After winter paint finish repair

[MakeYourLuck]

This winter was especially brutal for my car. Working on a construction site, scratches from people walking between cars, driving over gravel all the time and the car wash have the paint looking terrible. I'm going to clay bar it this weekend but I feel like normal off the shelf stuff isn't going to cut it. I'm ready for some professional type products. Any advice would be appreciated. Buff it? Hand wax? It's a dark car so scratches stand out like crazy, and they are many. Haha

[cookinsolo]

Cquartz finest my brother, find a highly reputable detailer that does cquartz, your car will look showroom new and it'll be coated/protected for a long time

won't be cheap, 700$+ but nothing beats it

[Usa]

This winter was especially brutal for my car. Working on a construction site, scratches from people walking between cars, driving over gravel all the time and the car wash have the paint looking terrible. I'm going to clay bar it this weekend but I feel like normal off the shelf stuff isn't going to cut it. I'm ready for some professional type products. Any advice would be appreciated. Buff it? Hand wax? It's a dark car so scratches stand out like crazy, and they are many. Haha

My DA polisher comes in today, how deep are the scratches?

[oascom]

1Wash
2clay
3compound
4polish
5wash
6sealant/wax

Use DA.

www.chemicalguys.com
www.detailersdomain.com

[MakeYourLuck]

Cquartz finest my brother, find a highly reputable detailer that does cquartz, your car will look showroom new and it'll be coated/protected for a long time

won't be cheap, 700$+ but nothing beats it

Holy shit, ya that's definitely more than what I'm used to spending at NAPA haha

[MVR 155]

The clay bar will remove contaminants from your paint such as rail dust, minor etching, etc..... If you have actual scratches in your paint then you are going to need to correct the paint before applying a wax/sealant. If you are not familiar with the proper steps of paint correction you can actually damage your finish. You may want to look into professional correction and then use a product like opti coat or cquartz for some added protection. Taking a car with serious grit/grime to an automatic car wash (even soft cloth) will scratch your car. In the winter months I only use touchless/do it yourself wash. The wash near my house has a great foamy presoak (think foam gun for home washing) which works great. I then pressure wash the entire car (keeping at least 2 feet distance on painted surfaces) including the wheels, wheel wells and entire undercarriage of the car....... and I don't towel dry the car. Towel drying a car that is not 100% clean will scratch. While my car isn't show quality detailed over the winter I keep the damaging grime/road salt off of it. In the spring I do a full hand wash/detail which includes stripping the existing wax (dish soap works great for this), clay bar entire car and wax entire car. My car is silver which is very forgiving but in the sunlight I have no swirls/scratches. In spring/summer/fall seasons when I like to have my cars looking show car clean I only hand wash. Car washes fu#k up paint..... period!!!

[MakeYourLuck]

My DA polisher comes in today, how deep are the scratches?

They vary in depth. There's a few that are down to the primer which I know I can't get out but it would be great to atleast knock them down a little. Got squirrely drifting it a few times this winter and grazed a few snow banks...

[sacandagaD]

Holy shit, ya that's definitely more than what I'm used to spending at NAPA haha

I'm just north of Albany and had a local guy come to my house last May, he washed/clay bar/polish and sealed for $ 250, but if you need paint correction, it will probably cost another $ 200 more. Try Dick Kendall in Albany if you can take it and leave it somewhere, he did a nice job on my wife's old Q5.

[Usa]

They vary in depth. There's a few that are down to the primer which I know I can't get out but it would be great to atleast knock them down a little. Got squirrely drifting it a few times this winter and grazed a few snow banks...

Might be able to use some Dr. ColorChip to fill in those deep ones and then polish around them to get an even finish

[MakeYourLuck]

Ya I'm getting rid of the Hoffmanns membership after seeing what happened this winter and defiantly getting a pressure washer and foam soaping gun. I wouldn't be apposed to paying someone to do it but I feel like I should learn to do this right so I can keep up on it. And I'll check out that dr color chip. Next car...3m clear bra and bumper protected too ha

[Usa]

Ya I'm getting rid of the Hoffmanns membership after seeing what happened this winter and defiantly getting a pressure washer and foam soaping gun. I wouldn't be apposed to paying someone to do it but I feel like I should learn to do this right so I can keep up on it. And I'll check out that dr color chip. Next car...3m clear bra and bumper protected too ha

If you get the pressure washer/soap gun ill bring the polisher and we can make our cars new again [up]

[MakeYourLuck]

If you get the pressure washer/soap gun ill bring the polisher and we can make our cars new again [up]

I'll have to start pricing the soap setup out now too