Infiniti7

so i was driving on the highway this weekend and i must of hit something on the road and i noticed that i have a minor minor surface scratch on the front right bumper. its not deep or anything. its almost looks like you can rub it off. any recommendations on how to fix it?

sniper27

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Meguire's Scratch-X. Nu-Finish scratch remover. Anything like that.

Infiniti7

now is that a paste and how do you apply it to cover it up? sorry for all the questions ha

movinon

Your not covering it, you are rubbing it out.
I would use a new car paint rubbing compound. It is not as abrasive as ordinary rubbing compound.
Dampen a cloth and put a minimum amount of compound on it and start off by gently rubbing it over the damaged area. Then clean that area up to see if you have made any improvement. If it looks like it helped, repeat.
The key is to take your time and keep checking your progress.
You have to be careful not to rub too hard and/or too much or you may damage and/or remove the good paint.

Rickyay

depends on how deep the scratches are. You should post some pictures here. i can help you with that but only if u have pictures. Are the scratches on clear coat? Do they look like swirl marks? if its anything past the paint, you'll need a new paint job. If its only clear coat minor scratch/swirls use meguiar's mirror glaze 205 ultra finishing polish.

Infiniti7

yes ill post pictures soon but they are surface scratches. not in the paint at all

Infiniti7

so i went to take a picture of my surface scratch and the scratch is so light and only seen really close that when i took the picture all i could see is a reflection of my in the car taking the pic. the scratch wouldnt even come out in the pic its so light. should i just not even worry about it?

g37guy01

I would wait until I get something worth worrying about. I know how you feel, it's more than annoying, however, my front bumper has pit marks and dings from rocks flung by trucks and I've only had the car 6 months.

Infiniti7

and im sure some of these surface scratches might be from the car washes. anything you guys do about surface scratches that you barely can see?

Racer_X

Even for those you barely see, either don't worry about it or go VERY light using the compounds mentioned by Sniper.

Also, don't take it to a car wash.

Rickyay

the small barely noticeable scratches are probably swirl marks. Just buff it out with rubbing compound i mentioned or get what sniper said to use.

Beer Magazine

ScratchX works great. You put it on and rub...really hard. I've gotten rid of some minor scratches. If you go deep into the clear coat you won't be able to get them out without a buffer.

Djfarhan

in for pics!

Racer_X

This!


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