Bad paint transfer/scratches on a daily driver with FG400

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I used to be active years ago but life happens and not much time for hobbies! I have a very tight turn to get into my garage off my driveway. End of a busy day and...

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I used some Goof Off Professional to take off the thick layer of paint to reveal some bad scratches:

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Yikes. Washed/clayed, etc. Took much longer than I expected so compounding was delayed a few weeks. Used Orange Lake Country foam pads and Menzerna FG400 from AutoGeek. Years ago Menzerna was the new hotness and seemed like still a good product. Ordered a fresh bottle though. A few passes, easy to work with, trivial dusting, great product.

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Certainly not perfect but good enough for a daily driver. Still a reasonable ding that I will probably just live with. Tires are dressed with DP tire gel that I had around. Holding up great still a few weeks after I put it on.
 
Awesome save! And yeah Menzerna HC400 is still a great compound even compared to other newer compounds.

Maybe that thick layer of paint on the part of the garage you hit saved it from getting to deep of scratches on the paint of the car. It looked as it where more damage before you started to fix than it was. Sad about the dent but considering what it could have been. I would also live with the dent. PDR guys and gals can do magic on dents to disapare. As always it's if it's worth it to do on a DD. Maybe if it's in great condition otherwise it could be worth it to look up what it would cost you. And fix other dents if there are any.

Great work and write up and pictures!

/ Tony
 
Way cool! Great save. What about paintless dent repair? I don't know if that could be fixed but either way looks way better than before! KEEP ON ROCKING!
 
Unbelievable, mavin! Well done. I was with the others who said it looked worse in the before pics.

You used the same approach I use on transfers/scrapes like that i.e. to chemically clean the area first to remove any paint or scrub on top of the paint. I don't start off with an abrasive until I remove transfer on the paint to evaluate if and how deep any scratches are. That is to say I don't remove vehicle paint unnecessarily.

Your approach yielded phenomenal results on that German paint! Be proud, my friend, very proud.
 
Bummer, but you did a nice job improving it.

Also, hi neighbor! I'm just a couple miles south of ann arbor.
 
Nice job. FG 400 is one of my favorites for heavy scratches or oxidation. On hard paints it will finish close to LSP ready. The longer you work it the finer the abrasives become. Jescar Compound is a touch better with an easier wipeoff and less dusting (and costs $5 less).
 
Thanks!

Paul A. said:
Unbelievable, mavin! Well done. I was with the others who said it looked worse in the before pics.

You used the same approach I use on transfers/scrapes like that i.e. to chemically clean the area first to remove any paint or scrub on top of the paint. I don't start off with an abrasive until I remove transfer on the paint to evaluate if and how deep any scratches are. That is to say I don't remove vehicle paint unnecessarily.

Your approach yielded phenomenal results on that German paint! Be proud, my friend, very proud.
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rlmccarty2000 said:
Nice job. FG 400 is one of my favorites for heavy scratches or oxidation. On hard paints it will finish close to LSP ready. The longer you work it the finer the abrasives become. Jescar Compound is a touch better with an easier wipeoff and less dusting (and costs $5 less).
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Thanks for the info. Looked into Jescar which seems to be formerly Menzerna USA. Slight better/better smelling FG400 sounds like a winner!
 
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