door cup scratch removal

[Buffautodetail]

What are you guys doing to remove severe scratches and gouges behind the door handles I.e drivers side? I was thinking touch up paints and wet sanding followed by buffing.

[brownbob06]

I usually just go over it with something with filler by hand. meg's ultimate compound or polish work fine. Its one of those things that is going to keep happening pretty much. If you corrected it every time it got bad you'd have no paint left after a year lol.

[C. Charles Hahn]

If they're through to primer they do have to be touched up, of course. Anything correctable but tough, a MF towel and some M101 by hand does the trick nicely for me.

[Dan]

I usually just go over it with something with filler by hand. meg's ultimate compound or polish work fine. Its one of those things that is going to keep happening pretty much. If you corrected it every time it got bad you'd have no paint left after a year lol.

I agree. I will usually hit them with Zaino ZPC (my fav product by hand) and just try to improve things a bit.

[Thomas Dekany]

I use HD UNO by hand with great results. My favorite.

[Paul Sparks]

I save old foam pads as they fall apart and make small hand pads out of them for this application.Which compound I use depends on the scratches. Same as any other panel scratch I start with the least aggressive etc.Some aren't as bad as they look but some require m101 or d300 (any heavy cut compound) with a strip of cotton towel. Then I go back over with a less aggressive approach same as you would with any other panel.

[Accumulator]

What hotrod66paul said . And then be sure to, uhm....educate....anybody who might be opening the doors in the future.

On hard clear like the Audis I'll sometimes start with a *VERY* mild wetsand, but nothing so aggressive that I can't get the marks out by hand. Eh, that approach is *so* fraught with various perils that I hesitate to even post it

This would be a tricky thing for those of you doing vehicles for others; if the same problem is gonna keep happening there's not much point in taking off clear to fix it. But try explaining that to people who want the problem solved

[brownbob06]

Unless people stop wearing rings and start wearing micro fiber gloves its just going to keep happening lol

[C. Charles Hahn]

Unless people stop wearing rings and start wearing micro fiber gloves its just going to keep happening lol

I disagree... they just have to learn to be careful. I've got 3-4 year old vehicles that have never had a single scratch under/around the door handles, and we don't wear MF gloves/etc.

[vtextc]

I disagree... they just have to learn to be careful. I've got 3-4 year old vehicles that have never had a single scratch under/around the door handles, and we don't wear MF gloves/etc.

Also agree. Even though my wife has long nails, none of the vehicles we own, or have owned from new have this problem. Much like scuff marks on door sills, or premature wear on leather bolsters, its all about being careful.

[Buffautodetail]

I disagree... they just have to learn to be careful. I've got 3-4 year old vehicles that have never had a single scratch under/around the door handles, and we don't wear MF gloves/etc.

All depends on the styling of the handles. My client wants to put scrap some clear bra film over the cup when finished. Will the film adhere to the surface with wax applied? I do not do clear bra applications but the guy who does it for me leaves extra pieces behind when he's finished.

[C. Charles Hahn]

All depends on the styling of the handles. My client wants to put scrap some clear bra film over the cup when finished. Will the film adhere to the surface with wax applied? I do not do clear bra applications but the guy who does it for me leaves extra pieces behind when he's finished.

No, you would want to strip waxes/sealants, glazes, polishing oils, etc. prior to installing PPF.