Re: DIY Car Scratch Repair
Can you show us a demonstration in person using your car? :chuckle
Re: DIY Car Scratch Repair
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Originally Posted by
o0aZuMi0o
Can you show us a demonstration in person using your car? :chuckle
I think this works better on CWPs. :pics
Re: DIY Car Scratch Repair
thats pretty neat. didnt know thats possible by hand.
Re: DIY Car Scratch Repair
you would be in big trouble doing this without gauging the paint first. Once you ruin the clear coat, you are bodyshop bound, and by the way, Mazda's dont' have much paint to begin with. By the way, those aren't deep scratches either.
Re: DIY Car Scratch Repair
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Originally Posted by
bryansbestwax
you would be in big trouble doing this without gauging the paint first. Once you ruin the clear coat, you are bodyshop bound, and by the way, Mazda's dont' have much paint to begin with. By the way, those aren't deep scratches either.
Not only Mazda's unfortunately most cars today don't have a lot of depth in the clear coat, so it is very easy to blow through the clear. Blame it on the new water bourne paints. They can get a deep gloss with less clear.
Pat.
Re: DIY Car Scratch Repair
so, does that mean what this gentleman is doing in the video is unrealistic?
Re: DIY Car Scratch Repair
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D4ng3r
so, does that mean what this gentleman is doing in the video is unrealistic?
It's not unrealistic if you know what you are doing. If you don't, this is best left to a professional. Even using 1500 or higher grit it is easy to blow through the clear on any car, not just Mazdas. Once you cut through the clear you need a paint job.
Incidently if you can really feel the scratch with your nail it is usually too deep to sand and buff out.
Pat.