Door handle swirls by hand

[Gazbaz]

What’s the most effective way to remove light scratches behind door handles by hand?
Im guessing a microfibre cloth wrapped around a finger....
is there an easier way?
And which abrasive to use behind these handles on soft Range Rover paint?

[Mike Phillips]

I'll chime in...


Start with a microfiber pad with a foam intercore to spread out the pressure from your fingers and a compound, polish or AIO

Then re-polish with a foam applicator and less aggressive product than you started with to remove any fiber marks.


Foam vs Fiber - Car Detailing by Hand or Machine (https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-to-articles-by-mike-phillips/128316-foam-vs-fiber-car-detailing-hand-machine.html)


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4164/Foam_vs_Fiber_01c.JPG



If it's your own car spend all day on it.

If you're detailing for money - then get it good and move on. Detailers that invest hours doing piddly things go broke and live unhappy lives.




:)

[Gazbaz]

Thanks Mike
Yup, my car and I’ll be caressing her..... kind of embarrassing when the neighbours walk by!

[57Rambler]

Since you said they are light scratches, I'd give this a try first :

Meguiar's SCRATCH X 2.0 Fine Scratch & Swirl Remover is a rubbing compound that can be applied by hand. Meguiars ScratchX polishes away fine paint (https://www.autogeek.net/megscratxfin.html)

[Gazbaz]

I’ve tried the Scratch X and it didn’t really cut it. Excuse the pun��
Maybe I wasn’t feeling the dedicated that day? Impatient maybe!
It needs something with a bit more bite to it, that finishes down nice

[hoyt66]

Thanks Mike
Yup, my car and I’ll be caressing her..... kind of embarrassing when the neighbours walk by!

When it comes to neighbors...the sooner they know we are crazy the better!

[Mike Phillips]

What’s the most effective way to remove light scratches behind door handles by hand?





Over the weekend I detailed a Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 with the exact same problem you're asking about. So I took a few pictures and wrote a simple article.


How-to Remove Fingernail Scratches Behind Door Handles
(https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-to-articles-by-mike-phillips/128483-how-remove-fingernail-scratches-behind-door-handles.html)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4221/Door_inset_03.JPG



:)

[Gazbaz]

Over the weekend I detailed a Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 with the exact same problem you're asking about. So I took a few pictures and wrote a simple article.


How-to Remove Fingernail Scratches Behind Door Handles
(https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-to-articles-by-mike-phillips/128483-how-remove-fingernail-scratches-behind-door-handles.html)






Thanks Mike, that’s great. I’ll check that out!



:buffing:

[Mike Phillips]

I'd say the above articles is not the simplest article I've ever written but it comes close.

Here's the most simple article I have ever written.


How to correctly fold and use a Microfiber Towel (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/29230-how-correctly-fold-use-microfiber-towel.html)


I know the above articles is really really simple. There's a guy, can't think of who it is at this moment, but he teases me about the above article because it's such basic information.

That said - I wrote the above article after watching the owner of a classic Corvette wipe off wax. That is, after he tried to wipe off the wax. I stopped him.


He was going to use this technique,



Incorrect Techniques - Scrunched-up Microfiber Towel
Here's another common method, or actually lack of method, for wiping product residue off paint and that's to simply scrunch up a microfiber towel into a wad of cloth and wipe using this wadded up towel. Not only do you have zero control over the surface of the towel but you now are introducing folds and edges of towel directly to the finish... under pressure!

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/930/MicrofiberTowel008.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/930/MicrofiberTowel009.jpg





Argh!
There's nothing gentle about wiping paint with a wadded up towel...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/930/MicrofiberTowel010.jpg



Here's how he wiped the wax off after a little tweak of technique.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/928/1954Vette015.jpg



And all ended well.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/928/1954Vette037.jpg



:)