Yes, you'll have to paint the scratched areas. Once you paint, you get blogs of paint that stand out on their own. When you wet sand, you'll need to sand that blogs of paint so that it blends out with the rest. Apply clear if you want to, or you can just go to rubbing compound. If you sand more than twice in a same area (lets say that the first coat of paint didn't entirely fill your scratches), use clear coats. If you use clear coats, make sure you keep rubbing the compound until the clear coat blends.

PS. the last pic is the finish stage of the damaged area.

 

I've got tons of scratches in my front bumper that I tried to get out with rubbing compound. At first it looked a little better, but ended up looking worse when I was finished. Has anybody tried the wetsanding method on the plastic bumper?

 

what about chips in the paint? i have like 2 on my hood that i filled with touch up paint but it looks like crap because the paint doesn't match well

 

thats pretty sweet, i had a bad scratch when i was in highschool because somone carved a gang sign in my 94 Prizm. It did not turn out as nice as yours did

 

nice post, thanks, where in westchester are u?

 

i dont get it.......... they used a regular rubbing compound from paintscratch.com.. i found that ... but what clear coat they used?????? i ddint found anything about that on that site...................

 

ok i got duplicolor spray clear coat... but i just realized in need clearcoat compound.. which is not spray..... damn....

 

i just got back from the garage ... removed some "fine" scratches and im happy as a hippo :D

i used the 1500 sandpaper and turtlewax rubbing compound and it turned out really good.........


there was one scratch on my lip spoiler... it disappeared really fast ... only a few handmove with the sandpaper.. then r. coumpound and its looks like new!!

and that part of the rear bumper where the rear bumper aplique goes ( below license tag) that part looked really bad... the paint was cloudy and looked like its old.....

a little sanding.. r. compound and now its MUCH MUCH MUCH better!!!!! its so good to touch that smooth surface again... it was kinda rough before.... and its shiny now!!!


and i had a few scratches behind the door handle ( because of my nails) sand.. r.compound.. and man.................. it looks like a NEW cars door handle!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

quick question... I couldn't find 1500 grit sandpaper, they only had 1000 and 2000. i went ahead with the 2000 grit sandpaper, do you think this will do??

 

yes... thats perfect!!!

check this!!:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...asc&highlight=

 

is Meguiar's ScratchX a rubbing compoud?? I sanded down a little spot of my car, then rubbed ScratchX on it, and it wont disappear!! Good thing I just didn't jump right into where the spot is! I'm freaking out..

 

MUST READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...&threadid=7011


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this is awesome.. this is what i need, because i have thos little / fine scratches all over my paint where i used the wet sending - rubbing compound method..

 

i dont think thats a rubbing compound.. you need something stronger than that.. get some real rubbing compound.. then use scretchX then you their polish then wax it!

 

interesting...good find! ill be doing this come springtime once the weather gets warm

 

EVERYONE HAVE TO SEE THIS!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...067166#3067166

 

all great information here! i'm not quite sure you would want to paint over wax though... but hey, to each his own.

 

this seemed like a really good DIY. someone have links or op can reup plz?