Found a scratch after applying sealant, now what?

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Ford Fest

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I made the mistake of attempting paint correction in poor lighting on my garage queen. I used the following process, clay, swirl remover, polish and sealant. I thought the car looked pretty good when I was finished and threw the car cover on.

Fast forward two weeks later. I took the car out for the first time since finishing the paint correction process. I was looking to show off my swirl free black mustang. One of my buddies was looking over my work and pointed out a couple of light scratches I missed. I have another car show coming up soon and need to correct the paint. As mentioned, I applied Black Label paint sealant.

Any special steps to correct this? I wasn't sure if I need to remove the sealant in the area first. The car is clean other than light dust from the drive.

Lesson learned! Don't attempt the paint correction process in low light conditions. I was working in the garage during the evening. I need to get a few added light sources, lol.
 
Wipedown with ONR or whatever equivalent you have and :buffing:
 
If you remove the light scratches you will by virtue of the process, remove the LSP. Which is fine as you should be able to simply apply the LSP again to the corrected area.
 
You don't need to do anything special, your polish or swirl remover will abrade through the sealant almost instantly, like other said just make sure your polishing area is clean.
 
After correcting the paint, it seems pretty counter-productive to put on the "car cover" to me. Car covers can also scratch your paint pretty easily.
 
tnecniv said:
After correcting the paint, it seems pretty counter-productive to put on the "car cover" to me. Car covers can also scratch your paint pretty easily.
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I agree. However, my car is covered in dust in just a day or two. I've read countless threads saying not to use a California duster as it will scratch the paint. I was blowing through waterless wash/detail spray and countless MF towels trying to fight off dust.

If someone has a solution I would much prefer to see my car uncovered in the garage.
 
Ford Fest said:
I agree. However, my car is covered in dust in just a day or two. I've read countless threads saying not to use a California duster as it will scratch the paint. I was blowing through waterless wash/detail spray and countless MF towels trying to fight off dust.

If someone has a solution I would much prefer to see my car uncovered in the garage.
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Thought I would bump this one back up. I'm still looking for a solution to not using my fitted car cover.
 
IMO once the car is waxed, sealed, coated there really isnt a need to get the dust off if its just sitting in the garage. Also you may be using too much WW product...if its just dust you should only need a misting. lets see some pics?
 
If it's just dust I'd recommend a leaf blower, followed by a quick detailer!
 
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