White scratches over paint on side of car

Franksm08 · 03-18-2018, 04:44 PM

Hi guys, I have a liquid blue F30 and it has some marks on the side that look like scratches. Does anyone know if these come out if I buff them out or with some kind of polish. Thanks

John in VA · 03-18-2018, 08:50 PM

Can you feel the scratches/chips with your fingernail? If so, you are going to have to polish off some paint layer to improve the appearance.

jgoens · 03-18-2018, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by John in VA

Can you feel the scratches/chips with your fingernail? If so, you are going to have to polish off some paint layer to improve the appearance.

Well...if you can feel them with your fingernail then they are below you paint. If you cannot feel them you can use a DA polisher and some polish and they will come out. From the pic it looks like they would come out, but the feel test will reveal how deep they are.

Franksm08 · 03-18-2018, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jgoens

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Originally Posted by John in VA

Can you feel the scratches/chips with your fingernail? If so, you are going to have to polish off some paint layer to improve the appearance.

Well...if you can feel them with your fingernail then they are below you paint. If you cannot feel them you can use a DA polisher and some polish and they will come out. From the pic it looks like they would come out, but the feel test will reveal how deep they are.

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Originally Posted by jgoens

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Originally Posted by John in VA

Can you feel the scratches/chips with your fingernail? If so, you are going to have to polish off some paint layer to improve the appearance.

Well...if you can feel them with your fingernail then they are below you paint. If you cannot feel them you can use a DA polisher and some polish and they will come out. From the pic it looks like they would come out, but the feel test will reveal how deep they are.

I can't really feel the scratches so it looks like it's minor, it's hard to see them but they're in a pretty large area. I think that the polisher should work though, thanks for the response

BrettKA7 · 03-19-2018, 12:02 AM

It kind of looks like someone scrubbed some tar or other residue off. Some people don't realize just how delicate a clear coat is.

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BrettKA7 Captain 567 Rep 776 Posts Drives: F22 M240i Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Huntington Beach iTrader: (0)	It kind of looks like someone scrubbed some tar or other residue off. Some people don't realize just how delicate a clear coat is. __________________ M240i \| Mineral White \| Coral Red
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