Originally Posted by
Pryme
So after washing my car I noticed a new, random huge scratch. If i didnt own a good polisher I'd have probably close to a dozen of these due to such thin paint. So the 55.00 spent on the DA polisher from harbor freight has easily paid for itself over the last 7yrs.
Here is a quick video I made removing the scratch. Takes literally like 2min tops.
https://youtu.be/R1lleLGmg2s
Interesting video Pryme. I think the end of the video got cut off abruptly, oh well. I have a dark grey Mirage myself, black almost, and how true it is that black paint shows everything. Mine is pearlescent so it looks great when it's washed, then you move the car and the car is dirty again.
I'm not sure if I would buff my car just yet. I can tell you know what you're doing, I need to do practice runs, and my plan is leaving my Mirage as is, with all the 5+ years of driving scratches and gravel chips on my hood.
I figure paint-matching pearl paint at a paint shop is prolly a nightmare and imperfect science. I should have bought a touchup pen when I bought my car. The Mirage has had like 5 different grey and silvers over the years.
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