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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 11:18 AM
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What do you guys use?
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 12:04 PM
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I am interested in this as well.... if not too expensive I might have to spend a whole day removing scratches my truck has accumulated over the years!
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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On light scratches I use wax and elbow grease. Big scratches that I know won't buff out I go to Wal-Mart and buy matching color fingernail polish. There are the miricle removers you see on T.V. but it's a dang truck and if you are not getting some scratches it's probably more of a drive-way queen.
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 13Harleyfan
On light scratches I use wax and elbow grease. Big scratches that I know won't buff out I go to Wal-Mart and buy matching color fingernail polish. There are the miricle removers you see on T.V. but it's a dang truck and if you are not getting some scratches it's probably more of a drive-way queen.
True enough, I am more concerned with the tons of scratches on my roof. I was messing with my tonneau the other day and looked at my roof and god damn it seems like the prior owner ran the damn thing under a tree branch every day or something. One of those areas that the public eye doesn't see but now that I know they are up there like that... I kinda wanna take care of it and the minor scratches around the rest of the body.
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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a porter cable da polisher, or a flex polisher, polishing pads and polish or compound depending on how bad.
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 01:22 PM
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I got some pretty deep scratches from tight trails
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 01:40 PM
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Porter Cable DA

Lake country orange pad and McGuirers M105 first if its deep
Followed up with
Lake Country white pad and McGuirers M205.
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by frdrdr4life
I got some pretty deep scratches from tight trails
I've stayed off most of my off-roading trails with this truck because they are too narrow... My bronco was gouged up pretty good from going down them before.. Deep gouges and scratches can be fixed with bondo or spot putty and some sanding, but you will need to re-paint the section for it to look immaculate again..

I would just use a rubbing compound and a polish right after. If that doesn't fill in the deep scratches, then just leave them alone.
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