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Tim in Scotland



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How to remove a scratch?

Yesterday as I was driving along a truck at the front of the line of cars dropped a load of mud off the back and onto the road.
With the damp roads the car in front of me threw up a load of muddy spray and there was grit in the mud. The wipers came on automatically and now I have a long shallow scratch right across the passenger side of the screen in an arc........... is there anything I can use to polish it out as although very shallow it is very annoying. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

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you could use jewellers rouge or branded glass polish from t-cut for instance but whatever you do use you run the risk of making that part of the windscreen more 'shiner' than the rest..i would have a word with your local windscreen supplier first and get their advice.. ... - .- -.




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as Stan says - a branded glass cleaner but with a rotary polisher (made a similar post minutes ago to Dan Smile )

but do the whole screen for an 'even' finish

shame your not near me as i'd do it for you!

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I'll take a trip to the local windscreen crowd then and see what they have to say. Thanks for the advice. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

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Tim in Scotland wrote:
I'll take a trip to the local windscreen crowd then and see what they have to say. Thanks for the advice.


best of luck if its the monkeys at Autoglass Mad

they replaced the windscreen of the GC and managed to gouge a 'back to bare metal' groove in the bodywork - actually done by the manager himself!

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Hope this is not too off topic but anybody got any tips for a bodywork scratch I have in the Black D3. Its too deep to polish out but to small (2 inches) to really warrant respraying the rear quarter panel. Any ideas?

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Touch it in with paint then cut back and polish up....Invisible repair Thumbs Up

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47p2 wrote:
Touch it in with paint then cut back and polish up....Invisible repair Thumbs Up


OK amateur paint shop man here so may need further help:

1. Clean area with spirit to remove wax & crap
2. wash with clean water and dry.
3. Start to apply correct colour code paint into scratch with cocktail stick
4. build up very slowly allowing it to stand proud.
5. Allow to dry for ages (not sure how long)
6. Gently cut back with scratch polish or T-Cut until level with paintwork.
7. Wax polish whole panel.
8. Feel very pleased with self!

Is the above a good plan or have I missed anything?

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Wait a week before applying the wax - this will allow the paint to go fully off. Less of an issue with touch up paints as the area is so small, but still worth sticking to the basics. 

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Gazellio wrote:
47p2 wrote:
Touch it in with paint then cut back and polish up....Invisible repair Thumbs Up


OK amateur paint shop man here so may need further help:

1. Clean area with spirit to remove wax & crap
2. wash with clean water and dry.
3. Start to apply correct colour code paint into scratch with cocktail stick
4. build up very slowly allowing it to stand proud.
5. Allow to dry for ages (not sure how long)
6. Gently cut back with scratch polish or T-Cut until level with paintwork.
7. Wax polish whole panel.
8. Feel very pleased with self!

Is the above a good plan or have I missed anything?


a few points if i may?

clean with IPA - nothing else

use paint from aerosol - not touch up stick

'cut' in with a rotary polisher using say Poorboys SSR2 - a machine will do it better/easier than you could ever do by hand

if you've gone a bit 'heavy' with the paint i'd use 2500 grade wet and dry paper to remove the'bulk' before machine polishing

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OOps not got a rotary polisher!

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dan_uk_1984 wrote:
Wait a week before applying the wax - this will allow the paint to go fully off. Less of an issue with touch up paints as the area is so small, but still worth sticking to the basics.


28 days is recommended if you still use non water based paint - but a small scratch should be ok done earlier

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Gazellio wrote:
OOps not got a rotary polisher!


buy the Megs one with a set of pads

with these 'amateur' machines you cannot 'burn' the paint if you linger too long in an area

you will also be able to use it to remove swirls/holograms/minor scratches from all your cars

will save you a fortune

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IPA is available at Maplins: http://www.maplin.co.uk/isopropyl-alcohol-28994

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nick h wrote:
Gazellio wrote:
OOps not got a rotary polisher!


buy the Megs one with a set of pads

with these 'amateur' machines you cannot 'burn' the paint if you linger too long in an area

you will also be able to use it to remove swirls/holograms/minor scratches from all your cars

will save you a fortune


Any ideas where best to buy Nick?

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