meguiars scratch X
03-18-08, 03:16 PM
#2
Yes many times.
It works for what it claims. Very minor swirls/marrs..
Large, deep , scratches no it isn't going to do much. Say you have a deep scratch down your door from a metal on metal object. It will make it look better than how it is.. but it will not fill in the deep part, but the feathered thinner part on the edges it will take away.
It is a good product to have in your arsenal to apply by hand, but don't expect miracles.
Best to just go with a polish and a DA machine. This is where I am going, ordering my equipment from Mike, thedetaildude.com -- He has his own forumulations and his own pad types that are superior. I will be posting my results once they arrive.
Anyhow,.. if you are dealing with minor, minor scratches/marrs/swirls it is worth a shot, and it is cheap.
It works for what it claims. Very minor swirls/marrs..
Large, deep , scratches no it isn't going to do much. Say you have a deep scratch down your door from a metal on metal object. It will make it look better than how it is.. but it will not fill in the deep part, but the feathered thinner part on the edges it will take away.
It is a good product to have in your arsenal to apply by hand, but don't expect miracles.
Best to just go with a polish and a DA machine. This is where I am going, ordering my equipment from Mike, thedetaildude.com -- He has his own forumulations and his own pad types that are superior. I will be posting my results once they arrive.
Anyhow,.. if you are dealing with minor, minor scratches/marrs/swirls it is worth a shot, and it is cheap.
03-18-08, 06:32 PM
#3
I say just buy a polisher. You'll get better results with that. I combined a little ScratchX with a polish and it seemed to help a bit more. If you do it by hand, it might take awhile, and one arm will be bigger than the other after...
Heres my results, 1 hour solid on the right side. It was basically a mirror image of the left side
Works, but you wouldn't want to do the whole car with it
Heres my results, 1 hour solid on the right side. It was basically a mirror image of the left side
Works, but you wouldn't want to do the whole car with it
03-18-08, 08:35 PM
#4
Perfect example. -- You can tell the right side was a mirror image because there are still traces of minor scratches where the deeper ones were on the right side. IE: A polisher would get more out of the right side than you've already done of course. I take it you don't have a polisher 
-- After that much rubbing I'm sure your probably sold on buying one.
The UDM is 100 bucks,.. not excuse to really not have one these days, imo.
Depends on your application. The scratch-x's are just polishes, very mild/finishing polishes really. They are meant for spots , not to do your car, or even whole panels really. It takes ALOT of rubbing, even for one scratch.
It is worth buying a DA polisher even for spot scratches,.. You can load the pad with a bit of polish and move around the scratched area for 10 minutes and you just did 3 hours worth of hand work. Really, its that much different.
-- After that much rubbing I'm sure your probably sold on buying one. The UDM is 100 bucks,.. not excuse to really not have one these days, imo.
Depends on your application. The scratch-x's are just polishes, very mild/finishing polishes really. They are meant for spots , not to do your car, or even whole panels really. It takes ALOT of rubbing, even for one scratch.
It is worth buying a DA polisher even for spot scratches,.. You can load the pad with a bit of polish and move around the scratched area for 10 minutes and you just did 3 hours worth of hand work. Really, its that much different.
03-19-08, 12:30 AM
#5
Hmm, I thought you posted in my threads here about my PC adventures Neofate. I just decided to try ScratchX to see if it did what it said it would. I only did 1/2 the trunk before swapping to my PC, in which I finished the trunk and hood and then the backing plate melted. More to come soon. I finally finished my ES yesterday and currently in process of taking pics 
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03-19-08, 04:53 PM
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Considering my car is 99% perfectly clean/fresh when I do these, any significant improvments in products will be very impressive. To make good, look great and so forth.
03-19-08, 06:16 PM
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I tried it. I tried to take out the finest scratches on my rear bumpr, it did nothing except inducing more very fine scratches. I might have to use my Porter Cable 7424 with some heavier cut pads and compounds......
03-19-08, 06:38 PM
#12
Start with the least aggressive combo then work your way up. Unless your car was like mine with extreme marring, I doubt you'll have to go with a LC yellow pad and Menz IP
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