Rubbed it with Meguiars scratch x 2.0 and a foam applicator for a total of 1.5 hours and the scratch still persists.
Two suggestions if you want to work by hand....
Get the Meguiar's Ultimate Compound or the Wolfgang Uber Compound.
Start by appling/rubbing with a microfiber applicator pad instead of foam. The FIBERS act as a mild form of abrasive and this together with the abrasives in the product will make abrading the paint faster and more effective.
If I use a rubbing compound will I require a dual action buffer?
From experience, mostly from hearing and reading guys say the below after using a dual action polisher for the first time,
I should have bought a poisher years ago...
You can hand apply some compounds, like the ones I listed as they have great abrasive technology. A caveman compound will remove paint and thus remove the scratches you're trying to get rid of but will leave it's own scratches behind in their place.
So don't skimp on abrasive technlogy it is the
most important factor when it comes to working on car paint.
I've read the thread on removing paint transfer with pinnacle paintwork lotion but do I need something stronger?
In most cases you want and need a true compound, just depends upon how stronly the offending paint is impacted onto your car's paint.
IF you look at this pictures you'll see I"m using a microfiber applicator pad as the
FIBERS themselves act as a gentle form of abrasive.
In this article here,
How To Remove Paint Transfer
Paint Transfer is a term used to describe when the paint off of some other object is transferred onto you car's finish usually by some kind of accident.
My friend Rob is a Fitness Instructor at the gym I work out at and someone, somehow sideswiped his 2006 Ford Mustang GT and in so doing took off is side mirror and transferred some white paint onto his car's finish along with instilling some marring and scratches.
Luckily the damage wasn't worse!
Here's how you can remove paint transfer by hand using a light paint cleaner. For this example I'll use
Pinnacle Paintwork Cleansing Lotion.
Pinnacle Paintwork Cleansing Lotion non-abrasive, it is designed to safely take off old wax, embedded road grime and pollution that washing will not remove. It prepares the surface for waxing by creating a clean, smooth, highly-reflective surface.
This is a very mild polish and because it's non-abrasive I'm going to apply and work it with a microfiber applicator pad, in this situation were using the nap of the microfiber as our abrasive along with the lubrication and cleaning ability of Pinnacle Paintwork Cleansing Lotion to gently remove the offending paint.
If you find Pinnacle Paintwork Cleansing Lotion is not aggressive enough, you can use
XMT Heavy Duty Swirl Remover #4 Polishing Compound. This is very aggressive rubbing compound and after using it you will need to follow it with a less aggressive product.
Place a small amount of Paintwork Cleansing Lotion onto the face of your applicator pad...
Next work the polish and applicator against the transferred paint
putting a little passion behind the pad but don't push too hard or you could instill
fingermarks just from the concentrated pressure from your fingertips...
After working the product for about a minute, stop and inspect to check your progress.. You can see most of the paint transfer has been removed but not 100% of it. Sometimes you many need to repeat the process a few times to completely remove the paint transfer.
After you've successfully removed the paint transfer you can apply a protective coat of wax or paint sealant or like I've done here, machine polished the paint and then machine waxed the paint.
Looks as good as new and now Rob's going to have the mirror replaced.
