How would you handle this?

[Mark Rancourt]

Ya guy's like this need a slap! Your best chance is to tape that bad boy up and start sanding. Depending on the thickness of the paint.if factory your good for 1500 and perhaps a little 1200 for the bad ones. My guess will be to shoot for removing MOST of the scratches and not all. That way if they all come out its a win, win! Be sure to b careful of all your edges and high points. When it comes to compounds I'm a 3m guy but they all work well. If you do this job be sure to post some pics of your results

[Just02896]

Wow those look horrible. I highly doubt mf and the suggested above compounds would completely remove them. In fact I am pretty certain they won't.

I must ask, if the owner of that vehicle plans to engage in this type of offroad activity, there really is no point or sense in buffing it. All you will do is remove paint and it will get scratched again.

It's like a mountain bike that gets taken on trails, it will get scratched and scuffed. No sense in "detailing" something like this, unless he plans to sell it or not go on those trails again.

But to answer your question, I would grab a wool pad and some 105 or Power Gloss and see what happens. You may need to wetsand the entire truck with 2000-3000 grit before buffing depending on how deep those are.

Maybe he should consider a paint wrap if he's planning on trail riding often.

[Romans5.8]

Those kind of look like they could be to-the-primer deep. Are they? Wouldn't that change the game a bit? (compound and polish would still remove the finer scratches and improve appearance though).

I kid you not, several weeks ago I saw a dually 4 wheel drive diesel truck out offroading covered in blue painters tape. Several layers of it. Everything but the glass and tires (they even taped the rims). Mirrors had been removed. I almost hopped on this forum to find out if it was one of you guys here at autogeek...

[Roger T]

I would start herewith your buffer:

Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Soft Buff 2.0 Foam Cutting Pad
Meguiar's Mirror Glaze 105 Ultra-Cut Compound

Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Soft Buff 2.0 Foam Polishing Pad
Meguiar's Mirror Glaze 205 Ultra Finishing Polish

[Roger T]

I would start herewith your buffer:

Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Soft Buff 2.0 Foam Cutting Pad
Meguiar's Mirror Glaze 105 Ultra-Cut Compound

Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Soft Buff 2.0 Foam Polishing Pad
Meguiar's Mirror Glaze 205 Ultra Finishing Polish

Hope this helps.

Roger T

[shagnat]

obviously the owner likes off-roading more than he likes a clean truck.... j/s

[BlkHemiLTD]

Reminds me of this post! >>> Detailed: 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser - Black Cherry Pearl (Trashed Off-Road Revival)


He used 101 and d300 with MF disks to completely transform that FJ I would be considering that approach, given those results.

[BlkHemiLTD]

Ha just noticed that thread was already linked by The Guz!!! Its a great thread though and definitly shows the capability of the MF system.

[Andr3wilson]

Lol those are really deep. I wouldn't even bother fixing it.

The amount of sanding just to level it out is going to flat spot the clear and really thin it out. You would probably go thru on the edges.

Then polishing will take a long time. Also it's a truck.

Repaint... Or rhino line the whole thing if more of this is in this trucks future...

[Legumes]

The owner of that truck should have purchased a much older 4x4 to beat up on the trails.