How do I get rid of this?

**slogans7** · 06-26-2005, 07:26 AM

This idiot newbie apparently caught some SG residue under his towel and now has this mess. How do you suggest I repair it?

After washing it, I used alcohol/water, Meguiar`s Swirl Remove, AIO, SGx2, and P21S.

:furious:

**Alfisti** · 06-26-2005, 08:41 AM

Is that smearing or scratches?

**J.J.** · 06-26-2005, 08:57 AM

Why did you go through all those steps if the defect wasn`t removed. Anywho, a polish with a spot buffing pad or rotary should take care of it either way. I would start with the least aggressive polish I had with a polishing pad and work my way up to more aggressive products (more aggressive product before pad IMO). Start with something like a green pad and FPII or SSR 1. Then move ups to IP or SSR 2 and so on.

JJ

**slogans7** · 06-26-2005, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by J.J.

Why did you go through all those steps if the defect wasn`t removed.

JJ

It happened toward the end (removing SG) and I really didn`t notice the marks until too late. When I did, I thought they would be easy to remove. I was wrong.

Thanks!

**slogans7** · 06-26-2005, 09:05 AM

What about Meguiar`s ScratchX?

**Alfisti** · 06-26-2005, 09:05 AM

So what is it?

**slogans7** · 06-26-2005, 09:08 AM

It`s less a scratch than a smear into the AOI (if such a thing is possible). I too aggressively tried to get off the too-thick SG, catching a bit of residue in the cloth, I beleive.

**slogans7** · 06-26-2005, 09:31 AM

Corrections - they are scratches - I can feel them when I run a fingernail across them.

**White95Max** · 06-26-2005, 11:30 AM

What part of the car is showing in that picture?

You can feel them with your fingernail, so don`t try to polish them out.

**Dave N** · 06-26-2005, 11:48 AM

Here`s my $.02

If you can feel them with your fingernail, then there is no way that residue from any sealant would have caused them. I`m guessing that some sort of abrasive contaminant fell onto your car before you removed the SG, or that your (microfiber?) towel had/has something embedded in it that caused the scratching. If you know which towel you used when the scratches occurred, I would think strongly about throwing it away rather than risk more scratching. Washing the towel may not remove whatever did that.

As for the scratches themselves, if you can feel them, then they are probably there for good. You can diminish them by buffing with a PC or rotary, but the only way to eliminate them is to repaint.

I really feel for you. That`s a Porsche hood, right?