Fixing deep scratches with dirt in bedded in them

I got a few scratches in my truck that I would like to fix. I tried cleaning them clay and washing them really good but I can’t get the dirt that’s in bedded in the scratches out.

I’ve had luck before with wet sanding and getting them out. I think these are through the clear and into the base coat, so Im thinking I should clean the dirt out and then use a little touch up clear. Then wet sand and buff area.


Anyone got any tips? It’s a white GMC truck, so the dirt is really going to stand out if I don’t get it out.


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Dozerboy- If you can`t get the clay/etc. in there to do it mechanically, I don`t see any way to do it other than chemically. So...per usual (after inspecting with magnification to be 100% certain what`s going on), I`d decontaminate with ValuGard`s "ABC". Specifically, (probably) the "A".

Back in the day we would use lacquer thinner on the door cups of white/silver auction cars. Did a great job cleaning the dirt out but Ron Ketcham says the thinner can potentially cause paint damage later on down the road.

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Originally Posted by RaskyR1

Back in the day we would use lacquer thinner on the door cups of white/silver auction cars. Did a great job cleaning the dirt out but Ron Ketcham says the thinner can potentially cause paint damage later on down the road.

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And IME it strips repaints like magic, and you never know what (really) is post-production paintwork. I`d be all about not making the situation worse as my first priority...I`d even risk sanding the dirt down into the paint before I tried thinner/reducer/etc.

(Repeat suggestion to inspect under magnification; sometimes "dirt"...isn`t.)