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[roushstage2]

The stupid kittens keep walking on my car. My car is covered in a lot of dust, so when they slide on the paint, they leave behind nice little paw marks all over. So I was gonna use Scratch-X on these scratches to get rid of them. But I have some questions.

1. If I use SX on some spots, but not others, will the sections that I used on SX on look shinier than the rest of the car?

2. I just got done doing the DCS, so if I use SX, do I need to re-do the entire system, or can I just wax it after the SX?

or is there an easier way all together to remove these scratches?

[rusty bumper]

If you've already applied the Deep Crystal System, then it should be ok to apply SX to the scratches. I doubt these areas will stand out like a sore thumb from the rest of the finish, unless the car had a lot of oxidation to begin with.

I've seen times when after I had applied a cleaner, certain areas had to be re-cleaned with a something a little stronger, and it showed up to the point where I had to redo the entire finish with the stronger cleaner.

But you mainly see this problem on heavily oxidized single stage paint, and that was what I was working on at the time.

[the other pc]

I agree with Rusty Bumper’s comments.

I’ve had claw scratches in clear coat that looked pretty bad (ten pound kitten) but were surprisingly easy to remove completely with ScratchX.

Now I cover the horizontal surfaces of that car with big terry cloth beach towels when the fierce beasts are prowling the garage.


PC.

[roushstage2]

Thanks Rusty Bumper and PC, you guys are always right there.

I'm glad I don't have to do the DCS again

Can I remove the SX with an orbital buffer w/ a terry bonnet?After I use SX, can I apply wax to the directly after or is there something I should do before?

[rusty bumper]

Originally posted by roushstage2
Can I remove the SX with an orbital buffer w/ a terry bonnet?

That's a good question no doubt, but I would recommend that you use a separate towel for this purpose, because if there are any leftover abrasives from SX then the buffer action might scour the finish.......Just my opinion here.

Originally posted by roushstage2
After I use SX, can I apply wax to the directly after or is there something I should do before?

Since you've already polished you car with the DCS, then I would go straight to a wax after SX, but more polish will not hurt anything here either......It's a matter of personal preference.

Glad to be of help!

[roushstage2]

I'm gonna go get me some SX and have some fun.

Thanks

[roushstage2]

Confused!?

On the back of the SX tube, it says "Work one section at a time and let product dry before removing excess..." Do I let it dry or am I supposed to remove it before it drys. I thought the only things that were supposed to dry are the waxes?

[rusty bumper]

Re: Confused!?

Originally posted by roushstage2
On the back of the SX tube, it says "Work one section at a time and let product dry before removing excess..." Do I let it dry or am I supposed to remove it before it drys. I thought the only things that were supposed to dry are the waxes?

That's strange. I've never heard of this before!

I did a search and found this comment made by Mike...

Remember that Meguiar's paint cleaners, like ScratchX do not need to dry before removing. Drying adds no benefit. The only Meguiar's paint products that need to dry before removing are Meguiar's waxes.

I've yet to use SX myself, but I always remove Meguiars cleaners before they dry.

Maybe Mike P. can help to clear this up a little better, since the bottle says to let SX dry before removing.

[the other pc]

I seem to recall that the "ScratchX label thing" has come up before and that the label copy was a mistake. Letting ScratchX dry doesn't add anything helpful to the process. I guess it doesn't hurt though so the label isn't telling anything that will damage your paint.

Anyway, work it in with "passion" and then wipe it off before it dries.

I also seem to recall that they are hoping to get that fixed but apparently getting changes made to mass produced packaging requires and act of God. It may take a while.

You can use a bonnet to remove ScratchX but since you usually only do small areas and you remove it wet I find it easier to just use a towel by hand.


PC.

[Setec Astronomy]

Originally posted by the other pc
I seem to recall that the "ScratchX label thing" has come up before and that the label copy was a mistake.
I also seem to recall that they are hoping to get that fixed but apparently getting changes made to mass produced packaging requires and act of God. It may take a while.

PC.

Not only that, but there are so many tubes out in the supply chain, and I don't think non-food retailers are any good at FIFO (first-in, first-out) inventory control.

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

Yes, that was a label misprint. You need to work ScratchX until is is basically a light residue/dust. You need to put some real energy into the rubbing as it takes a fair bit for the diminishing abrasives to break down properly.

Cheers!

Tim

[roushstage2]

Cool. Thanks for clearing that up guys.

[Katsumoru]

Is it better to apply Scratch-X before or after the DCS?

EDIT: By DCS, I mean the cleaner and the polish, not the wax.

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

Since ScratchX is more abrasive, it should be applied first followed by the DC.

Tim

[Katsumoru]

Thanks for your help!