scrub paint cleaner"
while it didn't take out all of the scratches, it made it look MUCH better. there are only a couple fine scratches left where the worst of them where.
(i am in no way afilliated.........)
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