as you all know i have black truck and well scratches appear often i have a few that are bad on my bed rails and some not so bad ones on doors and hood etc... and i want to do something to make em go away just not repaint my truck i ride quads alot and sometime i go into the woods yes florida has woods and ride i brush palmetto trees and other **** but im real careful on what i do if its gonna hurt i make my son or fiance get out and move tree limb and what not i dont have alot of scratches just some i want gone or well hid what can i do i have waxed claybarred and i make sure i take well care of it its my baby and i treat her right does anybody have some inside iggy about removal of scratches....thanx guys and gals....jay

 

Quickest and easiest method is to use a power buffer with some gritty polishing wax or some good quality rubbing compound. Just be aware that everytime you put an abrasive like rubbing compound or a gritty wax, you are removing miniscule amounts of clear coat. Anyways, You should be able to use rubbing compound by hand and achieve good results. Forget about basic wax as that will nee to be done after your all done with the rubbing compound. One more thing.....GET LIQUID rubbing compound, not the paste crap.

 

Im a fan of TR-3

 

anyone else got any input for me black truck guys where are you you all feel my pain im sure....

 

Or patriot blue because we're as close to black as it gets

 

Stay away from any rubbing compounds if you're not familiar with detailing at all. Also, any over the counter rubbing compound is carnuba + beach sand, it sucks.

Buy Meguiar's #7 and throw some wax on top of it. Autozone actually does have it. #7 will take out almost all fine scratches. Remember, with a true polish, it doesn't matter how you apply it just go light. All the circular motion buffing is when you take it off, that's where the magic happens.

http://www.autogeek.net/meg7showcarg.html

 

y'all are gonna laugh, but I was in a dollar store last year and it had a little "AS SEEN ON TV" section. Had this little kit for like $9.95, from Simonize, cheazy little "AA" battery buffer, a couple of little fifty cent piece sized buffers and a tube of paste for surface scratches.
My truck is full of surface scratches from going down trails hunting and fishing in Ga. Little ones you can't see more than 5 ft. away, but they bug me anyway.
The damn little cheap POS took 90% out better than anything I've ever used. If there was NO bare metal showing, this little sucker took 'em right out...

 

a rubbing compound will do it..

 

thats it hammer same deal im having just wanna know what everyone else does and yes severe all the darker colors have problems too so yes patriot blue rides too.....

 

I'm closer to black in the gray.
I'd use the rubbing compounds, and hand buffing should get them if they aren't in too deep. I hate scratches, as they are hard to get out. But a bright green shows the scratches even worse than the black. Trust me, I've seen scratches.