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TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
Posts: 2857
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| I've been bush-whacked by a WVM !! |
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Driving home last night from a friend's in Essex we have to go through some pretty narrow lanes.
Came to a bend, driving very moderately, and White Man Van coming the other way hurled his  big Merc van round the bend. I had to drop 2 wheels onto the verge and in doing so got swiped by some bushes or hedges. Didn't think anything of it until this morning when SWMBO saw the nearside of the car has quite a few scratches down the side  some are just surface but a couple I can 'feel' with my fingernails.
So the question, of course, is; what are the best methods & products to try and hide / remove / repair the scratches?
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SPOTTER
Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
Location: Adrift........
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mud  yes I really am this boring
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| Fri Oct 05 2007 8:19am |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 4834
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Bad luck TazDaz 
From reading other threads it seems as though once the scratch can be felt with the 'nail test' then it is a pro-removal job. Detailing companies and chips-away type places will do it but it is fairly pricey. Mine has a fair few scratches now and I use a T-cut and polish to get the worst out. I am not bothering doing more until it is time to sell the car on as I feel it will happen over and over, particularly if you do more off-roading.
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| Fri Oct 05 2007 8:45am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Clymping, Sussex
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Run for the hills; its all going to start again DS3 TDV6 HSE
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| Fri Oct 05 2007 8:48am |
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As long as it's not down to the metal, just cover it with a few layers of paint sealant and keep it topped up every couple of months until you're ready to get it completely fixed. How To ? - Change your Brake Disks Pads Shoes Sensors August 2011 NEW V1.6a
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| Fri Oct 05 2007 8:51am |
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Hollywood619
Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny California
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Vists detailedimage.com and check out the Porter Cable buffer. I have removed several scratches from my BMW with it and I am a firm believer in "Poorboy's" products and Menzerma sealant.
Good luck!
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| Wed Oct 10 2007 10:48am |
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B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 910
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Try some Farecla G3 rubbing compound, thats what the professionals use.
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| Wed Oct 10 2007 2:39pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 26998
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Taz ...just show it to Ken at the next meet  Existential Phenomenologist.
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| Wed Oct 10 2007 2:50pm |
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TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
Posts: 2857
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Well I've given all the scratches a once-over with Meguiars Scratch-X and a lot of them are hardly noticeable now.
Maybe I need to use some kind of buffing/polisher on them?
All-in-all the Scratch-X did a pretty good job
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| Thu Oct 11 2007 10:20pm |
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TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
Posts: 2857
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DG wrote:Taz ...just show it to Ken at the next meet
might be a bit dark when we get to meet next time DG ... !
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| Thu Oct 11 2007 10:20pm |
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RPJ
Member Since: 05 Mar 2007
Location: Puzzleopolis
Posts: 473
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TazDaz wrote:DG wrote:Taz ...just show it to Ken at the next meet
might be a bit dark when we get to meet next time DG ... !
Don't you know Ken carries the mobile sun on the front / roof of his D3  Ha Ha This a way!
Ha Ha That a way!
Ha Ha This a way!
My oh My!
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| Tue Oct 16 2007 8:34am |
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