car wash scratches

[OneTank]

I guess I used the wrong type of towel to dry my car after I washed it. When I look at my car under the sun, I can see surface scratches on the body. Anyway I can get rid of those scratches?

[AyzhenInvasion]

what do the scratches look like ?

i think u could wet sand them ? someone tell me i'm wrong... ?

[OneTank]

not deep scratches. so when i look at them from an angle, the car looks fine. but under sunlight, i can see scratches. like a lot of lines.

[AyzhenInvasion]

for deep scratches, u need to paint it, then wet sand it to smooth it out.
since its not a deep scratch, u don't need to paint it. so the logical thing is to get the super fine wet sanding paper and lightly sand it ?

don't take my word, i'm not too sure. sorry bro.

oh sorry, u need polish umm... lightly wet sand it with 2000+ grit then polish..
or is it polish only and no sand ? lol.... -.-;;

if u like to read...
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-polishing.html

[terrastrife]

swirl scratches? cut and polish.

then wax.

[AyzhenInvasion]

^^ what is cut ?

[toyotacamry1]

Cut refers to a polish that has small amounts of abrasive in it that literally cuts a small layer of you paint away. I would not use this first unless the paint is really bad or you know how to use an orbital buffer.

There are several things you could do. For this i would reccomend using a meguiars polishing compound (sorry, i just like meguiars) followed by their deep crystal polish and tech wax.
From now on only use a microfiber cloth to do anything with your car and i can't stress enough to all of you that the easiest way to avoid swirl marks is to NOT SWIRL. Always travel in straight lines with the body of the car when you wash, wax, polish or dry. That way if you do leave scratches they will be less noticable and easier to fill in.

[Dana_15]

This stuff worked wonders for my wife's Baja. Took swirl marks out and light scratches on the clear coat, just make sure to hit it with a good wax after, I like P21s--real easy to work with.

http://autopia-carcare.com/son-420.html

[05_Echo]

For those light car washing scratches I use Mothers Scratch fix polish. The stuff is amazing and yes you will see a BIG difference and it's easy, just like waxing your car but with a little more elbow grease..

[Trace]

Use Meguiar's Scratch-X

Good line of stuff, I like their interior vinyl protectant too, its not like bacon grease Armor-all, makes it look like new.

But like toyotacamry1 said... NO TERRY CLOTH (or any kind of random towel or shop rag) on the paint!!

Microfiber = your friend!!!!

[Camry1999]

yea....i have scratches like that on my trunk.....
but i have these blue marks on the passenger side of my camry...they're are surface scrathes too...like it's visible when it's wet.....but when it's dry and u come close...you see them

[88 LE]

Fine rubbing/cutting compound works good. Just don't go crazy with it, as it is abrasive. But its safe for clearcoats.

3M makes one. You can buy a little bottle of it at a autoparts store for $5 or so.

I've used it on a friends red gen 3 with oxidized paint. It brought back the red color.

[BadinBlack]

Zaino clay bar... Works like a charm. It will take the spider webs out of the paint when the sun hits it

[HoboJoe]

Always go to the touchless wash.

[ghettosled]

several coats of zaino and microfiber towels - a perfect match.