willycavs10

hey all, i have a forest green f150 with alot of scratches from when my dad used to drive it (), scuffs and whatnot as well where a branch or something slid down the side of the truck. what would be the best product to use to get these scratches out? also what is the best process involved? what tools will i need to do this? is it a "1 and done" fix?

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2002 Ford F150 XLT 4.6L Triton V8, 4X4 Super Cab, Auto, Dark metallic green
Custom Flowmaster 40 series Dual Exhaust, 3 inch chrome tips, Chrome step rails, Toyo Open Country A/T's, Trailer Tow Package, BrakeForce trailer braking system, Cobra 29 LTD Chrome with 3 foot Firestik whips, 48" LED Lightbar
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kozal01

how deep are the scratches? run your finger nail over them and if your nail catches in the scratch its too deep to be repaired without paint. if they arent that deep a good rubbing compound and a mechanical buffer will make quik work of scratches. follow that up with some polish to remove the swirls and a nice coat of wax to finish it off. it will be good as new!

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2005 F-150 Crewcab Lariat 4X4: Salvage rebuild complete, see garage.
2001 Ranger 4X4 Stepside: RCD coilover lift, 33" KM2 muds, Intake, headers, exhaust, X-Cal2, 4:56 gears, LS rear and a few appearance mods

willycavs10

they arent that deep thank god, the whole damn truck has these little harline scratches, how much rubbing compound will i need? how much polish and wax? also whats the method? take the truck to the wash before hand im assuming??

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2002 Ford F150 XLT 4.6L Triton V8, 4X4 Super Cab, Auto, Dark metallic green
Custom Flowmaster 40 series Dual Exhaust, 3 inch chrome tips, Chrome step rails, Toyo Open Country A/T's, Trailer Tow Package, BrakeForce trailer braking system, Cobra 29 LTD Chrome with 3 foot Firestik whips, 48" LED Lightbar
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kozal01

yeah wash it first. one bottle of compound and polish should do your whole truck. im used to the commercial 3M products but i have seen a 3M paint care line of products at my local napa. its like a 3 step system i think. along the same lines as i said, rubbing compound, polish and wax. i cordless buffer will work for you, just use a new pad for each product

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2005 F-150 Crewcab Lariat 4X4: Salvage rebuild complete, see garage.
2001 Ranger 4X4 Stepside: RCD coilover lift, 33" KM2 muds, Intake, headers, exhaust, X-Cal2, 4:56 gears, LS rear and a few appearance mods

willycavs10

how much will these items cost? will pep boys have em?

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2002 Ford F150 XLT 4.6L Triton V8, 4X4 Super Cab, Auto, Dark metallic green
Custom Flowmaster 40 series Dual Exhaust, 3 inch chrome tips, Chrome step rails, Toyo Open Country A/T's, Trailer Tow Package, BrakeForce trailer braking system, Cobra 29 LTD Chrome with 3 foot Firestik whips, 48" LED Lightbar
LOUD AND PROUD WITH FLOWMASTER

kozal01

ive seen the buffers at the local auto parts stores for around $30. we dont have a pep boys around here so i dont know if they will have the paint care products or not

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2005 F-150 Crewcab Lariat 4X4: Salvage rebuild complete, see garage.
2001 Ranger 4X4 Stepside: RCD coilover lift, 33" KM2 muds, Intake, headers, exhaust, X-Cal2, 4:56 gears, LS rear and a few appearance mods

willycavs10

any specific product for each? (meguires, mothers, etc)

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2002 Ford F150 XLT 4.6L Triton V8, 4X4 Super Cab, Auto, Dark metallic green
Custom Flowmaster 40 series Dual Exhaust, 3 inch chrome tips, Chrome step rails, Toyo Open Country A/T's, Trailer Tow Package, BrakeForce trailer braking system, Cobra 29 LTD Chrome with 3 foot Firestik whips, 48" LED Lightbar
LOUD AND PROUD WITH FLOWMASTER

kozal01

i dont know what either of them have out for rubbing compound or polish, but either of them usually have great products. id suggest just pick a name brand and stick to it. see if any of them have polishing kit. read and follow there directions. if the scratches arent too heavy you should have no problem cleaning them up. the reason for so many steps is becuase the first step, the rubbing compound is abrasive and thats what actually removes the deeper scratches. the polish is a lighter abrasive and that will polish out the swirl marks left by the rubbing compound. the wax will just seal it all up and protect your paint.

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2005 F-150 Crewcab Lariat 4X4: Salvage rebuild complete, see garage.
2001 Ranger 4X4 Stepside: RCD coilover lift, 33" KM2 muds, Intake, headers, exhaust, X-Cal2, 4:56 gears, LS rear and a few appearance mods

willycavs10

will i have to redo it at any point or its good forever?

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2002 Ford F150 XLT 4.6L Triton V8, 4X4 Super Cab, Auto, Dark metallic green
Custom Flowmaster 40 series Dual Exhaust, 3 inch chrome tips, Chrome step rails, Toyo Open Country A/T's, Trailer Tow Package, BrakeForce trailer braking system, Cobra 29 LTD Chrome with 3 foot Firestik whips, 48" LED Lightbar
LOUD AND PROUD WITH FLOWMASTER

kozal01

no once the scratched are gone, they are gone for good. it actaully removes them, not fill them in so as long as you keep the tree branches and stuff off your paint, you wont have any more scratches lol a good habit to get into is to use a claybar on it once a year and keep a good coat of wax on it as well. that helps protect the paint

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2005 F-150 Crewcab Lariat 4X4: Salvage rebuild complete, see garage.
2001 Ranger 4X4 Stepside: RCD coilover lift, 33" KM2 muds, Intake, headers, exhaust, X-Cal2, 4:56 gears, LS rear and a few appearance mods