nicks and scratches

[sunseekermx5]

Is there any method of touching up nicks in the paint work without making a complete botch up or is it better to cop it sweet and leave the little buggers alone

[maxwolfie]

You can try some medium grade cutting polish or something and see if that helps??

[Garry]

Try out the Turtle Wax colour polish. I tried it on my car this arvo and it worked great. Much better than I thought it would.

[sunseekermx5]

Try out the Turtle Wax colour polish. I tried it on my car this arvo and it worked great. Much better than I thought it would.

How deep were the scratches you used it on. I was wondering how a polish would get them out

[RRdstr]

Hi Sunseeker

I'm with Garry . . .

I alternate between Turtle Colour Cure and Turtle Scratch and Swirl Remover polishes.

It works quite well . . . doesn't actually "get them out", but does make them much less noticeable.

[Garry]

I used it on some stone chips. The coloured wax fills up the chip turning it the same colour as the car. The chip is still there just not as noticable.

[Benny]

Those colour sticks will only last until either the next wash, or the next rain, but they do hide the scratches quite well.

[PT]

There is a car detailing forum setup on OZMAZDA.com with the owner of Waxit.com.au there to answer any questions you may have on this topic, might be worthwile asking there.

[sunseekermx5]

Thanks Guys I didn't know there was such a thing as colour wax so I'll give it a try, out of sight out of mind as they say.

[marcusus]

Thread revival!

My damned workmate put a cardboard box (of all things) on my boot. I didn't think twice about it because I thought he'd lift it off. Instead, he slid it off, and now I have some unsightly (albeit small and fairly minor) scratches on my boot lid.

Anyone know if this wax stuff will do the job?

And while we're at it, does anyone know any scratch repairers? If the wax falls through (I'd prefer a more permanent solution... don't particularly want the scratches appearing after rain or a car washing) I wouldn't mind maybe trying one of them out and just get it done nicely and cheaply (hopefully).

[sunseekermx5]

Thread revival!

My damned workmate put a cardboard box (of all things) on my boot. I didn't think twice about it because I thought he'd lift it off. Instead, he slid it off, and now I have some unsightly (albeit small and fairly minor) scratches on my boot lid.

Anyone know if this wax stuff will do the job?

And while we're at it, does anyone know any scratch repairers? If the wax falls through (I'd prefer a more permanent solution... don't particularly want the scratches appearing after rain or a car washing) I wouldn't mind maybe trying one of them out and just get it done nicely and cheaply (hopefully).

Yep tried the turtle wax coloured polish that comes with a wax stick it does cover over nicks and scatches but its not a fix obviously just makes it less noticeable but does give some degree of peace of mind or otherwise followup with insurance

[PT]

Thread revival!

My damned workmate put a cardboard box (of all things) on my boot. I didn't think twice about it because I thought he'd lift it off. Instead, he slid it off, and now I have some unsightly (albeit small and fairly minor) scratches on my boot lid.

Anyone know if this wax stuff will do the job?

And while we're at it, does anyone know any scratch repairers? If the wax falls through (I'd prefer a more permanent solution... don't particularly want the scratches appearing after rain or a car washing) I wouldn't mind maybe trying one of them out and just get it done nicely and cheaply (hopefully).

You will need to polish them out. May even require the work of a buff.

A wax will not fix them. They need to come out.

[muzza2]

thoes little paint sticks dont work...
well the ones we had at home definatelly dont work..
we got 2 differnt types of them and they were both crappy and didnt work at all...

[sharyl]

I used the paint sticks a while ago it worked but not for very long. andy if you have an event or omething where you want to cover it up for a short time.

I have 2 questions: there are patches of clear coat missing from around my door handles, is there any way to touch up the clear coat or does it need to be re-sprayed

and also, when my radiator exploded coolant went all over my bnnet and i had no way of getting it off (being in the middle of nowhere) now the paint is slighty 'stained' would a cut and polish fix his or am i respraying my bonnet?

[m-lo]

hep ppls...im the new girl on the block here so be gentle. the best product i use on nicks and scratches is called PAINT DOCTOR (about $15). my previous car had an arguement with garage roller door and came out of it with pretty deep scratches along the wheel arch. after some elbow grease and PD i got it almost back to perfect. AND heres the best bit!! u can use it on ur soft top window!! i eliminated yrs of built up road grime and got my hazy window back to perfectly clear.yay.