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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

marcusus wrote: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.

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...

welcome M-lo

m-lo wrote: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.

Hi m-lo & welcome to the nut house! Another vote for Paint Doctor here. It's the last resort before buffing compund in my experience - and if used carefully does a great job. Good idea using it on the plastic window too!

Is this the one?



http://www.crcind.com.au/catalogue.nsf/web_brands/Re-Po+Paint+Doctor?openDocument

So the general consensus seems to be to buff out the scratches. Now the (noob) question is, how do I go about buffing them out and repairing them?