Which compound to use for minor scratches

[abs]

Hey Folks,
My luxy has developed annoying scratches from driving into the bushes, didn't bother about them earlier though but, I want to give the baby a new shiny makeover .
What rubbing/Polishing compound do you suggest and what tools do I need to accomplish this myself ??
Also both sides and the tray door needs to be polished.
Do I need to wax as well afterwards to get the gloss and save from the elements after buffing...???

Luxy need these suggestions
Cheers !!

[BIGFOOTJR]

Depends how deep they are, cut and buff will take out most surface scratches but any deeper and wider will be hard to repair.

Photo's?

[abs]

thanks for the reply mate, will post the photos soon.... scratches are not deep and I can't catch them by fingernail.
So Cut and buff is the name of the product ??? Also do i need a hand held buffer for this???

Cheers!!

[Pazz01]

I do all of mine by hand, as I have seen some of the machines burn brand new paint on cars.

Make sure the car is clean. Buy yourself a clay bar (meguiars and mothers have good ones).

I personally use ScratchX by Meguiars, it helps with the majority of scratches. Heaps of blokes use a cutting polish that I find a bit hard. Apply it with a foam polishing pad by hand and polish it off with a microfibre cloth. Just go steady, don't rub the pants off it.

Then buy a polish. I use meguiars deep crystal polish apply the same as above and then I follow it with wax.

I find I can get about 6-9 months out of this when washing my car regularly with a good quality car wash. Speaking of which my lux is due again.

That's how I do all of my cars.

Pazz

[abs]

Great and very detailed suggestion....
Thanks heaps for this mate .....

[cuzo4x4]

by the time you buy all the crap, i just pay $ 200.00 and send it to a detailer now and she comes back like brand new.

[abs]

Sounds like a plan

[BIGFOOTJR]

by the time you buy all the crap, i just pay $ 200.00 and send it to a detailer now and she comes back like brand new.

Agreed!

[abs]

Any suggestions for a good detailer in Brisbane ???? One I called in Albion said $309 ....

[Wazza80]

A lot of detailing places use products that make it look fantastic but won't last. Do my car every 6 months and get 2 years out of the products. Plenty of YouTube videos that give you tips and correct techniques. I will do it for half that price haha

[cuzo4x4]

Problem I have may not be the same for everyone but it is time, to do it properly it takes, well me anyways about 4 1/2 hours - kids, sport, interruptions it's a killer. Agreed good job should last a year or more,

But with a black lux 10 min in the bush and all that time wasted.

[Kizzzaaa]

Maguires scratch x, go over it a few times then wipe it off. Finish it with maguires tech wax 2.0. I do this all the time with my black ute, comes up like new. Used it 2 days ago to get a deep white scratch out and no worries. Just put the effort into it and it will cover it.