Remove light scratches/marks from dry towel?

[Jfheisenberg]

Guys - Since my car was very dirty due to snow and shitty weather jersey its been getting lately, i took my car to a `hand car wash`. Everything was going cool so they finished washing/drying my car so i left happy.

When i got to the parking lot at my job, i notice very light scratches around my car, they are so light and really thin and its very very hard to see from distance and even close to the car. But if you look very closely to the paint (when the sun is shining) you can see very thin scratches/marks. My guess is that it was cause from the regular towel those idiots used when drying the car, instead of using a micro fiber towel.

Anybody knows a good way to remove them? it was definitely my bad to take the car to those kind of places, but it made me sad seen her like that.

Next time im washing the car myself, too many retards @ the car wash that dont know what the hell they are doing.

Any tips will be appreciated!

[WhiteFRS69]

if your in North Jersey

next time, reach out to Detailers Domain, they will do a great job just giving it a wash


but you will want to look into a light polish, not sure if doing it bye hand will get the job done but with orbital polisher with the correct pads will deff get the job done,

[adamg]

do some research on orbital buffers and polishes. Its pretty easy to remove but i'm no expert so id suggest to search other threads that go pretty in depth about this topic or ask the guys at detailers domain.

EDIT: @WhiteFRS69 beat me to it, we literally said the exact same thing

[Jfheisenberg]

I see that Detailers Domain is about a 20 mile drive from home. Would they do this kind of correction? I see that they sell products on their website, but they do not mention prices for a details/removal of scratches that i mentioned earlier.

[adamg]

Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg

I see that Detailers Domain is about a 20 mile drive from home. Would they do this kind of correction? I see that they sell products on their website, but they do not mention prices for a details/removal of scratches that i mentioned earlier.

They do, but why don't you ask them yourself
@DetailersDomain

[WhiteFRS69]

Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg

I see that Detailers Domain is about a 20 mile drive from home. Would they do this kind of correction? I see that they sell products on their website, but they do not mention prices for a details/removal of scratches that i mentioned earlier.

they do, and they do a damn good job!

but expect to pay a nice chunk of Change... but its deff worth it!
if you go that route, look into Opti coats, etc etc

[Jfheisenberg]

I'll give them a ring... if its a reasonable price i'll do it. They scratches/marks are to thin and hardly seen, i might just deal with them if price is too high.

[Jfheisenberg]

I went to detailersdomain this past weekend, both Dan and Phill do an amazing job. Im going to be back for my window tint and a one step polish.

They they point out two small rock chips and i had the car for only a month :`(

They also notice a very minor ding by the back passenger side window. It is barely noticeable (but i know is there ) They claim that must be from a SUV door hitting my baby, some assholes just dont care....

[Annahra]

Just go ahead and buy some touch up paint now. I dab rock chips once a month during the summer.

[WhiteFRS69]

Good job on going to DD

i saw them post your Car on Instagram

[Turbo95eg6]

One wrong wash = $500 worth of color correction. A good lesson learned.

[Jfheisenberg]

Definitely a lesson learned, i would never take my baby to those car wash places, they have no clue on wth they are doing.

[Turbo95eg6]

Just use it as a learning experience. Honestly, if you are one of the few (seems like now you are) who wants to keep your paint well maintained you should never trust anyone to wash besides yourself.

Quick story: I had a similar experience of having the dealership wash before delivery. I never cared much for paint on my older cars, but having swirls covering a brand new car was unacceptable. I was close to having the dealership having their "detailer" fix them, but all they do is polish with a glaze that only covers them temporarily. Luckily I found a guy who corrects paint for a living, and he opened me up a lot about proper maintenance.

He spent 8 hours to correct the paint better than new, he was so detailed that he even pointed out flaws from the factory that I would've never seen. Basically I was able to start from scratch, and from then on I learned about how to properly care for the paint. There's not much to it, eventually you will get swirls no matter what over time but the main idea is to slow down the process. It's a lot to learn at once, I'm still somewhat of a noob but every mistake I made so far I can use the experience on my next vehicle.

[zinzan]

I bought my car new last January, and it already had some swirls on it. I did a polish myself and had it looking pretty good, which I maintained fairly well until a couple months ago. I was the only one to wash the car until this past November, but I knew I couldn't do it regularly during the cold weather, so I have reluctantly let the guys here in my office building wash it every couple weeks. I think they do a better job than most hand car wash places, but they don't do as thorough job as I do and they aren't as careful.

I did put on a fresh Opti-Seal before the winter, and the beading is probably still at 40-50%, but it hasn't stopped the swirls from their wash and dry.

Oh well. I'm resigned to just polishing and resealing again in the spring.