polishing - how much?

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carendt242

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someone brushed my car in the parking lot. you can see the swipe but i can't feel it.



tried polishing w/ 1Z ultra paint polish but it only took about 1/2 out. i polished by hand for 15-20 minutes, buffing every 10 swipes or so.



should i keep doing it? or try something a tad heavier? if so, any recommendations?
 
carendt242- Welcome to Autopia. Cool car, sorry to hear about what happened.



*I* think you might need a rotary for that one, at least to fix it "right". You need to combine speed and heat with abrasives that'll break down. 1Z UP works a bit differently by rotary than it does by hand, for instance.



But to do it by hand, maybe try working a part of the problem with the 1Z Ultra, rubbing a bit faster, trying to actually build up some heat on the finish. Don't overdo it though.



This is one of those tricky problems where you have to watch that you don't make it a lot worse (though one COULD say that it'll need painted if you CAN'T fix it anyhow).



Unless I was feeling REALLY lucky, and wanted to wetsand it with 3000 (use only Meg's uni-grit stuff!), I would NOT try anything more aggressive, but I bet that Scottwax would, if he were working on it, so :nixweiss
 
It it's their paint they left behind, clay.



My mother-in-law went around for nearly a year before I clayed off some silver paint on her dark green Camry. She thought that it couldn't come off. (And I'm glad she didn't green pad it or anything.)
 
Yeah, maybe I misread the original post. If the problem is paint-transfer, just clay it off. I read it as being an extreme type of marring from the friction of the contact.
 
ok, thanks guys... i think it's marring, not paint, but i'm not a professional (nor did i see the color of the car that hit me ;-) my car is a dark green, and swipe area just looks a bit blurry w/ directional lines... i'm guessing it's a mar in the clear coat.



i was planning on a complete wash/claybar next weekend so maybe i'll give that a shot before i try any further w/ the polish. if that doesn't work, i'll rub it harder... (you guys must be a tad more mature than most car forums to get away w/ this!)
 
carendt242 said:
ok, thanks guys... , i'll rub it harder... (you guys must be a tad more mature than most car forums to get away w/ this!)
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Heh heh, yeah well, just wait ;) Some of us can be just as immature as anybody :o
 
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