hi, just wondering if anyone can recommend how to get some marks off my paintwork, the paintwork isnt chipped but i have a few marks from my bikerack that i need to get out, what is the best way to do this?

For small marks and stains from bird crap, skuffs and what not I use cut and polish.

If u have a dark coloured car, like me, i find that most cut and polishes absoloutly *** up your paintwork, coz they're too rough :(

try just a polish then, cream polish with no cutting compound. A cut shuoldn't stuff your paint tho :confused: how did it make it look?

try just a polish then, cream polish with no cutting compound. A cut shuoldn't stuff your paint tho :confused: how did it make it look?

like crap..i dunno, i found a dried up tub or stuff in the garage and it said cut n polish. gets rid of stuff, but the second u look at with the sun reflecting off it u see lots of little scratches everywhere :(

the old stuff might have hardened. scratches will be there for sure anyway, big swirly ones. short of a VERY good polish and workmanship u cant get away from them.

the old stuff might have hardened. scratches will be there for sure anyway, big swirly ones. short of a VERY good polish and workmanship u cant get away from them.

ohh, thats teh suX0r :rant: I think i'll just stab myself in the neck and get over it.

hi, just wondering if anyone can recommend how to get some marks off my paintwork, the paintwork isnt chipped but i have a few marks from my bikerack that i need to get out, what is the best way to do this?

I've found Meguiar's products give amazing results. I have a Sable colour TH (nearly black) and the depth of gloss and swirl free finish is outstanding. Meguiar's make many different grades of polish - which one you would need depends on how deep the marks are. Meguiar's Fine Cut or Medium Cut polish used with a form pad on a drill would probably work best - followed by Deep Crystal Polish than a wax. It all depends on how fussy you are. This may sound expensive/time consuming but you could use these products on the entire car and be blown away by the results.

I agree with eek cheap cut and polish products will stuff your paintwork. They remove scratches by scouring the paint - large marks will disappear - to be replaced by fine scratches which are particularly noticable when the sun hits them.

A few suggestions:

Meguiar's ScratchX (most popular, easiest to find)
Mothers Scratch Remover
Autoglym Paint Renovator

ScratchX is best for spot application by hand. Try that first (read the instructions).
If that doesn't work, you can try Greg's suggestion but for a drill, you really should practise on something else first.

I also heard recently by a friend that Meguiar's ScratchX is suppose to be good. Might give it a try. Depending on how expensive it is. ;)

scratch X is good stuff BUT the best stuff iv found to use is a mothers canabu (sp?) wax... it is realllllly!!! GOOD!

Get some 2000 grit wet rub sand paper. Rub over the spot where the bird **** is and the paint where you rubbed will fade a bit.

Then get some cutting compount of some description, a rag and some water and rub until it comes back up like new (or buy a buff). If it doesn't your going to have to spray that panel.

If you're in SA I'd have a go at it for you :doubt:

thanks guys :) ill give it a go and see how it comes up :)

ive got some fairly expensive polish in the garage, i got a white magna (suprise suprise :P )

just a polish should do for slight surface mark?? or i need a cutting compound first?

id use meguiars scratchX then followed by a good quality megiuars polish and finish it off with their new NXT Generation Wax.... man that stuff is f**king AWESOME!!!

id use meguiars scratchX then followed by a good quality megiuars polish and finish it off with their new NXT Generation Wax.... man that stuff is f**king AWESOME!!!

Just used that NXT Generation Wax for the first time two weeks ago on my dark coloured car - very very impressive. Easy to apply,easy to remove unlike normal wax. Meguiar's have excelled again.

Just used that NXT Generation Wax for the first time two weeks ago on my dark coloured car - very very impressive. Easy to apply,easy to remove unlike normal wax. Meguiar's have excelled again.

to my surprise it got rid of EVERY mark on my car, swirl marks and all... just wondering if they will come back, but i couldnt beleive how brilliant the product was... i use the NXT Gen. Wash aswell thats sposed to have an anti-static thing in it to stop dust settling on ya car, haha.. theres still **** loads of dust on it within 2 days of washing it... buts its bloody good sh!t