Update: Right, so. Our friend's stepdad ended up giving us some rubbing compound when we stopped by to say hi, so we went to work on the abraded car. It worked like a charm. We even got out stuff that had been there for years. There were some deep scratches, through the paint, on the nose of the car, and we couldn't do anything about that. But it looks one hundred percent better than it did.
Only problem now is the finish is dulled slightly where we had to use the compound. Will waxing fix this? It's not bad, but you can see that the sheen is gone. I hope we can fix it, and finish the job right.
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My friend was in a very minor accident the other day, resulting in some white paint and a few small scratches on his black car.
I remember reading that rubbing compound is excellent for fixing this sort of thing, but I'm not sure where to get it. I also don't know which kind would be best to use (3M alone makes several)... It's an area of paint about a foot long overall, and about five inches at the widest.
Only problem now is the finish is dulled slightly where we had to use the compound. Will waxing fix this? It's not bad, but you can see that the sheen is gone. I hope we can fix it, and finish the job right.
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My friend was in a very minor accident the other day, resulting in some white paint and a few small scratches on his black car.
I remember reading that rubbing compound is excellent for fixing this sort of thing, but I'm not sure where to get it. I also don't know which kind would be best to use (3M alone makes several)... It's an area of paint about a foot long overall, and about five inches at the widest.
