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Re: Dog Scratches in Paint (archive)
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Posted by Stu 94 740i on June 03, 2001 at 13:09:20:

In Reply to: Dog Scratches in Paint posted by Ken on June 03, 2001 at 11:35:26:

First, shoot the dog, make a chamois out of the hide for future use.

Second, if the clear coat has been 'lifted' buffing won't help much, probably make it worse by peeling it up (in my limited experience anyway). If clear coat and not too deep, can get fine polishing compound made for clear coat, there are also color fillers for deep scratches. My 94 is not clear coat, depending on the depth of the scratch (previous owner had dogs that hung out the window and left a zillion scratches along the top of the window sill) use a medium to fine compound an buff. Go fine at first, then use medium if no success. Remember, you can always buff longer and lighter rather than fast and heavy, once the paint is gone and you are down to primer you need a paint job, so don't go over board. Simpler yet, find a buddy that does auto detailing and maybe he'll give you a break and do it for you (in exchange for the dog skin chamois...)

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