a few weeks ago a cat got on my hood one night and scratched the **** out of it. they are kind of deep and i can feel them with my fingernail. i used some Nu Finish scratch doctor with an electric buffer and it helped a little but when i washed my car today the scratches are alot more noticeable. is there any way i can remove or reduce the cat scratches without having to get my hood painted?

 

wet sand and buff if it hasn't gone all the way down.

 

cat scratch fever! da da dan dant!

 

if you can feel it with your nail its most likely past the clear and a repaint is the only way to fully correct it if so

 

Although you can feel it with your fingernail, it may not be all the way through. You will need to wetsand with something around 1000 and 3000 grit sandpaper and then polish it out using a compound, medium polish and final polish. It may not come all the way out, but by sanding and polishing, you are rounding the edges which will make it less noticeable since light will not reflect as much. Nu Finish and scratch doctor are crap. All they do is fill, that's why you saw the scratches come right back.

 

if you dont know what your doing take it to a professional my best recommendation if you have never wetsanded before. i wouldnt recommend using 1000 either because the paint on these cars is horrible. use 2000 and lightly sand and if you wanna use 3000 go right ahead i think the finishes come out better when you use it. use a medium cut buffing compound followed by a polish. might not come out all the way but it will be less noticeable.

another thing you could try is to see if a body shop will mix you touch up paint...put a thin strip into the scratch. wetsand it in and then buff out.

 

1000 grit is perfectly fine with our paint. Sometimes the scratch will demand a more aggressive grit to get it all the way out. You must be careful as to how much clear you are taking off though. Some scratches are far too deep to be fully removed. A paint gauge is best used when doing any kind of major paint correction.

 

yeah but not many people have a 600 dollar gauge sitting around. i agree that you need a more aggressive grit somethings but for someone who hasent wetsanded or doesnth ave much practice doing it i would recommend using something not as strong before you end up taking it to the body shop for a re shoot.

 

What the efff is that gif about... lol

 

i was just watching that thinking the same thing... **** if hilarious lmao

 

that's kinda not nice

 

DANGIT! U beat me to it...

 

there would be a dead cat in the neighborhood.

i got a idea. use the cat as the buff pad, that'll teach that ******

 

after u use compound, polish, then wax it... wax is a temporary filler and will work temporarly but i would get it repainted . if u lived by me ide do it cheap but u dont sorry.

 

I agree you alway want to go with the least abrasive paper or compound to leave the most clear on the car.

 

dont do 1000... it will look like ass... if u do just go over it with 3000 thahts what im doin in the spring

 

yeah you need to finish even over 1500 with a higher grit to lose any deep scratches. but if you have never wetsanded before you will more then likely go through the clear with 1000.

 

yeah.. then bad stuff happens