Car Scatch Remover Polish or Compound

Diminishing Polishes:

Today the most advanced and most expensive professional polishes use “diminishing” or sometimes called  “nano” technology.  This means that as they are applied they progressively “break down” into finer and finer particles.  For instance if a diminishing polish starts out as a 1500 grit it can break down to a 50 point which is extremely  fine, which will give a superb shine and luster even before using a glaze.  This technology allows a defect to be removed and then fine polished…without requiring a secondary polish to remove abrasive haze. Thus moving straight to a glaze for clarity and  then finally to a sealant to finish the job.

With a “diminishing” polish you get fast efficient  removal of paint defects.  The Ultimate Car Scratch Remover utilizes a diminishing polish (Totally Bitchin Scratch Remover).

NOTE: Using a high quality clean micro fiber towel is the most safe and effective way to apply a polish when working by hand to remove isolated scratches.  Cotton towels can actually harm the finish since they just push the dried particles around on the finish rather than trapping them safely in the fibers like a micro fiber towel does.

Cutting Compound (sometimes called rubbing compound):

Cutting compounds are used for removing wet sand paper grits of  approx 1000-1500…serious wet sanding territory. These compounds are  sometimes called rubbing compounds.  This class of abrasive is usually rated at one grit and remains at that grit the entire time it is applied.  They are used for serious paint correction and without proper use can easily cause unnecessary damage to your clear coat finish.

Cutting or rubbing compounds are always followed with a polish.  They leave what appears to be haze but is really the fine scratches left from the abrasive once the deep wet sanding scratches are gone.  Therefore a polish is always necessary to remove the haze or fine compound scratches left.

In the end the safest way to remove isolated scratches on a modern clear coat finish is to us a Diminishing Polish like the one found in 100% guaranteed  Ultimate Car Scratch Remover System.

If all you want is a basic kit to remove a couple scratches then check out the new LITE kit

Car Touch Up Paint – dirty little secret

Car Touch Up Paint- Dirty Little Secret

Car Touch Up Paint- This question comes up a lot about car touch up paint repairs and this is a excerpt  from post I wrote in a Camaro forum recently.

Here are the dirty little secrets the car touch up paint industry would prefer you not know.

1. Mass produced car touch up paint whether bought at the dealer with official logo or a mass retailer…is a crap shoot for matching. Think about it, thousands of models from all of the major mfgrs. from 50+ years of manufacturing and thousands of colors…do you think they made up your exact to code formula in your tiny little bottle and how many bottles of car touch up paint are sold for your exact make, model & color every week just to have them just sitting around…

*mass produced car touch up paint for economics and logistics is made in large quantities and then packaged into containers with the corresponding model year color info…it’s a color that is most likely “very close” to YOUR color however chances are you are not getting your EXACT color code formula.  So for instance a certain metallic blue might be a close match for several different makes, models and years.

It’s Difficult To Find The Right Car Touch Up Paint Color

2. If you buy car touch up paint from any vendor online or offline that mixes to order and gives you less than 2oz  there is a good chance your paint will NOT be an EXACT match. Why you ask?
2oz is considered in the automotive paint refinishing industry to be the smallest volume to accurately mix to code.  You see by mixing .05 oz  or even 1.0 oz  some of the toners can zero out.  This means the paint mixture is not exact bc it’s missing some toners.

*when you are spraying automotive paint exact match is mandatory (if you like to do nice work that is)…with hand touch ups for chips etc sometimes you can get away with “close”  and this is precisely why the mass producers can get away with this…most people will never notice or if they do…figure they got a bad batch…end of story.

*as one person on this thread said “any paint shop should be able to mix you up something for $5.00″. maybe 20 yrs ago  not anymore, modern urethane paint is expensive. Also for a automotive paint shop to mix 2oz to code…is really more of a hassle and a customer service and they do it for customers bc they buy other supplies that do make money.

*most mobile pros that do touch up repair work have their own system and mix to code on the spot. They get the paint formula online and mix to code with a portable digital scale.  These pro paint systems run from $1500 to $10K

3. Here is the answer to what happened to the good old days when they gave you car touch up paint with the car and why you wouldn’t want it anyway. Car touch up paint in little bottle (that is pre made and bought in a store)  has a real shelf life of roughly 60 days before a much of the solvents evaporate. Sure you can add in some reducer if the paint has thickened to thin it out a bit, but do you have reducer for automotive urethane paint on hand?

*if you are a Car Scratch Remover Customer.com customer all you have to do is email or call us -  if there is any question about your car touch up paint*

(NEVER keep car touch up paint in your car glove, box trunk etc exposed to excess heat it will accelerate the evaporation of the solvents.)

Car Touch Up Paint Has Never Been Easier

* I do agree with one person…manufacturers if they really wanted to promote good will would be to give a customer a bottle of car touch up paint as a courtesy not at the time of sale but when the customer gets the scratch…however that of course would take money away from their body shop…so this will never happen

*You will NEVER catch a pro using old car touch up paint…pro’s ALWAYS  mix fresh , and toss whatever is left over from a hand touch up. They usually throw away more than they used on a repair…just part of doing biz.  Fresh paint mixed to code will ensure the best possible repair bc it will flow better (fresh solvents and toners) and is easier to work with.

So in the end if you want EXACT  matching car touch up paint go find a local automotive paint supplier and ask if they will mix 2oz for you (be prepared for sticker shock)

However …because you are here at Car Scratch Remover.com  and are already much wiser than the typical consumer you already know  all of my touch up paint is custom mixed to order for your EXACT CAR TOUCH UP PAINT CODE in  2oz bottle naturally.   You will find exactly what you need in my store right here.

Good luck with your car touch up paint my friends.

Car Touch Up Paint Trick

Car Touch Up Paint Trick

The car touch up paint trick to doing really clean car touch up paint repairs is to apply the car paint with surgical precision.  There are several tricks that pro use to do this.

BIG TIP: NEVER use the brush in a car touch up paint bottle for ANY  car touch up paint repair.  You will NEVER get a clean surgical application of car touch up paint.  You will end up with big blobs of paint and very uneven.  This is where the word “blob” came from along time ago…and is EXACTLY what you don’t want.

Car Touch Up Paint Trick- Use A Syringe

Probably one of the coolest ways to apply a car touch up paint trick with precision is to use a syringe.  If you have ever refilled a ink jet cartridge you will know the type of syringe I am talking about. This is one of the best car touch up paint trick around.

You can find complete kits and car touch up paint trick accessories at the CSR store

This method is especially suited for long key car paint scratches like a key scratch.  The reason why is simple, you can fill the syringe with plenty of paint to do the entire length of the scratch in one stroke.   Using this car touch up paint trick you can apply the paint in a clean uniform bead in the entire car paint scratch.

Practice holding the syringe in one hand, with your thumb on the plunger, the rest of your fingers gripping the body of the syringe.

This Car Touch Up Paint Trick Can Be Used By Anybody

Practice on a piece of card board, drag the tip of the syringe along while keeping pressure on the plunger of the syringe…so that you are dispensing a even bead of paint the entire time.

If you want a complete “All In The Box” touch up paint solution go to the CSR STORE  for a one stop shop!

You only want a bead of paint to “just” fill the scratch…more is not better…

Here are the steps for applying car touch up paint with a syringe:

There are advanced car touch up paint trick methods to level the paint when it is dry either by using what is sometimes called a “blob” remover solvent or traditional wet sanding to block sand the dry paint level.

Both methods to level car touch up paint are both valid ways to do this.  Some car touch up paint trick repairs come out better using one or the other…I will cover that later.

However many times if you simply apply car touch up paint in a long scratch with “surgical” precision it will look really convincing  and with the surrounding  car paint polished the final result will look really nice from  a normal viewing distance of 3 feet or so.

Even pros cannot make a hand touch up invisible…you are after a really clean car touch up paint repair that camouflage the scratch and makes it visually less apparent to the casual glance.  Doing this type of car paint repair yourself will look great and easily save you a couple hundred bucks! Hope this Car Touch Up Paint Trick helps you out.

If you want a complete “All In The Box” touch up paint solution go to the CSR STORE  for a one stop shop! This is the best car touch up paint trick around.