Used 05 300C, some questions about scratches! (Moved)
Hello everyone, new to the forums here! I purchased a used 300C 05' from a dealership, and have been loving it for the last 2 months.
I had some questions about some minor light scratches (not deep into the paint, just clearcoat) on the drivers door. What's the best way to get these out? They are quite apparent after a good wash.
Also, on the steering wheel, it looks as if the last owner wore sharp rings or somesuch, as there is a deep scratched area where the vaneer(sp?) is worn down, is there any way to mend up this smooth beautiful aesthetic wonder of my car?
No mods yet, but reading this forum has given me many ideas, plan to pop in a lot!
WELCOME jallen18 from our West Virginia LXs in the Mid-Ohio River Valley! Congrats on getting a 300C and joining us here!
When you get a chance, please consider posting in the New Members section so that everyone will have a chance to see that you've arrived and say HEY.
To remove fine, superficial scratches you simply need a mild compound polish and lots of repetitive strokes with an applicator pad by hand, or the appropiate disk pad with a dual-action type of power tool. They can be made to virtually disappear.
As for the steering wheel damage... that's a much tougher issue and I have no ideas, other than replace the wheel which isn't a cheap option.
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Be careful if it is tricoat red you should not do any hard rubbing on the paint. The factory did not put any regular clearcoat over the tinted red clear. If you buff to hard in one spot it will change the color by removing some of the tinted red clear!
Thanks for the quick replies! I have the silver paint, so I should be safe buffing her up I hope! The spots on the steering wheel aren't super visibly noticeable, but more of a tactile annoyance =) I will make a post in the newcomer forums and give my hellos!
Be careful if it is tricoat red you should not do any hard rubbing on the paint. The factory did not put any regular clearcoat over the tinted red clear. If you buff to hard in one spot it will change the color by removing some of the tinted red clear!
And if you don't have the tricoat red, by rubbing hard you will be remove some of the clear tinted clear!
Clear coats are unpigmented paint, and in order to remove scratches, you need to remove the paint around the scratch down to same level as the bottom of the scratch. So any time that you're removing a scratch, you're removing paint, whether it's clear or pigmented.
And if you don't have the tricoat red, by rubbing hard you will be remove some of the clear tinted clear!
Clear coats are unpigmented paint, and in order to remove scratches, you need to remove the paint around the scratch down to same level as the bottom of the scratch. So any time that you're removing a scratch, you're removing paint, whether it's clear or pigmented.
I have been a professional body man for 18 years, if you rub on most of the tricoats now that have no regular clear over them you will change the color in a bad way. The amount of coats of the tinted clear make the color darker, if you rub some off you now have lightened the color. You will turn your inferno red into an orange color! I know from experience, tried to be a hero once and lost.
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