Getting rid of these scratches from my Brand new car

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I have a brand new 2011 Mazda, and somehow I got these scratches on the right side of my front bumper. They don't wipe off or anything like that. I wanted to try things like Polish or Novus scratch remover but I heard it's not safe on new cars.

I have a drill bonnet/buffer so I was just going to wash and use drill bonnet to wax.
Do you guys recommend this ? It's my first time trying to buff.

What else do you guys suggest I should do to get rid of these scratches?

Also, What should I do in order to keep my car at best condition ?
Wash, Clay, Wax ?

I wanted to put my drill buffer/pad/bonnets to use but I heard it does more bad than good by some people.

Thank you

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Welcome to Autogeek Online! Put down the drill. You will do more damage than repair. I would do some major looking on the site on proper technique and products.
 
Thank you everyone (:
I will take a look at the forums for proper instruction.

I just want these scratches gone lol.
 
If you lightly drag your fingernail across the scratches, does your fingernail catch in the scratch? Another way to ask this is, do you hear or feel a "tick" sound as you run your fingernail across the scratches? If you feel or hear a "tick" or your fingernail catches in the scratches, they're too deep to fully remove.

Looking at the photo, it kind of looks like a simple paint transfer but it's not possible to be sure from just a photo. Go out and do the fingernail test. This is the first step to getting a reliable answer. Depending on the results of your little test, there could be a few different directions to go in. Please post back your results.
 
The drill with the right buffing pad and a product like Ultimate Compound should remove most of the scratches and then apply some wax.

There's a lot to learn about polishing paint, one important thing to know is the clear layer is thin and you don't want to buff through it.

Sometimes you're better off just improving a scratch then trying to completely remove the scratch.

I have articles on clear coat paints in my article list, can't post in-depth replies as I'm on the road.

If you think you want to get onto detailing your own car (besides removing these scratches) then consider getting a DA Polisher.

:)
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
The drill with the right buffing pad and a product like Ultimate Compound should remove most of the scratches and then apply some wax.

There's a lot to learn about polishing paint, one important thing to know is the clear layer is thin and you don't want to buff through it.

Sometimes you're better off just improving a scratch then trying to completely remove the scratch.

I have articles on clear coat paints in my article list, can't post in-depth replies as I'm on the road.

If you think you want to get onto detailing your own car (besides removing these scratches) then consider getting a DA Polisher.

:)
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You can use ultimate compound on PLASTIC?

I thought that plastic couldn't be aggressively polished since it's not really painted.
 
Plastic bumpers can be compounded safely with a DA as they are painted. I have a seen a few threads where the paint wrinkiled under a rotary(atleast I think it was a rotary).
 
I really would like to get into auto-detailing, I love my car and I want it looking as best as it can (:

As for scratches, on some part I can fill a little click sound, those are very deep but very small. As for other scratches, they are not deep and I just hear a little different sound as my finger nail lightly scratches through it.

I wanted to try Ultimate Compound but I hear that it does more bad than good on NEW cars. Maybe I should just use the Ultimate Compound on the scratches only ?

I am also trying to find a way to keep this car as best condition as possible, so far I've read: Washing, Clay, and Wax.

Thank you everyone for such great help
 
If you're a bit shy at buffing then take some Ultimate Compound in a cloth and do it by hand. This allows you to concentrate your effort on the affected area allowing you to gauge your progress... If it's paint transfer then you should begin to see some improvement... :props:
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
The drill with the right buffing pad and a product like Ultimate Compound should remove most of the scratches and then apply some wax.

There's a lot to learn about polishing paint, one important thing to know is the clear layer is thin and you don't want to buff through it.

Sometimes you're better off just improving a scratch then trying to completely remove the scratch.

I have articles on clear coat paints in my article list, can't post in-depth replies as I'm on the road.

If you think you want to get onto detailing your own car (besides removing these scratches) then consider getting a DA Polisher.

:)
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That's very true. Sometimes you should just learn to live with some scratches. Case in point, the rear bumper of a 91 Camaro that had lots of scratches I polished in 1997. The car was bought used. I used hand polish to remove most of the scratches and then wax. Fast forward to 2005. Clear coat failure on bumper because it was too thin. They clear had just rubbed off by that point. The only part of the car with a big section of missing clear, and it is only where I polished, on top of the bumper. It DID look so much better for a few years though.....
 
tuscarora dave said:
Looking at the photo, it kind of looks like a simple paint transfer but it's not possible to be sure from just a photo.
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In my experience, most paint transfer will come off with a good clay bar. For under $20 you can get a Meguiars clay bar kit. Start there and see what kind of improvement you end up with. If that doesn't completely take care of it, then get some Ultimate Compound and a micro fiber towel or applicator pad and see if you can buff the scratches out by hand. You should see a huge improvement with these two steps.
 
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