In case your wife does this to your car...
07-04-2005, 06:23 AM
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I see that not too many people read the detailing forums, so I thought I'd post here too, and possibly save other people from a sleepless night.
Last Friday night, my wife put some antique (steel) push chair up against the garage wall.
To cut a long story short, it fell over onto my rear bumper and slid down the side (just behind the rear wheel arch).
95% of the length of the scratch is like a hairline scratch. But at the top and bottom it is a bit deeper.
I tried Meguiar's Deep Crystal Polish (because I had some available), but with no success.
I spent the whole of Friday night searching the web for advice on getting rid of these scratches.
Then on Saturday I went and bought some Meguiar's Scratch X.
The first pic below shows the location of the scratch.
The 2nd Pic shows the scratch before using Scratch X
NOTE that the entire area of this photo represents an area on the car which is less than 1 inch wide.
Scratches 1, 2 & 3 seem to be the deepest.
Scratches 4 & 5 , and sets 6 & 7 appeared initially to be very similar in depth to 1, 2 & 3.
The 3rd Pic shows the scratch after Using Scratch X.
Scratch X removed scratches 4 through 7 very well!
It took a lot of effort but the results are impressive
The remaining scratches 1,2 & 3 can now only be seen in direct sunlight and only if you know where to look and your head is 1 foot from the car. They are visible in the pics only because I used a flash.
My Wife will have to write a thank you note to Mr Meguiar .... she only had to sleep on the sofa for one night
Actually a big thank you to Mr Meguiar from me too
Last Friday night, my wife put some antique (steel) push chair up against the garage wall.
To cut a long story short, it fell over onto my rear bumper and slid down the side (just behind the rear wheel arch).
95% of the length of the scratch is like a hairline scratch. But at the top and bottom it is a bit deeper.
I tried Meguiar's Deep Crystal Polish (because I had some available), but with no success.
I spent the whole of Friday night searching the web for advice on getting rid of these scratches.
Then on Saturday I went and bought some Meguiar's Scratch X.
The first pic below shows the location of the scratch.
The 2nd Pic shows the scratch before using Scratch X
NOTE that the entire area of this photo represents an area on the car which is less than 1 inch wide.
Scratches 1, 2 & 3 seem to be the deepest.
Scratches 4 & 5 , and sets 6 & 7 appeared initially to be very similar in depth to 1, 2 & 3.
The 3rd Pic shows the scratch after Using Scratch X.
Scratch X removed scratches 4 through 7 very well!
It took a lot of effort but the results are impressive
The remaining scratches 1,2 & 3 can now only be seen in direct sunlight and only if you know where to look and your head is 1 foot from the car. They are visible in the pics only because I used a flash.
My Wife will have to write a thank you note to Mr Meguiar .... she only had to sleep on the sofa for one night
Actually a big thank you to Mr Meguiar from me too
07-04-2005, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by stu' date='Jul 4 2005, 05:04 PM
Hope you weren't too hard on her !
By he way - my GF is from SA and we are considering moving to Somerset west (from the Uk ) early next year. Where are you located?
By he way - my GF is from SA and we are considering moving to Somerset west (from the Uk ) early next year. Where are you located?
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Excellent - you will increase our E60 Forum population by 33.333%
It's crazy, we have so many BMW drivers here and yet so few on the Forum :'(
I am in Sandton (Near Johannesburg).
07-04-2005, 07:33 AM
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My Ride: 545i Mystic Blue/Black Leather Type 124 Wheels
We are indeed rare
Maybe we need to distribute some flyers to 5 series owners telling them about the forum
stu, im also from Johannesburg
Maybe we need to distribute some flyers to 5 series owners telling them about the forum
stu, im also from Johannesburg
07-04-2005, 09:29 AM
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Sorry for the incident. I felt for you, too. My car was keyed and my heart was broken. Need to bring it to the body shop and spend a couple hundred of dollars.
Now is the time for the new excuse to upgrade to 550i
J/K.
Now is the time for the new excuse to upgrade to 550i
J/K.
07-04-2005, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by E60Speed' date='Jul 4 2005, 05:33 PM
We are indeed rare
Maybe we need to distribute some flyers to 5 series owners telling them about the forum
stu, im also from Johannesburg
Maybe we need to distribute some flyers to 5 series owners telling them about the forum
stu, im also from Johannesburg
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My clings should be here in a few days, hopefully they will help generate some interest.
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