Best way to remove scrapes, dings and scratches

[Plasdom]

I have a silver honda which is only a year and a half old. I am already seeing a few scratches on it and I accidentally scraped it yesterday. I am most concerned with removing the scrap. It is not too big but a bit of an eye-sore. It is on the bumper. Thing of taking a flat piece of metal and then scraping it against the car. That is how it looks like.

What (relatively inexpensive) products are out there that I can use to remove some of these scratches and the scrape?
Thanks

 

[Tyrant222]

Well, first off get some touch up paint from the dealer. Now how to properly go about applying the stuff is the hard part.

here is a link to a vid on youtube from a member of a forum I visit.

I got one long scrape on my hood im gonna try to do as well, but my touch up paint is still on order. The rubbing compound he uses in the vid is Turtle Wax and can be bought for 3-4 bucks.

 

[ayabe]

Well first things first, can you feel the scratches with your fingernail? If not, i would go with the least aggressive compound you can, something like Scratch-X from Meguiers, this stuff is easy to use and almost impossible for a novice to screw up your paint - as long as you aren't using a rag you found on the ground.

The scratches are deeper you probably need something stronger and/or touchup paint.

One thing I don't agree the guy in the video on - don't apply wax to freshly applied paint, touchup or otherwise, it needs to cure for about a month before you wax it, otherwise there's a good chance it will bubble or otherwise look not so good.

I am getting ready to give my car some loving, I've taken quite a few rocks lately and have some etching from splattered love bugs, oh the joys of summertime!

 

[steppinthrax]

I read something about a $50.00 paint job. It's crazy. You use rustoluem and thin the hell out of it with paint thinner. Apply with a foam roller. It's interesting how it comes out. Pretty good looking.

 

[alembic5]

Originally posted by: ayabe
One thing I don't agree the guy in the video on - don't apply wax to freshly applied paint, touchup or otherwise, it needs to cure for about a month before you wax it, otherwise there's a good chance it will bubble or otherwise look not so good.

QFT!! Very good advice... let the paint cure first. That was one of the most important things we learned back in tech college. Also be careful about curing the surface too quickly... such as leaving it in direct sunlight or using a heat gun. This can cause the surface to skin over too quickly, and if there are still solvents trying to breathe off, it can can solvent pop the skin causing many little tiny pinholes. Then... you get to sand it all off and do it again!