Ugh Scratched my Porsche with Compound

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luciddaydream

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Hello

I am new to this stuff, and I have a bad parking ramp that doesn't allow me to work on stuff real well.

Today I saw some scratches on the back of my car, and I tried this compound stuff that came along with a touch up pen that I bought.

Well, the compound stuff created a haze along with tiny scratches.

I then tried to use some polish to fix it, and its still looking bad.

I assume that it goes compound -> polish -> wax, correct?
The compound and polish are grittier, with polish being less gritty, correct?

If someone could give me a hand it would be great. I hope I didn't damage it. I actually took it to a detailer next door but when I looked at the car in the sun it was hard to even see the area I am mentioning.. but in the shade with a LED light on it its definitely visible.
 
You did this all by hand? Where are you located? And what did you use, what product and touch up pen?
 
Porsche are known to have soft paint, so you want to go with the least aggressive approach. what compound and pad were you using. do you have some pictures to show us
 
Thanks guys.

I will have to take a picture but I am not sure my phone can capture the swirls.

I live in Minneapolis MN and I was also wondering if this place had a resource to find a local detailing pro.
 
Under the right lighting it should come up in a pic.

Photos will make it much easier to give you the right advise
 
I'm roughly two hours from you(in Wisconsin). If you don't find anyone closer, which I'm sure you will, feel free to pm me and we can work something out.
 
In the name of un-hijacking this thread, luciddaydream try using your LED light (like you did to find the paint defect) for taking a picture of it.

Also, this forum-style arguing is embarrassing. PM about your personality differences, it's more professional. My $0.02.
 
StangFan25 said:
You're making a lot of assumptions. Just because this person has a nice car doesn't mean they should or will know everything about detailing. We all can't be as cool as you to buy auction cars, drive them around, and then sell them. :cool:

You've been pretty rude to people in other threads as well. Maybe that's just who you are, but remember, people come here to ask for help, or share the knowledge they've learned. From recent posts, you just come across as an instigator.
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Just02896 said:
A bit harsh, don't you think? Have you ever made a mistake before? Did you purchase your 5 properties and land in Belize before or after 2007/2008?

Your coming off as a complete tool who doesn't have any true friends. Your bashing others on the wrong site compadre. Maybe you'd be better off at a local gym where you can tell everyone how awesome you are.

And the mere fact that you think that sound advice can be had at autozone tells me that you yourself have no idea what professional detailing even is.
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Extremely harsh on your behalf. I believe the person has a fair amount of brain power as they stopped once thy realized they were making a mistake, and then found one of he best places to try and find help anywhere in this site.

And if you don't have anything to offer I think you just need to not offer anything isn't it that simple....
 
Kingston said:
And I'm sorry that compound did its job, scratched your Porsche. But google is the solution first, then here. In my opinion.
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When you search for anything detailing related what's the first site that comes up??

Answer: Here

So obviously like I previously stated, they made their mistake and are now trying to correct it and if you aren't willing to help them like the rest of us are I think you need to find something better to do with your time then relish in other peoples mistakes. I am sure you have made many worse in your journey...
 
Hey guys
I realize I was an idiot for hitting it with this stuff. But, according to the label, it seemed like it would work for scratches.

But maybe Porsche paint is too soft.

Attached is the damage I did. In fact, here is a better pic: https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd...._=1406845887_f3ef4359ba736502e5aca3f9743187f1


PLEASE realize that its FAR worse looking in the picture. In fact me and my lady-friend couldn't even see these it in the sunlight, and we checked twice. But in a garage you can see these swirls.

Once again please realize its far worse in pic. I can take some better ones tmw.
 
You're not an idiot and I don't think you did irreversible damage. A DA buffer should be able to take care of the scratches. If you're not comfortable doing the correction yourself there are many pros here that can guide you to a trusted detailer that can make your baby right again
 
luciddaydream said:
Hey guys
I realize I was an idiot for hitting it with this stuff. But, according to the label, it seemed like it would work for scratches.

But maybe Porsche paint is too soft.

Attached is the damage I did. In fact, here is a better pic: https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd...._=1406845887_f3ef4359ba736502e5aca3f9743187f1


PLEASE realize that its FAR worse looking in the picture. In fact me and my lady-friend couldn't even see these it in the sunlight, and we checked twice. But in a garage you can see these swirls.

Once again please realize its far worse in pic. I can take some better ones tmw.
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That looks bad...but it can likely be fixed. Honestly, at this point - I wouldn't mess with it and I would have a detailer from here or another reputable forum take a look at it.

The reason being is, every time you use something abrasive (polish) on paint - you are removing a little bit of paint. And, you only have so much paint. So, the safest thing at this point would be to have an experienced detailer try to correct it. Someone who is good will remove as little paint as possible in the process.

The other issue is Porsche paint is known to be finicky. So, finding a guy with some experience with this type of paint will minimize any excessive paint being removed (doing it right the first time - instead of trying a bunch of different things).

If your interested, it's a lot easier to learn to use a buffer AFTER your not worried if your car is screwed up - AND - your just trying to improve the finish (not fix something that's a pretty bad defect).

It looks bad, but it's likely just compound haze - which can be fixed pretty easily by someone who knows what's up.
 
luciddaydream said:
Hey guys
I realize I was an idiot for hitting it with this stuff. But, according to the label, it seemed like it would work for scratches.

But maybe Porsche paint is too soft.

Attached is the damage I did. In fact, here is a better pic: https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd...._=1406845887_f3ef4359ba736502e5aca3f9743187f1


PLEASE realize that its FAR worse looking in the picture. In fact me and my lady-friend couldn't even see these it in the sunlight, and we checked twice. But in a garage you can see these swirls.

Once again please realize its far worse in pic. I can take some better ones tmw.
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The damage isn't as bad as you might think. However, you will need to machine polish the surface to achieve a proper paint finish.
 
Lucid, tough to really tell from that second pic but i am willing to bet a good, pro detailer in Minneapolis could take a look and make substantial improvement for you. What they will most likely want to do is simply machine those scratches down with finer polishing.

Thanks, EVOlved for starting the search to hook him up here. THAT'S the kind of people we have here at AG and i bet there has to be someone in MN.
 
You guys are incredibly kind. Thank you. This is rare for a forum these days. I really mean that.

Once again its far worse lookin in the pic. Its NOT visble in the sunlight or outdoors at all. Its only visible inside under the garage lights with my iphone LED.
 
Lucid Swanic gave you great advice and I recommend sharing the pic in the thread I made for you. It is definitely repairable but you would need some serious time spent getting the knowledge to take care of it properly.
 
And if at all possible, a closer pic with good lighting might help gauge the level of defect. Just a suggestion to help us help you.
 
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