Anyone Had Any Luck Removing Automatic Car Wash Scratches?

[02 LTZ]

I get a lot of cars that have been ran through automatic car washes and they look like some of the clear coat has been stripped off in tiny little scratches. What can be done to fix these and make them go away?

[imported_Intel486]

What have you tried on them?



The paint probably needs to be compounded as they sound like they might be worse than just normal towel marks.



Are they microscratches all over or are they scratches as in something that could be made with a key or stick?

[02 LTZ]

They are tiny microscratches that are worse on the sides of the car. The hood, roof and trunk isn`t all that bad.



Haven`t really tried anything yet. Waiting to hear back from you guys to see what I need to do.

[Jngrbrdman]

I would attack them the same way I would attack any swirls. Just hit them with a polisher and the appropriate compound for the degree of severity of the marks. In my opinion swirls are swirls. I don`t care if they were done with a bath towel or a broom. They are out of place on a car and need to be removed.

[02 LTZ]

I have a cyclo polisher with green, yellow, and white pads.

I also have TOL`s Lite Cut.

Will these remove the scratches or do I need something other than the Lite Cut?

[imported_Intel486]

I`m not sure how agressive "lite cut" is but if you use a cutting pad with your cyclo and a compound you`ll be able to get through them.