best cutter to remove scratches

[QRAF]

i want to know as of this afternoon i saw my brother in laws son sanding the rear of my car with 80 grit sand paper which i must say had my blood boiling within a few seconds all i could think about was that kid putting water into the gas tank during that AA insurance ad.

well it turns out he has rubbed of some of my clear coat but there are some deep scratches like someone has keyed my car, I'm happy to spend the money I've tried mothers 1st step and that helped only a little.

its from the rear light to all the way down the side to the passengers rear door.

I'm waiting for my painter to return from aussie to see what he can do but i'm not a happy chappy and all they could say was "boys will be boys" :

[Drunkenmonkey]

you must have some control!! i would be sending the bill to them straight away!! anyway talk to shale she know how to make a car look good!

[Scoobydoo]

 Drunkenmonkey said:

you must have some control!! i would be sending the bill to them straight away!! anyway talk to shale she know how to make a car look good!

I reckon! Tell them you're gonna get your car fixed and they're frikken paying!!!

[madmike]

Dude!!!!

Would be one dead kid if that happened at my place....

[Guest boostin]

Respray I say. I wouldn't call them scratches either if its been dealt to with 80 grit!! I was imagining something more like a few little marks from someone with jeans on leaning against the car and scratching it. Not some kid taking to it with sandpaper!!

[QRAF]

i cut it last night i got rid of some of the scratches but some are close together and are up and down instead of horizontal

I'm not impressed but if the brother in law and father in law weren't installing my kitchen i would be singing a different tune and the mrs also had a word to me before i had a word to them.

[Guest]

You will need more sandpaper to remove the sanding marks

Without seeing the damage, it is impossible to advise whether the panels can be corrected without repainting. It will depend on the depth of the sanding marks that the child has inflicted, and the amount of clear coat on the panel.

If the panels are repairable, the process will likely involve the following:

1) Wet Sanding with 1000grit paper - to 'level' the clear coat around the scratches

2) Wet Sanding with 2000grit paper - to 'smooth' the 1000 grit sanding marks

3) Compounding with an aggressive cutting product and pad to remove the sanding haze altogether

4) Polishing to remove the holograms and marring left by the heavy compounding

5) Refining with a finishing/glazing polish - then a coat of wax.

I'd recommend having the panels professionally assessed before continuing attempts to 'polish out' the scratches. It's very easy to strike through the clear coat altogether if you're not careful.

(Of course, if you are looking to respray the panels anyway, then go for gold ;D)

[QRAF]

thanks for the advice i will hold off touching it till my painter gets back from aussie, its like someone has slid up against it in jeans i'll take a picture tomorrow.

[DPI]

Damn, sounds like something my brothers kid will likely do when he's a bit older...

That's why i never visit them

[QRAF]

well to top it off he found a tin of black paint in the spare bedroom which he managed to get open and went about putting it all over the floor his brother himself and the duvet an bed. then went back to sleep so it dried

i went psycho when they just said again "boys will be boys" >

but they cleaned it up and gave us money for a new duvet after i went on about it.

its hard when there not your blood.

[madmike]

 QRAF said:

well to top it off he found a tin of black paint in the spare bedroom which he managed to get open and went about putting it all over the floor his brother himself and the duvet an bed. then went back to sleep so it dried

i went psycho when they just said again "boys will be boys" >

but they cleaned it up and gave us money for a new duvet after i went on about it.

its hard when there not your blood.

DUDE!!!

That kid sounds like he needs a straight jacket...

Or to be tied up outside..

No fucking way that kid would be coming anywhere near my house again!

[Drunkenmonkey]

wow i wouldnt let that kid off a leash!!

[Guest boostin]

How old is the wee demon??

[QRAF]

1 and a half

his older brother just pooed in the toilet, but all over the floor not in the toilet :

sigh

[madmike]

 QRAF said:

1 and a half

his older brother just pooed in the toilet, but all over the floor not in the toilet :

sigh

Sounds a little bit like me after a hard night on the juice...

[QRAF]

;D ;D they go home tomorrow

[Guest boostin]

And not a day too soon either I bet!!