Deeper scratches/chips

[playtothebeat]

hey,

i did some search on the forum, found some good info but thought i`d ask as well, in case i missed something.



my car has some paint chips due to the ice storm we had. i also have a good amount of swirl marks. i can feel SOME Of those marks when i go over them with my fingernail, but most i can`t feel.



from what i`ve aquired on this website so far is that light swirl makrs can be removed (covered) pretty easily . but then i ran across all these terms i didnt know, like dacp and pc. can some explain exactly what they refer to?



also, i recently purchased 2 products to do some work on my 95 525i:

Meguiars Scratch-X

Meguiars QuikWax



will those do the trick for the smaller scratches?

i thought if i follow this order, i should be ok:

1) wash

2) apply scratch-x with a terry cloth

3) apply QuikWax

4) polish if i get some products



of course i dont know enough about detailing, so im sure i`m missing a lot of steps. the truth is, i`ve never really spent a LOT of time on cleaning my car (this one, or my old one).



any help will be appreciated.



thanks

[shaf]

For some of the acronyms like "DACP" check this out: http://www.autopia.org/display.php?file=acronyms.htm



You can certainly try Scratch-X out and see if that helps. It might be more successful on the swirls than the scratches though.



I would pick something more "permanent" than QuikWax though. Spray waxes are meant more for "touchup" wax jobs and they don`t really last long at all by themselves...

[teamvegas]

Also you could download the Autopia guide to detailing. In there you will find many good tips about EVERYTHING!!!!!!! Also welcome to Autopia. There is a lot of knowlodge on this forum.



Good luck!!

-Trent

[teamvegas]

Here`s the link to some other info. You sholuld learn a lot here.