clearcoat scratches

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darylnj

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black mc tank with z5

some clearcoat scratches only visible up close at certain angles

what can i do by hand?

should i just fill them with a top coat?, if so what are some good products?
 
Do you have pictures? There isn't much you can do about scratches by hand. I would recommend maybe scratchX by meguiar's by hand. It can help with hairline scratches.



That do you mean by top coat? If you are talking about a wax or sealant, it won't hide much of the scratches. A glaze could do that depending on how bad the scratches are.



Pictures would definitely help.
 
darylnj- Welcome to Autopia. My limited experience with Scratch-X convinced me that it's a PIA to use. I'd go with polished from 1Z (sources: Welcome to Exceldetail.com! or Aloha & Welcome to Our Oasis for All Your Auto Detailing Supplies & Accessories ) which are both effective and pretty user-friendly by hand (they're the only products I ever recommend for by-hand use). They're not compatible with the Zaino approach though, so use a wax instead of the Z5. I'd go with something from Collinite, maybe their 845 Insulator Wax.
 
I would follow Accumulator's suggestion. I don't do anything by hand except for hard to reach areas and have yet to find a product I like. Be prepared to use a lot of elbow grease as polishing by hand can be really hard.



Glazes can hide some light swirls and marring but I cannot judge what kinf of scratches you got from that picture. Clearkote vanilla moose (by hand) and Clearkote red moose (by machine) seem like popular products here but I have not used them myself yet.
 
think i will try the filling approach,the scratches are not that bad

i think the z5 reflects them even more.any glazes i can use over z5
 
Remember, the filling will just hide it. If you don't top the glaze with a wax you will get no protection out of it. The glaze will also be gone in no time.
 
darylnj said:
think i will try the filling approach,the scratches are not that bad

i think the z5 reflects them even more.any glazes i can use over z5
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I'd rather have the glazes adhering to bare paint, so I'd take the Z5 off with rubbing alcohol or something.



Commonly available glazes: 3M IHG, Meguiar's #3/#5/#7/#81/Deep Crystal step #2 polish.



But I'd buy the 1Z, which does some mechanical/abrasive correction along with some hiding ;)



The Vanilla Moose wouldn't be sufficient in this case (IMO).



I'd top whatever you do with Meguiar's #26 if you don't go with the Collinite.
 
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