Is there any product or technique anyone can recommend to take away fine scratches in clear coat?

 

I use a 5 " dynabrade orbital polisher w/ 3m Easy Clean Up Finesse-it, final finish complound. Its not for deep scratches. Its an expensive tool and hard to get compound for the average joe though, a supplier should be able to source them both.

 

3M has a really good line of compounds and finishing glazes. Get the 3M extra cut, 3M water based compound, 3M finishing glaze and buff away in that order. If the scratches are very faint, skip the extra cut and just use the rubbing compound. You'll also need a wool pad or a white foam pad, and a black foam pad...and of course a buffer

 

So how much is a decent buffer and what brands should i be looking at?? Is a HF buffer worth considering if im just going to using it every once in a while?

 

all of that stuff is gonna run u some $ u should have it detalied(buffed and tell them u want the fine scratches out)?>my opinion if u never buffed before u might F it up

 

I actually disagree. It is very easy to buff your own car with a random orbital polisher such as the Porter Cable 7424. It is virtually impossible to damage your paint with one of these polishers and a mild pad. These machines are a reasonable price, about $100 or so. You need a couple pads, generally they run about $8-$12 a piece. And then a couple polishes. $15-$20 a bottle. So for the cost of one detail you can purchase everything you need to do it yourself many times over.
However when you use a fixed rotation buffer, typically called a rotary buffer, you need to have a significant amount of experience in order to not damage the surface you are working on. The only downside of the random orbital is that it takes longer to do defect removal, and you might not be able to correct major paint issues.

I highly recommend you get yourself a Porter Cable, a couple pads and some polish and see what you can do. PM me if you want and I can give you some tips and websites with a wealth of knowledge on this topic.

 

i actually Disagree.1st time buffing ur not gonna get that out urself comon...

 

Ive been in the paint forum often and seen a few topics that I was going to reply to, but before I can post I always see that LastDetail posts practically the same thing I am going to. This man knows his stuff to another fine detailer.

 

hey dog if you have small scratches all over your car, your better of getting it detailed. but if you are consentrating on one spot in particullar on your car you can do it your self.

buy a color sanding paper for light scratches only, 3m makes a 3000 paper for very fine sanding. just so you can color sand does small scratches. then use compound and buff it out, after buffing it out i like to go over it with a lite glaze, and then the wax to protect from the sun and all that other **** that tempts to want to mess up peoples paint jobs.