I thought Meguiars #5 wasn't abrasive?

[imported_RedlineIRL]

I was cleaning off my car, and I saw a really small area where it looks like something stuck to it and kind of stained it. I got out a MF wax applicator hand pad and someregualar OTC polish since they are pretty much non abrasive, and it took some of the discoloration off. So I decided to get out the Meguiars #5 new car glaze to try an get the rest, same process apllied with a wax applicator pad but with a little bit of pressure applied, nothing that seems like it'd do anything. Anyways the #5 took the discoloration off, but now I have got some very fine scratches in the small area where I used the #5:wall



Is there anying I can use by hand that could possibly take these scratches out or at least fill them for the time being? It's not even really a 1" x1" area, but it's enough to annoy me and not really big enough to get the PC out after it. I tried using Poorboy's Blue Carnuba polish and Meguiars Carnuba Wax, but this combo did not do too much to really get it out or hide it much.



I have thought about Scratch X, but from when I used it before a long while back you could tell that it had some abrasives in it. I am thinking that it may be too abrasive for this, unless it has changed in recent years. Any suggestions on how I can get these fine scratches out?

 

[Accumulator]

RedlineIRL- Huh...sorry to hear about that. Surprised too, as I've used M05 for over 30 years and have always found it functionally nonabrasive, even on freshly-sprayed ss black lacquer :think: I'm assuming you shook it up really well and didn't have any clumps of dried [clay-like ingredients, whatever they are].



Wonder if whatever had discolored the paint might've also caused the marring :nixweiss



Or maybe the marring came from whatever you used before the M05.



Or from excessive pressure on the MF pad.



Anyhow...I'm stumped as you seem to need something less abrasive than something I'd consider non-abrasive.



Sorry, I'm just kinda rambling without offering any useful advice. Wonder what Mike Phillips would say.