Noggin01

I hit the side of my truck with my waterhose while washing it yesterday. This left a few dozen light scratches on the side. The truck is black, and the scratches appear as white. I can barely catch my fingernail in them.

I used a bit of cleaner wax on the scratches and about all but 3 or 4 of them are no longer visible. If I wet the scratches with water, they practically disappear.

I'm thinking that I should

1. Wait until the end of pollen season!
2. Clean the wax off with dish soap
3. Mask the area with blue painters tape
4. Wet sand the area with 2000-3000 grit
5. Apply clear coat from a touch up pen
6. Remove masking
7. Allow to dry for 24 hours
8. Reapply masking
9. Wet sand until smooth
10. Polish with a good quality polishing compound
11. Remove masking
12. Reapply wax

Does this sound right?

techrep

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I would try a rubbing compound first.

hvfc6040

Try meguiars 105 follow with 205. Yellow pad for 105, you will need to do your whole truck with this. follow with 205 with a white pad. whole truck again. You shouldnt need to wet sand, and definitely dont apply clear, especially if you are using masking tape, you will have a perfect square where you taped it off.

Noggin01

Thanks, I'll try this first.

****! I'm having a second kid in two days. No way I've got time for that! I appreciate the advice and the warnings about taping it off though. Thank you.

chickenwire

I would not use a rubbing compound, I would use a polish that is suitable for clear coats. The standard "rubbing compounds" would be too aggressive.

If you don't have a dual action buffer either buy or borrow one. With a little patience and time you may find you can get it back to like new condition.

After you have that kid, of course.