Polishing Out a Scuff mark

Jack911 · 7 Dec 2005

Some idiot managed to reverse into the front of my 993 while it was parked.

There's some of his paint on the bumper and a few rough scratches too. I'm hoping it will polish out as it doesn't look or feel to be too serious.

Does anyone have any advice on what to use, how to do it, where to go if it doesn't work etc?

Thanks!

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Richard Eff · 7 Dec 2005

If you were a seasoned poster, the standard 911UK advice would be an angle grinder, wire wool and plenty of brasso :twisted:

However, as you are not, perhaps we'll be more gentle with our advice

Anyone?

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Carrera · 7 Dec 2005

If you can't feel it, may be you can polish it out. If not a body shop can surely sort that out without charging a bomb.

I'd use something gentle like the Zymol HD, then try T-cut, then rubbing compound before moving onto wire wool and angle grinder! :wink:
Just make sure you remmember to wax it after.

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poon · 7 Dec 2005

John,

It looked as though it had taken off the paint, i.e white underneath. I would suggest a bodyshop looks at it and uses an orbital polisher. Having said that if its left outside in London it'll only happen again, maybe just get a touch up paint stick and abit of elbow grease.

Hows the old girl doing, the 993 not the missus!

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Jack911 · 7 Dec 2005

Hey Poon,

I also thought that there may have been some paint removed, especially after checking the back of his car (which was a Volvo by the way).

I take your point about leaving it on the street; such is the nature of life (for a car) in central London unfortunately. Luckilly, someone recently gave me a lipstick marker for this exact purpose so perhaps I'll just use that, some polishing and a bit of Zymol.

The "old girl" is doing very well indeed. Although, believe it or not, I reckon that my old 3.0 911 in Oz was faster. A few differences in creature comforts and nett weight notwithstanding.

Cheers!

Jack.

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poon · 7 Dec 2005

good idea, not sure your 3.0 is quicker, probably feels that way, either that or the footwell carpet is stuck underneath the accelerator :wink:

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Jack911 · 7 Dec 2005

The 3.0 wasn't exactly stock and weighed in at only 1,010 kg. I had a measued 1/4 mile in 13 seconds flat and a 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds. It was rough but fast and certainly not the sort of car you'd drive over to Le Mans next year (guess what I'm doing in June).

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