Mike Phillips
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- Dec 5, 2022
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How to remove a scratch out of a bike
After we buffed out and sealed the paint on the 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 in this thread,
2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Show Car Makeover Pictures
We had two more project to tackle, one was helping Miles dial-in and perfect his technique for using a dual action polisher and the other was removing an isolated scratch out of Matt's bicycle.
We started out using the least aggressive approach using Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover but that wasn't cutting it, (no pun intended), so we moved onto Wolfgang Uber Compound.
Matt brought his bicycle and his bike stand to hold it... pretty cool Matt...
AGO = OCD
Here's the offending scratch, Matt says the local bike shop did it while the bike was in for service but then denied it. They don't know Matt is a detailing enthusiast and as such has a keen awareness of the total condition of the finish on everything he owns including this bike.
Griot's 3" Mini Polisher + Uber Compound = Bicycle Buffer!
Here' we're using the Griot's 3" Mini Polisher with a Griot's 3" orange polishing pad and some Uber Compound to carefully work out the scratch.
Stop...
When Matt said to stop I stopped. His goal was to get the scratch to the point it was a lot less noticeable, not completely removed as a fingernail could still slide into the scratch you see below.
That's just the results after compounding, by the time Matt polishes and waxes or seals the paint with a coating the human eye will likely not be able to see it.
Thanks for trusting Autogeek with your incredibly cool bike Matt...
:dblthumb2: :dblthumb2: :dblthumb2:
After we buffed out and sealed the paint on the 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 in this thread,
2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Show Car Makeover Pictures
We had two more project to tackle, one was helping Miles dial-in and perfect his technique for using a dual action polisher and the other was removing an isolated scratch out of Matt's bicycle.
We started out using the least aggressive approach using Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover but that wasn't cutting it, (no pun intended), so we moved onto Wolfgang Uber Compound.
Matt brought his bicycle and his bike stand to hold it... pretty cool Matt...
AGO = OCD
Here's the offending scratch, Matt says the local bike shop did it while the bike was in for service but then denied it. They don't know Matt is a detailing enthusiast and as such has a keen awareness of the total condition of the finish on everything he owns including this bike.
Griot's 3" Mini Polisher + Uber Compound = Bicycle Buffer!
Here' we're using the Griot's 3" Mini Polisher with a Griot's 3" orange polishing pad and some Uber Compound to carefully work out the scratch.
Stop...
When Matt said to stop I stopped. His goal was to get the scratch to the point it was a lot less noticeable, not completely removed as a fingernail could still slide into the scratch you see below.
That's just the results after compounding, by the time Matt polishes and waxes or seals the paint with a coating the human eye will likely not be able to see it.
Thanks for trusting Autogeek with your incredibly cool bike Matt...
:dblthumb2: :dblthumb2: :dblthumb2:
rops: Fellow MTB'r.
I'm pretty sure I have some scratches that won't buff out on my old Klein hard tail haha. It has some miles on it!