[chrissurfr]

I had my car washed at a place that always does a good job...today I noticed a scratch on the paint and the guy said he could take care of it. He ran off and came back with a bottle of some type of scratch remover call "workout 1000", it seemed to be some kind of abrasive. It removed the scratch but now it looks like I have concentrated swirl marks where he used it......I almost wish the scratch was there instead now


Is there any way to fix this?

[Axxlrod]

Buff, polish, then seal.

[chrissurfr]

^ product suggestions?.....i seriously think i am about to cry lol

[vdubpower]

wash your own car , also..
get a variety of meguiars stuff, always good

[djantlive]

you probly need to machine polish that spot to rid the swirl marks. may be get one of the sponsor detailer for suggestion.

[Auto Concierge]

If you are in NYC area you have Phil@ Detailers Domain(site sponsor) and Dave @ Street Dreams both in New Jersey, Houston area you can contact Josh @ Ottman detailing(hope I spelled Josh's last name correctly) as this is a "kids don't try this @ home" situation.

[Damon@tirerack]

I agree with Bob you may need to have someone look at it, but if you want to try yourself with an OTC product, try "Scratch Out" made by Kit. You can find it at any auto parts chain. I think it's still in the yellow bottle. That, a very soft microfiber, and 15 minutes of rubbing should do the trick. Can't hurt to try.....

[Overtaker]

Think of car polish as liquid sandpaper. If you have a scratch on a table top, you can sand it down until the scratch is gone. That's basically how car polish works--it removes paint/clearcoat around the scratch until it's even.

Sounds like he used an aggressive compound that marred the finish, which can be corrected by competent machine polishing.

If you want to do it, you'll need a Porter Cable 7424, a foam polishing pad, and a medium polish, e.g. Menzerna Super Intensive Polish PO83. The PC7424 is very simple to use (plenty of simple guides on the net) and it won't burn through the paint like a rotary buffer can.

[Damon@tirerack]

If you want a great kit cheap, buy THIS from me. It's everything you need for 90% of the jobs out there. The polisher is really nice for the money.