At only 260 miles, I get a nice dent, scatch, and paint marks on my rear bumper cause some a-hole woman can't drive. It was a small fender bender in the parking lot, so I won't replace the bumper. The dents suck but I can live with it. But the paint is all over. I need advice on how to clean off her paint without scratching up my car and making it worse.

 

you're autoparts store should have a compound for that, you'll have to rewax when your done though

 

wash the dirt off, and use clay bar, and scrape off lightly with like some sort of plastic if that doesn't work.

 

my mom had this magical liquid stuff which i dont know what it is or what it's called. But u apply on the "wound" and wax it off and the skratches or marks will be gone (only light ones) It works by "removing" the orginal paint and use it to cover the wound. hope that helps.

 

First step is trying Meguiars cleaner wax.

If that doen not do it then time to get polishing compound. This will leave a haze on the pain when you get the other paint off but then go over it with Meguiars cleaner wax and it will be good as new.

If the polishing compound does not do it then try rubbing compound but be gentle at first because this is gritty stuff, then go over that with some 3M cleaner, then apply wax. Should be good as new.

 

Alright, thanks for the tips. I'll try the clay bar first.

 

You should follow Thread's advice - always start with the least abrasive. Many people recommend a clay bar for everything, but they don't realize that it can take years off the life of the paint everytime you do it. The clay bar essentially removes a top layer of the clear coat. Even worse can happen if the bar is not lubricated enough when sliding it over.

Try the cleaner wax and compounds first - if that doesn't work then use the clay bar as a last resort.

 

If you are using a detailing clay bar (vs. an abrasive one) then it doesn't damage your clear coat. I seriously doubt that you will take years off the life of your paint each time you clay your car.

 

Sorry, I was referring to using an abrasive clay bar (i.e. paint shop) - If used without enough lubricant, both the detail and abrasive clay bars can harm perfectly good paint.

 

Hmm ok. Guess I'll go with the cleaner wax first then. Unless someone posts within 12 hours I might change my mind again lol