[Scottwax]

2003 BMW Z4. A ping pong table fell over on the hood, leaving scratches on both sides. Both were too deep to do much more than round off the edges so they weren't as noticable but they are through the clear and base coat and well into the primer. The car also had moderate spider swirls and rock hard paint. I used Optimum Hyper Compound and yellow Edge Cyclo cutting pads on the hood and trunk lid, the Optimum Compound using orange Edge Cyclo cutting pads on the whole car...and this combo actually left an LSP ready finish! However, I still stepped down to Poli-Seal using green Cyclo polishing pads and finished the car off with Opti-Seal. The sides were essentially swirl free when I finished and the hood and trunk lid about 90-95%. After I informed the owner the scratches couldn't be removed, I was told "don't kill yourself over the paint". Still, I wanted to leave the best finish possible.







You can still see the one really bad scratch in this shot:





There is a small ding in the top of the fender and you can still barely see a small scratch remaining. Like the other one, it will require refinishing to remove.