EDIT: Better pics & description. The vertical marking is scuffed up, feels like the surface of a piece of plastic that's been rubbed against rough sand paper. The horizontal marking isn't too bad, a little rough, seems more like a layer of the Civic's molding rubbed off on it, and its stuck on there pretty good. Where the two lines join, the paint cracked a little bit. ------ I had an close encounter with a Civic with black door molding. How do I get rid of the ugliness? Do I just use a orbital buffer and some light abrasive polish to get rid of it? Then some wax to finish it up? I'm not very good at body work. So extra help would be appreciated.
I'm not an expert, but that doesn't look too bad from the pictures. I guess I'd suggest starting simple. Wash it with some soap and warm water, then try buffing with a rag and wax, you might be able to get it out by hand and there's less risk of damaging any other paint. If that doesn't work then maybe move up to a buffer.
Used 1000 to 1500 sandpaper with a medium speed grinder. Then you use the compound to clear it up the soft scratches and marks...remember used a light amound of compound. Wipe it off and finally switch to polishing to finish it up. And voila.....lastly wash it off with a microsoft cloth and wax it afterward.
I don't trust myself with sandpaper, and I don't have a grinder either. What would I be doing with the sandpaper? Taking off the clear coat?
hell no don't touch it with 1000, take a claybar and quick detailer and go to town. Next get your orbital buffer and some meguires polish (any kind of the lower/lightly abrasive type) and get your weight behind it and watch it disappear. I'm doing the same thing on a set of prodrive PFF7's as we speak. Its working pretty damn good too.
In that case, I do not know how bad the damages are until I have to see it. His description was not clearly detailed. He mention about the paint cracked, minor scratches/marks and that's about it. Claybar does not do the job for cracked paint. They are great to used for slight scratches, hard water residues, and bug tars etc... if the scratches are deep that you can feel it with your fingernail, 1500 wet sanding grit will do the job. Of course this job applies only who actually know what you doing. Alloy rims are not the same with the urethane, fiberglass or ABS materials. Again we have to see it first how bad the scratches and marks are.....
I'll try this over the weekend. Thanks. Better description: The vertical marking is scuffed up, feels like the surface of a piece of plastic that's been rubbed against rough sand paper. The horizontal marking isn't too bad, a little rough, seems more like a layer of the Civic's molding rubbed off on it, and its stuck on there pretty good. Where the two lines join, the paint cracked a little bit. Does that help narrow things down a little bit? :hsugh:
