removing scratches and brightening paintwork?

[adam c]

Hi when i bought my car i knew it needed a paintjob but i wont be getting it painted for a couple of month yet,So im looking to brighten up the paintwork and get rid of some scratches.
it honestly looks like he has washed it with a scouring pad!and the paintwork is quite dull.what would be best to try improve it?(i know i wont get it perfect).

i have a few products at home but anybody recommend anything better or if im basically pissing in the wind?lol
i was thinking use some Meguiars scratch x all over the car then use some polish then a wax?is there anything else i should use?

(its a silver VX220 if it makes any diffrence to products needed??)

[burgo]

Hi when i bought my car i knew it needed a paintjob but i wont be getting it painted for a couple of month yet,So im looking to brighten up the paintwork and get rid of some scratches.
it honestly looks like he has washed it with a scouring pad!and the paintwork is quite dull.what would be best to try improve it?(i know i wont get it perfect).

i have a few products at home but anybody recommend anything better or if im basically pissing in the wind?lol
i was thinking use some Meguiars scratch x all over the car then use some polish then a wax?is there anything else i should use?

(its a silver VX220 if it makes any diffrence to products needed??)depends on your budget really

[adam c]

depends on your budget really
I have a budget of roughly £50.

[Benn]

Scratch x is ok, but not great.

But it will bring the paint back up a bit better. If your using Megs you might as well carry on and use Nxt over the top.

If you can afford a bit more then you can open up to a great range of stuff to bring it back up.

[adam c]

I can spend upto £100 if is gonna give me better results.I have scratch x and also got that meguairs stage 3 thing lol dodo juice lime sumat,some dodo juice wax,and some autoglym polish.

[fastcar1cars]

mop!!

[Benn]

Get a small bottle of G3 do the car once over. The use Megs stage 3 then Dodo juice wax over the top. Will look great.

Using a mop/polishing will make it 100x easier.

[adam c]

Get a small bottle of G3 do the car once over. The use Megs stage 3 then Dodo juice wax over the top. Will look great.

Using a mop/polishing will make it 100x easier.

Okay thanks alot Benn:thumb:
I will give it a go at the weekend:d

[Benn]

Pics before and after.

[burgo]

this

http://www.3mselect.co.uk/p-1640-3m-perfect-it-iii-fast-cut-compound-50417-1kg-bottle.aspx

with this

http://www.3mselect.co.uk/p-1641-3m-perfect-it-iii-compounding-pad-green-50487-for-fast-cut-compound-2-pad-pk.aspx

followed by this

http://www.3mselect.co.uk/p-1642-3m-perfect-it-iii-extra-fine-compound-80349-1-litre-bottle.aspx

and this

http://www.3mselect.co.uk/p-1643-3m-perfect-it-iii-polishing-pad-yellow-50488-for-extra-fine-compound-2-pad-pk.aspx

then you'll just want to wax it.

[Benn]

Are Mr B liking 3M? They make awesome stuff.

[Nick J]

Adam, where exactly are you in yorkshire? drop me a pm.

Nick.

[adam c]

Adam, where exactly are you in yorkshire? drop me a pm.

Nick.
Pm replied to ;)

[burgo]

Are Mr B liking 3M? They make awesome stuff.we use it all at work, we have the white and blue as well but green and yellow will do for him and if its good enough for 70k JLR's its good enough for a nova

[Benn]

What do you do Luke? I used all the 3m stuff at the body shop and got a liking for it then.

[burgo]

What do you do Luke? I used all the 3m stuff at the body shop and got a liking for it then.vehicle refurbishment at paragon. basically year old jags, land rovers and vws coming off lease getting done up for re sale. i personally do a bit of everything

[Benn]

Ah cool.

[burgo]

ok im now on the quickfix and just so you know, g3 is **** compared to 3m, cant believe i ever though it was any good. thats all :)