removing scratches by hand

[Daniel Kinder]

Here's another test I was more or less just playing around one night to see how many applications it would take to remove or improve some swirl's and scratches by hand on a old single stage paint gas door lid off of one of my old mustangs that I parted out.

I applied 5 applications of scratchX by hand (the tube for use by hand) and using about 15 to 20 lbs pressure.

Here's what I'm starting with, all ready used some quik-detail spray to do a fast wipe down.


This picture is with the overhead light shining directly down on to try to capture the swirls and scratches best as possible.


1st application applied and removed, again applied all applications using 15-20 lbs of pressure.


2nd application and starting to show some improvement.


3rd application no change but looks to have more clarity


4th application swirls and scratches just about gone.


last application. Looks flawless, I could let it go at that but I try to show what the true condition is and it's just about impossible if not impossible to make something that is old and with as many swirls and scratches look new again.


OK, here's is after applying 2 coats of #26 by hand, it brought alot of clarity and deepth back not to mention the gloss. Taken an up-close picture with as much light as possible to show that as good as it looks there is still some deep scratches but not as badly swirled or scratched.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: removing scratches by hand

That is a big improvement. Your demo should be used for a step by step tutorial on the multiple applications needed when using scratch-x. Great pics and write up.

[Daniel Kinder]

Re: removing scratches by hand

That is a big improvement. Your demo should be used for a step by step tutorial on the multiple applications needed when using scratch-x. Great pics and write up.

Thanks buddy! but for something like that I would have more pictures and a better description. Like a before-during and after and someone helping to take some pictures of my techniques and process.

If we lived closer together we could get together and play around with doing thing's like that, I've got plenty of hoods and smaller parts and plastic headlights lenses, and another LT1 intake I need to finish polishing the ribs and powder coating, along with to many mustang parts to powder coat thats ready and setting in my blast cabinet.

Speaking of headlight lenses my trucks headlights need a good wetsanding and polishing, so maybe I will do a write-up on that if my wife will let me use her camara (I droped mine a couple months ago and some pictures come out cloudy or dark, that's why I stoped posting up pictures and write-ups)

LATER

[yalerd]

Re: removing scratches by hand

Nice job, great improvement Daniel
Maybe you can see some deep scratches but you sure eliminated those swirls and brought that lid back to life, nice gloss and depth

[MDetail]

Re: removing scratches by hand

Awesome, its always great to use old parts to test out products.

[JTOWN]

Re: removing scratches by hand

i just want to run out to the store and buy the product....i have a few scratches, nothing to deep, hope it works as well...