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By Les Chung
http://www.nodents.com
Detailing
Tip- Scratch
Removal
Another fine detailing
tip, for free of course,
from the experts at the Superior
Auto Institute.
So, you dont
want to just wash cars, you
dont want to just detail
cars, you want to upsell
and make some money!..and
scratches are a great way
to upsell.
So, lets
first do the test.
1) Take your
fingernail and run it over
the scratch. If the area is
raised, you probably have
a transfer (paint on top of
your paint). Get some thinner
and remove it with gloves
and a rag. If there is any
residual, buff or lightly
wetsand and buff.
2) If your fingernail doesnt
feel anything, you probably
have a light clear
coat scratch. Take your
compound with a rag and lightly
buff by hand..if the scratch
is removed, great..just continue
or get a buffer and continue,
depending on the length of
the scratch.
3) If you feel something catch
your nail and it appears the
scratch is deep..if there
is paint left, you can add
clearcoat and then sand and
buff once it dries. If there
is NO paint left, consult
your local painter!
Whenever
you are repairing
a scratch, always start
with a lite version and then
work your way to more aggressive
methods.
The most passive way to remove
a scratch is either thinner
or compound. If neither of
these methods works, go get
your buffer or wetsand paper.
If buffing with compound doesnt
do it, get some wetsand paper
and cut the clear, but only
do this if the damage is within
the clear coat layer..in other
words, if the damage is into
the basecoat, cutting clear
wont do any good since you
dont have any more clear coat
there to cut in the first
place.
So,
now you have a good baseline
for removing minor scratches!
Now go get busy..
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