Faint Scratches on new Vehicle

[h8dirtycars]

Ok, this is my third question, and not happy about it.... I thought my new MKX was in pretty much pristine condition, paint and or clear coat wise. Well today I noticed some faint scratches on top of the rear bumper and on the hood. Want to take care of this before I possibly put Xpel on the car.
Pretty upset. Can't really take photos to post as the car is a weird kind of silver (but pretty cool). Lincoln calls it Luxe Metallic. Now, full disclosure. I did run it through a car wash 3 times, before I started learning from this forum. And yes, I'll never do that again. The car was caked with road salt, and dirt, and it was driving me nuts. The first was drive through soft touch, where the attendant dried the car(GASP). The second was a touch-less, in which I dried myself, and the third was soft touch as the first which I dried myself.

Anyway, now I just noticed the micro scratches. I inspected pretty close at different angles and didn't notice any others. Doesn't mean they're not there, hoping they're not. And since the car is kind of light, you have to look at an angle to see the scratches.

Now to the obvious question, how does a beginner take care of this, and what do I use.

Oh, I have been using a spray on wipe off wax quite often that I purchased before registering on AGO. Hence the not mentioning product. It seems pretty light and has a pleasant smell.

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

[FUNX650]

...today I noticed some faint scratches on
top of the rear bumper and on the hood.
...I just noticed the micro scratches.

how does a beginner take care of this,
and what do I use.

The only way to remove scratch/swirl
marks, is to polish the paint.

Get some Meguiar's SwirlX/ScratchX...
and go-to-town on those blemishes.


Bob

[VISITOR]

if there are just some isolated scratches then suggestions above should work. if you haven't already, look into ironx/clay and some light polishing. also, if you don't own a DA i would look into purchasing one...

[h8dirtycars]

Just ordered Meguiar's Scratch Removal combo.
Thanks!

[h8dirtycars]

Thanks, also, Visitor. However, right now, I think a DA is above my paygrade.........

[pheerix]

Get ready to work those arms....

[custmsprty]

Get ready to work those arms....

[PaulMys]

Thanks, also, Visitor. However, right now, I think a DA is above my paygrade.........

Hey there, h8.

I was in your position in '12 when I got my new Ram. Although I never went through an automated car wash, I still was a novice instilling swirls in my paint. After a lot of reading on here, I realized what I was doing wrong.

But, it wasn't very bad. I did (and look at the posts above) work my arms to the max by hand, but I was able to get about 85-90% of the swirls I saw out. I then used KAIO polish, and it satisfied me for that time.

After getting a DA polisher, (X-mas sale here at AG on the PC + some pads for just over $100) I realized just how much that money was well spent.

After babying my truck's paint as much as humanly possible after learning from my mistakes from AG, the PC works great for me on my light/medium grey paint.

[h8dirtycars]

I'm assuming I should start with Meg's Swirl X remover before moving up to the Scratch X. The product description states the SX is non abrasive, and I only see the scratches at angles and when my garage lights them. Would they then be considered swirls and not scratches?

[PaulMys]

Yes, those are swirls. But, you can't remove swirls with a non-abrasive. Only fill/mask them.