Long story short, I was turning around at a dead-end road last night and barely hit a cinder block that was on the edge of the grass.. Yes I know Im an idiot. Anyways, what can I use to remove some of the finer scratches. I know some of the white scratches at the very bottom of the bumper are scratched into the paint and probably can't be buffed out with rubbing compound etc. but I want to try whatever I can to remove the majority of them

PLEASE HELP!!

 

I did the same thing one time but backed into metal bar fence in a small pitch black street.
Go to Checkers or your local auto parts store and pick up a small container of Polish & Scratch Remover by Turtle Wax. Then if you have a standard home buffer apply a bit of Polish & Scratch Remover on the scuff mark and let the buffer do the work. after the scuff mark as been removed apply a bit of paste wax of your choice to reseal the clear where you buffed out the scratch and apply it with the buffer and wipe away when your finish. The bumper will be fully restored and look like nothing ever happened

 

I assume youre talking about a buffer when you say wax machine, and turtle wax when you say green turtle.. Unfortunatley I dont have one (buffer), but i'll try applying it by hand and just buffing to my arm goes numb.. Thanks for the advice! Still open to any more suggestions although I'll be tryin this first

 

Yes, I was going to include the buffer verbiage but i didn't want to give the impression that you needed a proffesional buffer. And yes i also meant Turtle Wax but i couldn't remember if it was called Turtle Wax or Green Turtle since im not at home right now.

But that will fix your scuff mark pretty good without having to spend a whole lot.
Sorry for the confusion.

 

Lol I just wanted to make sure we're on the same page here.. I'll give it a shot when I get off work though and let you know how it turns out

 

It might take a while , but you could buff out most scratches with hand.. ı had a similar scuff on my front bumper , took me about 30minutes , its not perfect , but its not really visible anymore so I left it as is.. be patient

 

by hand it definitely takes some elbow grease and patience. Just make sure you rub evenly to get great results. Let us know how it came out.

 

Maybe im the only one, but it looks like its gone through the paint. Your going to need touch up paint as far as i can tell, id get some 2000 grit sandpaper too to take down the touch up paint after you applied it, then use a compound on everything to get it smooth and then wax like mentioned above. Take your time, and apply light coats otherwise you get bubbles and its a pain.

 

Yeah i Think they're deeper than I originally thought.. I tried turtle wax rubbing compound (liquid) followed by some meguiars wax and had little/ no improvement.. Should I apply touch up paint over the scratches first and then wet sand, or wet sand down through the clear coat first and then apply the touch up paint and re-sand if necessary

I knew the bottom scratches (thicker whiter lines) went through the paint, but I was hoping to at least get rid of the scratches on the upper half..

 

bummer, i never have gotten great results from the Turtle Wax liquid rubbing compound. I had better success with the Turtle Wax Scratch remover and Polish paste when i damaged my rear bumper.

wish you the best of luck

 

Yeah, I was hoping since the rubbing compound is for larger scratches it may work better, but no luck.. I mean it helped a little, but not as much as I thought it would.. Im gonna try again this weekend when I can put a little more time and effort into it (and some more elbow grease)..

 

you should try picking up a decent buffer on craigslist. It sure makes your job easier than rubbing by hand i can tell you that from personal experience. You will cut thru the scuff much easier and evenly than rubbing by hand as ur rubbing patters and pressure won't be consistent. Also u should switch from liquid to paste as the paste version from turle wax is more aggressive and is able to handle a bit harder jobs.

i recently restored my wife's rear bumper on her 03 Monte Carlo (black in color) I made some real bad deep scratch marks while maneuvering a heavy unfinished sub box in and out of her car. after i settled the box in place i noticed her rear bumper was in bad shape. I got the turtle wax paste and the buffer after a little while the bumper looked like new as if it would had gotten a new paint job. Too bad i just gave away an extra 10" buffer i had to my pops after getting a new one for Christmas if not i would have given it to you for free.

 

you should try picking up a decent buffer on craigslist. It sure makes your job easier than rubbing by hand i can tell you that from personal experience. You will cut thru the scuff much easier and evenly than rubbing by hand as ur rubbing patters and pressure won't be consistent. Also u should switch from liquid to paste as the paste version from turle wax is more aggressive and is able to handle a bit harder jobs.

i recently restored my wife's rear bumper on her 03 Monte Carlo (black in color) I made some real bad deep scratch marks while maneuvering a heavy unfinished sub box in and out of her car. after i settled the box in place i noticed her rear bumper was in bad shape. I got the turtle wax paste and the buffer after a little while the bumper looked like new as if it would had gotten a new paint job. Too bad i just gave away an extra 10" buffer i had to my pops after getting a new one for Christmas if not i would have given it to you for free.

 

theres no way its coming out with any type of buffer or compound. It needs to be repainted. touch up paint will probably make it look worse

 

Stop running into **** dammit! Gosh. Lol good luck though. I have a nice big scratch on my bumper right on the front. I have yet to fix it for fear of messing it up

 

I parked my WS6 at my parents during a snow storm and then they returned it to me washed. I found scratches all over the hood and fenders, they had taken it to an automated wash with brushes. Does anyone recommend any clear coat repair products or should i just try to buff out the whole freaking hood?