98 Triple Black Needs HELP !!!!
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98 Triple Black Needs HELP !!!!
I bought my 98 Trip Blk Vert last January with 2,300 miles on it. Wow! It's beautiful now and runs well with the minor mods that I've made. However a small problem. There are perhaps 6 scratches in the paint, not deep, but noticable that I can not get out with swirl and scratch remover. Does anyone have an idea of what I can use to remove these? I've clay bar'd, cleaned, polished and wax'd using McGuires. In the sun it's beautiful. In the shade at the proper angle the scratches are there. HELP! :confused: :confused: 
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Re: 98 Triple Black Needs HELP !!!! (TriBlakC5)
How deep the scratches are will determine your course of action.
If you can feel the scratches with your fingernail, you should consult a body shop that has a paint gauge and can measure how far into the clear the scratch is. That will determine whether it can be buffed out or not.
If you can't feel the scrathes, you should be able to buff them out yourself using a random-orbit polisher capable of 6000 RPM's (Porter Cable for example) and some 3M Finesse-It II w/white foam pad.
If you can feel the scratches with your fingernail, you should consult a body shop that has a paint gauge and can measure how far into the clear the scratch is. That will determine whether it can be buffed out or not.
If you can't feel the scrathes, you should be able to buff them out yourself using a random-orbit polisher capable of 6000 RPM's (Porter Cable for example) and some 3M Finesse-It II w/white foam pad.
