well i am a idiot!!!!!! (PICS)

[zoomzoomV]

So there was some werid sappy substance that didnt come very easily. So I DECIDED to get the back rough side of the sponge to kind of rub it off. NOT THINKING OF COURSE!

and now i have like a patch of very fine swirl scratches on the side. it almost looks white from the distance.

THIS IS WORSE THEN A REGULAR FINE LINE SCRATCH!!

anyone have any suggestions what to do.

ps. i did try waxing(spray wax) and nu finish scratch remover. NOTHING worked.


help i am desperate.

 

[StealthWyvern]

OK I think you removed your side moldings but not 100% sure on that.

 

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[StealthWyvern]

ouch... did you try buffing? Can you feel the scratches with your finger nails?

 

[dandan2]

take it to ur local body shop! they will prolly only charge like 50 bucks to wetsand and buff that out!

 

[justanothermp5]

wtf is that stuff on your car!
but yea you should be able to buff it out with some scratch remover and a orbital buffer

 

[StealthWyvern]

wtf is that stuff on your car!
but yea you should be able to buff it out with some scratch remover and a orbital buffer

reminds me of tree sap

 

[zoomzoomV]

take it to ur local body shop! they will prolly only charge like 50 bucks to wetsand and buff that out!

sweet! that would alright with me! 50 bucks i can do.

ouch... did you try buffing? Can you feel the scratches with your finger nails?

nope. i have not try buffing. not cannot feel it with my finger tips. its very fine.

wtf is that stuff on your car!
but yea you should be able to buff it out with some scratch remover and a orbital buffer

thats the crap i was trying to remove!!! it wont come off, unless i really rub on it. orbital buffer??? sorry im a noob when it comes to auto

 

[dandan2]

take it to ur local body shop! they will prolly only charge like 50 bucks to wetsand and buff that out! or if u think u are up to the task buff it urself! ull need some 1500 then some 2000 get wetsand paper then some good compound and glaze! dont sand too much just enough to get the scratches out, if u burn through it will have to be repainted!

 

[zoomzoomV]

take it to ur local body shop! they will prolly only charge like 50 bucks to wetsand and buff that out! or if u think u are up to the task buff it urself! ull need some 1500 then some 2000 get wetsand paper then some good compound and glaze! dont sand too much just enough to get the scratches out, if u burn through it will have to be repainted!

i really dont feel confident for a DIY. have anyone taken there car for a wet sand and buff?

 

[Robotazky]

To get the sap off, slowly pour hot(not boiling) water on it as many times as you can stand to do it and it will soften up so that you can get it off. For the scratches, get some Maguire's scratch remover and a pack of micro fiber towels at Autozone or whatever, and rub a spot about the size of a silver dollar with increasing pressure as you rub and wipe away with a clean towel until you can get a feel for how well the scratches are coming out. That doesn't look too bad at all to me. I've removed way worse with no buffer. The thing you have to watch with buffers is removing the clear coat and the paint fading and messing up in that spot. Whatever you do, make sure you keep that spot waxed from now on with a good Carnuba wax. I use Maguire's NXT 2.0, but there's even better out there if you do some research. NXT is really easy and quick though, and works pretty darn well.

 

[zoomzoomV]

To get the sap off, slowly pour hot(not boiling) water on it as many times as you can stand to do it and it will soften up so that you can get it off. For the scratches, get some Maguire's scratch remover and a pack of micro fiber towels at Autozone or whatever, and rub a spot about the size of a silver dollar with increasing pressure as you rub and wipe away with a clean towel until you can get a feel for how well the scratches are coming out. That doesn't look too bad at all to me. I've removed way worse with no buffer. The thing you have to watch with buffers is removing the clear coat and the paint fading and messing up in that spot. Whatever you do, make sure you keep that spot waxed from now on with a good Carnuba wax. I use Maguire's NXT 2.0, but there's even better out there if you do some research. NXT is really easy and quick though, and works pretty darn well.

i'll look into that. thanks for the info

 

[justanothermp5]

yea a shop would be your best bet though...
after u try that method with the hot water and the scratch remover, if that doesnt work then take it to a body shop
its completely safe and u wont even notice the difference, i did it to my hood and bumper when i painted them and they both came out awesome

 

[Saskatchewan17]

Yeah doing a wetsand with 3k (might have to be lower if they are deep scratches) grit paper should make the paint more even and fine... then it needs to be buffed with compound and then polished up and finnaly sealed with wax. Meguiars "Ultimate Compound" followed with "SwirlX" Should work. (Those are basically the consumer based versions of the Meguiars professional 105 compound and 205 polish).

 

[justanothermp5]

ultimate compound is AWESOME! and swirl x is ok...i really prefer the other one though
and i would do 2k, 3k would just take forever and be a little over kill
ultimate compound buffed out 800 grit marks so 2k should be no problem

 

[OilGuy]

Won't help with the repair, but the "dobie" scrubbing pad is my detail car washing friend - gets the tar and sap off without scratching.

 

[Heat]

I use bug & tar remover for stuff like that.

As far as the rough side of the sponge - I used that on a 20 gallon fish tank, the darn thing left scratches in the glass. That's some tough stuff.

 

[SGT_OKINAWA]

1. For anyone else, to avoid making the same mistake... Goo Gone is your friend... (cool)

SHOPPING

2. I just sh*^ myself when I saw that picture

3. Hot water IMO is okay, but takes way to long, Goo Gone will get
98% of all 'sticky' material off paint and barely get into the clear coating.

4. What you've done to the 'paint' is scratched the clear coating, only
TRUE fix, (yes there are shelf products out there, good luck, power to you
on that) is taking it to a body shop and let them work on it for 20-30 min,
now someone mentioned $50.00, that is dirt cheap IMO to fix a MISTAKE
made on your part.

5. Just be glad it's fixable and cheap compared to:

YES THAT IS ALL TREE SAP, NOT RAIN !! (pissed)

LINK

Good luck, PLEASE! post pictures when you do get it fixed, before and after like (breakn)

Peace!(rei)

 

[Bennett5]

WWHHOOOAAAAA!!!! Wet sanding is not the right approach unless your a very skilled body / paint person.

My suggestion (and I've done it many times before wiht great results) is:

1) Get some sap remover - never tried Goo Gone but might work. Just go to your local detailing shop/autobody and see if you can get some from them.
2) Find a dealer of auto body supplies and by some 3M scratch remover. http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Car/Care/DIY_Projects/Appearance/Repairing_Light_Scratches/
3) Follow up with a good wax.

If this doesnt fix the problem than there are other 3M products that have more aggressive suspended abrasives to give the same result of wet sanding but are much easier for the DIY.

But I'm pretty sure that this will fix the problem. In fact this will even take out scratches from cars being key'ed as long as the colour coat is not totally removed.

 

[bullaculla]

Bug and Tar remover > scotch brite pad.
Hope you get your paint fixed man