Blown 346 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 The truck I have had my eye on for a replacment vehicle has some belmishes. I asked the guy to get some pic of them, and here is what I got. Normally I can get some decent scrapes etc out with rubbing compound, but I dont detail for a living and want a professional opinion on if these can come out from what the pics show. I know its hard to say since there pictures. I really dont want to have to repaint a bumper etc after i buy this. Would wetsanding possibly do the trick? Front bumper cover. Driver rear cladding Passenger door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggerdan11 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Im not an expert, but I would think those would buff out with some rubbing compound. I have had some marks that look just like that and they have buffed out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTYW Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 It's worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big O Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 If your finger nail catches on the scratch you are looking for something more aggressive than compoiund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 First and foremost... how do you plan on approaching this? Its going to take a machine to make any real impact in those... by hand you'd be wasting your time regardless of the chemical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown 346 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) I would first try and go over it by hand as Im sure the owner of the truck will think Im nuts if i come with my porter cable and start going over the truck with it.lol I would see what i can get out by hand. If it seems to make a difference i would go over it with my porter cable and compound. My main concern is having to repaint those pieces after I spent $18,000 on the truck. The owner told me it has a few battle scars from parking lots. Those look to be a bit more if hitting things with it. Edited February 22, 2012 by Blown 346 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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