What Is A Car Scratch And How Does It Occur?
Before the answer of “How to remove car scratches”, let’s understand what is a car scratch.
Scratch is a clear coat damage. It occurs by accidents such as rubbing and bumping, also washing with brush, even dust particles and bad weather conditions in the driving environment.
Hard objects and particles create scratch channels on the clear coat. These channels reflect light by refracting it. So that we see the annoying scratches especially under the daylight.
Rubbing and polishing compounds can only repair the injuries which are on the clear coat layer. Some other methods such as retouching, pasting or painting can be used for the scratches which are passed the clear coat and descended deep to paintwork.
How Do Compounds Remove Car Scratches?
Netfer rubbing and polishing compounds can remove all kind of scratches including; deep / medium / light scratches and also swirls.
Silicone-free car scratch remover chemicals completely remove the scratches by rubbing the clear coat. This friction process thins the clear coat like shearing. No need to worry, because thickness of the layer reduces in low-micron level.
Unlike rubbing compounds, silicone including polishes hide the scratches by filling the scratch channels. High-quality polishing compounds such as Netfer scratch removers do not include silicone so that removed car scratches do not appear again.
Micro granular minerals in polishing compounds are also clears the oxidation and brightens the dull look.
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Steps Of Car Scratch Removal Application
You need to pay attention for scratch removing process, since it is a technical operation.
Let’s check the important “How To Remove Car Scratches” steps:
Step 1: Detect The Depth Of Scratches
Which describes the scratches better, deep or light or medium? Netfer Chem, created 3 different models of scratch removal compounds. Which are Heroto-KA Heavy Cut for deep scratches, Heroto Medium Cut for medium scratches and Heroto-75 Fine Cut for light and capillary scratches.
Step 2: Provide The Proper Equipment
Before the application, you are better to make ready the right equipment such as foam pad, wool pad, clay bar, etc. Especially hardness of the pads should be compatible with the compound. There is no one right, but you have to check the manufacturer’s user guide document to determine the useful materials.
Step 3: Clean The Surface Of All Dirt
For a perfect application, you have to clean the body in detail. Standard car washing cleans only the dust, not all the particles. Some hard micro sized particles such as iron dust, tar or asphalt could cause new scratches while polishing action. These kind of iron particles could be completely purified by clay bar. After completing the cleaning, be sure the surface is dry.
Step 4: Polish By Hand
If you will do the application with using polishing machine, then pass to Step 5. Netfer compounds are suitable for applicating by hand. But using machine is always a better choice. We recommend using cotton for manual applications. Because cotton does not create new scratches on the surface and is hard enough to create the necessary surface resistance for the removal of scratches by abrasion. The application should be continued for 20-30 seconds with oval movements, at a right angle to the scratches. Continue rubbing without applying excessive pressure, until the scratches disappear.
Step 5: Polish By Machine
Using a polish machine requires experience. It is recommended for professional users. Because rubbing process will heat the surface faster and will create more homogeneous scratch removing action on the clear coat. Please prefer orbital rotary polishing machines, not drill or spiral machines. You have to be careful about rotational speed (rpm) and suppression pressure not to damage the clear coat. If you are using a compound for the first time, we strongly recommend you to read the product’s user manual.
Step 6: Clean The Waste Dust
It is normal for compounds residue to remain on the surface after the scratch removal process. Netfer compounds do not stick to the surface as they do not contain silicone. It can be easily cleaned by wiping with a damp cloth. Wiping clean will suffice in most cases. However, if possible, it may be preferable to completely wash and rinse the vehicle before passing Step 7.
Step 7: Finish With Paroto Paint Protective Wax
After the scratch removal process is complete, it’s time to polish the vehicle surface and protect the clear coat. Netfer Paroto 3 in 1 Wax, with its natural and herbal Carnauba Wax content, provides long-term paint protection as well as deep shine. Due to its rich wax content, wait 10 minutes after applying the polish to the surface and remove the excess wax from the surface with a damp cloth. In the last step, you can dry and polish the surface with a soft polishing cloth.
The Difference Of Removing Deep / Light Car Scratches And Swirls
The physical abrasion working principle is almost the same for deep or medium or light car scratches. The main difference is the depth of the scratch damage. So the most important thing is to choose the proper rubbing or polishing compound.
Simply prefer;
- Heavy cut compound (Netfer Heroto-KA) for deep scratches,
- Medium cut polish (Netfer Heroto) for medium sized scratches
- Fine cut polish (Netfer Heroto-75) for light scratches.
Also selecting the appropriate equipment is very important. You have to applicate heavy cut compound with aggressive wool cutting pad, while using medium foam buffing pad with fine scratch remover polish.
All these technical instructions are sent with your order. So you can read down all the details before the polishing application.
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