rock chips on bumper, scrapes on body , scrapes from garbage can on rear bumper, glob of touchup paint on hood

i know i can try clay bar, but will that even help? any suggestions? also i want to remove the pinstripe that i have on the side, no pics but most will know what it is

thanks

 

for the rock chips, you might try to look for a different touch up paint, because its unlikely that you'll be able to buff them out. i cant see the scrapes on the body very well, but it will help you to try to scrub it off with some rubbing compound and a buffing wheel. if that doesn't work, you can try wetsanding with a high grit (2000, perhaps?) a little bit of your clear coat if the scratches have not gone down to the metal, of course follow up with rubbing compound and a clean wax job. a clay bar will help, always take the least-damaging route first... try a wash, then wax/buff it out, clay bar it, rubbing compound, wetsand. you can wet sand the glob of touch up on the front (use the longboard with wet paper if you can!)... but its probably covering up something already, so be prepared to fix whatever that glob is covering.

you can take out the scratches as long as they didnt go through the paint. for touch ups on my VSM EK, i happened across a SHARPIE METALLIC SILVER pen, matches perfectly... so just keep your eyes open for something you can use for touch up paint. i've tried OEM touch up paint, but its something like nail polish, and doesnt do very well for me.

good luck