Trinity

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Went to the immigrant car wash a few weeks back as my valetor was away, and they managed to create a lovely 15cm scratch on the bonnet, obviously from a stone stuck in their pikey sponges.

Its not horrendously deep, but it goes have a lip as my nail can catch it.

Thanks to Audi, as they use grey primer on a white car, so it shows up quite bad. The valetor had a go with t-cut and polishing it back in yesterday, but to no avail really.

Anyone have any luck getting rid of these type of scratches with any of the 'scratch removal' products out there?

jaygsi

iTrader: (46)

I got some mantis scratch pen never used it

Trinity

iTrader: (28)

JML special! give it a try will you, see if it works

Fonzey

iTrader: (5)

If it's down to primer, you're not going to fix it with a cleaning product. Polishes/compounds will fill/hide and even remove blemishes to the lacquer - but they can't magic the paint back.

That said, a good going over with a machine polisher may round the edges of the scratch and prevent the light from catching it quite so easily, in effect partially masking the worst of it.

Smart repair or resprayed panel other than that.

Trinity

iTrader: (28)

Yeah thats what I was thinking. It really isnt 'that' deep...or its that Audi uses incredibly thin paint. Its just the scratch is grey, so can only imagine its gone through the top coat.

I had a chips away dude do some work on a Golf I used to own and the results where appalling, so I am reluctant to use them again.

chieftain333

Don't bother with the G3 stuff you get from halfords,absolutely crap...even minor scratches couldn't be dealt with
Andy

donny andi

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Not sure if you have a 'auto restore' van near you....suppose they are like chips away and come to you.
Get a quote through the company and then have a word with the lad to see if he will do it off the books for a few quid.
I've got one opposite my house and he's a top painter and he charges me £50 for any panel

Trinity

iTrader: (28)

Thanks for the suggests fella's, I'll try these auto restore people...£50 a panel would be more than acceptable!

jaygsi

iTrader: (46)

I would if i had any scratches only one i have has gone down to the primer

mshill

iTrader: (4)

Meguirs scratch x, will do the trick, can be hand applied and does a great job.