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Old 01-02-2008, 09:05 AM
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LOL, I love the over-complexity of this thread.

Maybe you should mask off the car and do this in a downdraft paint booth as well?

Jeezus people, we're talking about some tiny scuff marks from a sponge! This requires 1) a piece of rag, 2) a $3 bottle of scratch/swirl remover, 3) about one minute of your time.
I've found that a scratch/swirl remover will give the appearance of a "fix" by using fillers, but the effect will disappear over a relatively short time. To really make light scratches go away you need to work with a medium cut polish, then finer polish, then wax. Once you have the tools (random orbital polisher), it's actually easy and a little bit fun.

The P/O of my 944 had waxed over some oxydized paint and it looked fine when the wax was fresh; but once washed, the fading was apparent. An hour with the polisher removed the dead paint, and it remains clear 3 months later.
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The P/O of my 944 had waxed over some oxydized paint and it looked fine when the wax was fresh
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