Instructions for eliminating scratches by car.
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Very often, in the process of fast driving along snow -covered roads, or while moving along a highway in the spring, small stones that damage the surface fall on the car body. Because of this, scratches appear. In this article we will tell you how to remove scratches in a car.
Types of scratches in the car
There are several types of scratches, depending on this, it is necessary to choose a restorative composition.
Types of scratches:
- Superficial scratches. They arise just during exposure to the car of small stones, branches. They only touch the top layer of paint
- Scratches with damage to the primer. These are deeper damage that reach the primer, covering the metal itself
- Scratches to the metal itself. The most serious, because in the absence of coating under the influence of moisture, metal corrosion develops
How to remove scratches on the paint: removal of surface damage
Removing surface scratches is the easiest option. Basically, to eliminate them, it is necessary to use wax polishes that do not contain abrasive substances. They contain wax or silicone substances, when applying to the body surface and uniform distribution, fill small cracks, leveling the coating. A simple, but short -lived version, which is most often used in order to prevent further damage to the car, the occurrence of new scratches.
This kind of coating is used if the scratches are superficial and visible only on dry body in sunlight. Thus, shine is simply lost and the car becomes matte. It is such polishes that are used to restore shine. There are several options based on silicone and polymer resins, bee or natural wax. These substances differ in price. The most expensive ones are usually more persistent. The coating is washed off through two or three sinks and you have to update it.
Wax polishes:
- Liquid wax Plak
- Cold wax for car washways Dry Wax Cliff
- Willson Gold hard car wax
- Superior Super Wax-Conductate "Shine On-In-In-STAX" Eco Drop
How to remove scratches to a primer?
In this case, you can use polishes with an abrasive substance. They are applied to the car body and rubbed in circular movements or using a grinding machine. Thus, during the procedure, part of the layer of paint is erased to the scratch itself, and therefore it becomes invisible. After such a procedure, it is necessary to cover the damaged place with wax or some kind of protective pollen in order to prevent the occurrence of new scratches, to protect the paint layer. This kind of polishing with abrasive particles harms the car and a layer of paint is gradually depleted. Used in extreme cases.
Therefore, to eliminate scratches to the primer, special pencils or markers are often used. The principle of their work may differ. This is mainly a small wax pencil in the tone of the color of the car. There are several varieties of colors, you need to choose the most suitable pencil. He is pressed to the scratch and is carried out on it. Thus, the wax, which is part of the pencil, fills the scratch, preventing the allocation of the edges.
Further, the residues of the substance of the pencil and protective polishing are removed, using wax polishes. On the market you can find gel and polymer pencils. They work on the principle of correction and buildup of acrylic and gel nails. Substances that are used to seal scratches are very similar in action and composition. Basically, a scratch is simply poured with a pencil gel that dries. Next, a regular wax polish is applied to protect against scratches.
Abrasive polishes:
- FARECLA G3
- Sonax Abrasive Paste 320100
- Doctor Wax Polural for removing scratches
- Liqui Moly Metallic Politur 7646
How to remove a scratch on a car: elimination of deep damage
If the car has a serious scratch before metal, it will not work to cope with it with a pencil and polish. It is necessary to use a whole arsenal of funds.
Operating procedure:
- The top layer of paint is removed using abrasive material, sandpaper with small grains size
- Further, putty is applied in order to align the surface, then a primer layer and only then the car is painted with paint
- It is advisable to purchase it in the salons by number, as well as the year of release of the car to be sure that this kind of color is suitable for your car and you will not have to completely repaint it
- Further, in order to equalize colors, ordinary wax polishes are used, which give additional shine
Such a manipulation is quite complicated and requires dexterity, as well as some experience. Therefore, if you are not particularly confident in your abilities, we recommend contacting a car dealership in which they will carry out a rikhthovka, primer, as well as painting a car, and will restore it in the place of scratches or cracks.
It is not very difficult to remove a scratch from the car, if it is shallow, does not reach the metal. If the damage reaches the metal layer, you will have to perform a number of manipulations that will restore the car and prevent metal corrosion.
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