Anyone know a good scratch removal treatment?

[black2014]

So I was backing up my 6 in the dark last night and my neighbor left his trash can close to the driveway and I got caught on my driverside mirror and brushed up against my car leaving some scratches.needless to say I wanna fix them on my 3 week old car. Thanks

 

[badself]

That's the driver side mirror, right? I doubt it can be buffed out. If it does not pass the "ball point pen" test (i.e. if the gouges are deep enough for a ball point pen tip to drop in and follow their contours, then the glass is unrepairable. I'm not sure if the glass and plastic backing that attaches to the electric motor is available as a single unit, or if you have to buy an entirely new mirror. If the glass unit is available, that's your cheapest route. However, if it's electroluminescent (I'm not sure if all driver side mirrors are dimming or just the GT/ Touring-Tech), even the glass unit will not be "inexpensive".

Sorry to hear what happened. The first cut is always the deepest.

Edit: Now i'm confused, is the damage to the mirror or the door glass? The more I look, the more I see that the damage is to your door glass. Please clarify. If it's the door glass, it may actually be cheaper to replace than an entire electroluminescent mirror, which i would venture to guess costs approx $500. The side glass installed aftermarket may be cheaper. However, it may not yet be available aftermarket, in which case you're probably at $500 once again if you're forced to go OE. Of course, the pen test applies to mirror or side glass.

 

[Tyrdstorm]

That looks pretty bad, but can't really tell from the picture. I've had success with McGuiar's Scratch X remover.

 

[black2014]

thats the side of the car i.e. drivers door

 

[CIQMan07]

I had someone hit their car door on my drivers side front quarter panel. It didn't leave a dent just a rub mark. I used Turtle Wax Rubbing Compound then Turtle Wax Polishing Compound in the opposite direction, that's is the key I found. At first I didn't do the polishing compound in the opposite direction and you could see the marks left by the rubbing compound. Be sure to follow up with a wax. I used Meguiars spray wax which works well. I am by no means an expert this is just what I found after youtubing and searching around. It also matters how deep the scratch is. I hope this helps!

 

[badself]

thats the side of the car i.e. drivers door

Sorry, sometimes I just miss the forest from the trees. It's almost too bad the damage wasn't to a piece of glass. I cringe at the thought of paint work on a new car, and even on new and unfaded paint, blending into the fender and rear door may still be necessary for a visually acceptable fix, complete with popping off the driver door hardware to get it right.

I feel your pain man, but please don't let it bring you down for too long.

 

[black2014]

Thanks I used meguiars scratch x it looks ok I'm gonna try more coats