Waxing makes scratch "appear" = how do I fix this ?

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I have a few very thin scratches on my hatch. I took most of it out using Meguiars ultra compound and scratchx 2.0, but after polishing and waxing they are very white and visible, the wax seems to fill them in?



I went back with the compound and removed the wax build up in the scratches and now they are clear again so I switched to a different wax.



What's the best way to stop the scratches from revealing after being waxed?



Here is the shot after waxing:

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What "wax" are you using? NXT by any chance? Or Meg's cleaner wax? You need a pure wax like #26 or many others to keep from filling that white.
 
Clear coat as in paint? Possibly, I thought from your other thread you wanted to touch this up? Run some masking tape close to it so that you have nothing exposed but the scratch (or as close as you can) and touch it up with a toothpick. Wait a few days and polish it with your ultra compound. Or you can try wetsanding it flat if you have some unigrit paper.



Honestly, if you have any of those Meg's waxes that stain trim, they will dry white in those scratches. You can try rubbing it out locally before it hazes.
 
I deleted the other thread, because I thought the scratch was thorugh the clear and paint. Now I believe it's just the clear.



If it's just the clear coat thats been scratched, I'll skip a touch up paint and just touch up with clear coat. Would this be the correct way?
 
mrclean said:
If it's just the clear coat thats been scratched, I'll skip a touch up paint and just touch up with clear coat. Would this be the correct way?
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Yes, I'd just touch up the clear. Just be careful, take your time, and use a very small amount in layers. After it's built up, wet sand with 1500, polish and wax.... should turn out OK.:bigups
 
I dont know those look like they are through the clear. Isn't the genral rule of thumb if you can feel them with your fingernail they are through the clear? I guess it could just be filled with was but those suckers look deep.
 
Yes, they are through the clear. That pic is after waxing, and more exagerated than it is in person. I then took the compound and rubbed them out and they were no longer visible (don't have a pic yet), so I don't believe they went down past the paint into the primer.
 
Soo my car is stealth grey metallic, which is really a blue/green color. I have a couple chips on the rear bumper. They dont look or feel deep, but I can see what looks to be the black primer under. Will the best method be, filling it in with paint and then wet sanding/meg's ultimate compound/polish? Ive done it on a couple other scratches and it work but instead of being a stright line this one is about the size of 1/4 of a penny.
 
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