eztarget

far lighter than that. i can rub my wet finger over it and it temporarily disappears until it drys again. very light scratches. problem is they are 1/2 down the side of the truck..

_Flea_

Screw trying to deal with it yourself. Depending on how bad the scratches are, you can probably have it taken care of by a professional that knows exactly what he's doing, for about the same price as a buffer and the supplies. It might even be a little bit more, but at least you know it will be done right. Just imagine how much it would suck if you attempted to do it on your own, even though it's supposed to be pretty easy, and you messed the paint up even more than the scratches. Let a pro take care of it, or practice on something else before you attempt it on your truck. Just my opinion.

eztarget

i am right there with you 100%. this post wasn't me looking for a dyi solution, just curious if it could be taken care of easily.

21RRF150

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Oh sorry. I thought you were looking for "the best way to get the scratches out." I am a professional. I've worked as a painter/buffer/detailer in body shops for 13 years. And the best way in my opinion is, to save yourself about $100, and do it yourself. We would charge about $100-150. For scratches down the side.

pmpski_1

Yeah Seriously. Never heard of it. I looked it up though. I'm one of those Pacific Northwest hippie types that only has guns for self protection and gets food from the grocery store. But back when I was a kid we would hunt on public land so I had never heard of a deer lease.

Back on topic, as others have said, yes, it's easy enough to fix the problem without major work, and you can do it yourself.

But those swirls are going to be there, no doubt about it.

Legendsk

A long, long time ago, people and animals shared the land and lived on it at peace with each other. But some of the deer went bad. They formed gangs and roamed around stomping crop circles in fields (oh wait, that's a different story). They formed gangs and roamed the fields, peeing in the corners, knocking down more crops than they ate and generally misbehaving. The farmers retaliated and began shooting deer. They would form huge circles and begin moving toward the center, firing into the circle killing all the deer trapped in the circle. [And until they went to using shotguns, it was pretty hard on the farmers on the other side of the circle.]

Your government, in it's infinite wisdom, decided that deer leases were the answer. Of course they would be administered by bureaucrats creating a whole new industry. And so now, honest hard-working deer can get a lease to live on your property and you aren't allowed to shoot them any more. (Unless you buy a hunting license and a deer stamp from your government, in which case you are then allowed to shoot them at certain hours of the day and on particular days only. And on different days, you are allowed to shoot them with different things - but that too is another story.)

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eztarget

lol, actually kind of funny. couldn't tell where that was going at first. i thought you may start humping a tree there for a minute...

tandem

Chances are very high that a) the scratches can be eliminated and b) you can do the work with nothing more than a microfibre towel (which you probably own), some rubbing compound and a polish (which you can buy at very modest cost in all but the smallest villages). Wax afterwards. Note: Polish does not equal wax. Polish means refining the surface to a final state before protecting with wax or sealant.

To show my kids how to use the Porter Cable DA buffer I first handed out some microfiber towels and a foam hand applicator and some rubbing compound. We worked on the hood by hand and that effort - some elbow grease turned a 16 year old badly oxidized and scratched finish on our always-parked-outside daily driver into a mirror shine.

Then we carried on and completed the rest of the vehicle with the DA and Makita buffers.

My point is that you don't necessarily need to invest in any equipment to prove to yourself that you can do this, tomorrow if you choose. Just pick up a couple of supplies and have at 'er.

First tackle a small section out of the way - you'll often find that very light scratching / marred paint doesn't take much polishing even by hand to remove. Work in small sections methodically. Blend in the surrounding area. You might enjoy the result so much you want to treat the entire vehicle.

I do understand that tackling a DIY project like this on an almost new vehicle can seem like a daunting challenge. Perhaps you have an old vehicle you can do a test run on... that's how I learned to do this.

eztarget

thanks, i do have microfiber towels. i may try this but it will have to be tomorrow. i am getting ready to go back to the deer lease.... . gonna be more careful this time.

i have some hogs and dove to contend with....