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Old 12-11-2008, 09:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Scratches in Paint work

hi guys and gals, i have a 2008 speedmaster and have noticed i seem to have picked up some light scratched and swerls on the tank, they are only in the topcoat but are anoying me a little, any way of removing these? i have tried T cut but if anything it seemed to make them worse.

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+1 on that. I had the same thing going on, little swirls from all the hand polishing/waxing. Tried differrent clothes, an electric buffer, all kinds of waxes or polishes. The best thing to use (the swirls are darn near invisible now) is Mothers and an electric buffer, a small electric buffer. My buffer takes 4" pads, lets me get into most of the nooks with it.
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I used scratch X on the RK ,but unless you know what your doing take it to a professional. Dealing with the clear coat can be tricky,too much buffing can leave it cloudy. Follow up with mothers to seal it.http://meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+G10307 http://www.ducatimonster.org/forums/...scratch-x.html

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