Opps. Scuff on paint help

[Boomer]

Poopsie tied her jacket to the sissy bar during a ride rather than dump it in the bag. Slid down and rubbed on the rear fender....here is what is left.

I'm curious to the best means to clean this up. Only thing I've done so far was polish with a microfiber cloth to see if it was residue.

It's not. Clear coat worn off?

Tips to getting it back to showroom shine?

thanks!

p.s. The pix are tough b/c it's so hard to get a good shot from the reflection. Ignore the tree branches in the lighted and the garage windows in the darkened.

 

[Staffy]

OUCH!!! That must hurt. Airbrush-Ed is sure to chime in and give you a few good suggestions. I would go to a professional auto body shop and see if spraying on a coat of clear would help.
Good luck.

 

[Justintime]

Try some Maquire's scratch remover and their fine buffing pad. Works great for swirl marks so it should take care of this.

 

[RoadRider]

A product by 3M called Finesse-it should do the trick. Use a 5" ro buffer with a spunge pad will work miracles. sells for around $35 perquart

 

[Boomer]

Thanks for the tips. Couldn't find the above mentioned products, but found the 3M Scratch Remover. Took some elbow grease, but removed 98% of it.

Probably should follow-up with an auto body shop for a protectant or film on that area...as I'm sure this will happen again.

 

[K9Anniv]

If you know any bodyshop detail guys, they can work wonders with an orbital buffer.
Otherwise, 3M Swirl Mark Remover and 3M Finesse-It would be your best bet.
Good luck - let us know how it turns out!

 

[Little-Boo]

Thanks for the tips. Couldn't find the above mentioned products, but found the 3M Scratch Remover. Took some elbow grease, but removed 98% of it.

Probably should follow-up with an auto body shop for a protectant or film on that area...as I'm sure this will happen again.

Like mentioned above try

3M Finesse-It II Finishing Material

That is what Body Shops use, it comes in white and black for dark colors

Carlos

 

[Oldhvymetal]

Do what I did... scuff up the rest of the bike to make it match!

Just kiddin'...

 

[Roaddawg]

Worst case scenario, get some 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper from a local auto parts store. Wet sand the area until it is uniformly dull. Using a small buffer, start with compound and begin buffing it out. Follow the compound with a machine glaze, then a hand finish. 3M makes a good 3 step product for this. Meguiars also does too. It will take an hour or so, but the paint will look brand spanking new.

 

[Oscar Maldonado]

Do what I did... scuff up the rest of the bike to make it match!

Just kiddin'...

:roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:

 

[BadBrad]

Somewhere in all this buffing, I would be sure to give "Poopsie" a little chat about tying her jacket on the sissy bar.

 

[Magoo]

Thanks for the tips. Couldn't find the above mentioned products, but found the 3M Scratch Remover. Took some elbow grease, but removed 98% of it.

Probably should follow-up with an auto body shop for a protectant or film on that area...as I'm sure this will happen again.

Pictures of the finished areas?
:2thumbs:

 

[Mad Dog]

Somewhere in all this buffing, I would be sure to give "Poopsie" a little chat about tying her jacket on the sissy bar.

+1

 

[airbrush-ed]

Roaddawg beat me to it! A lil wet sanding and buffing, and you'll be fine!

 

[K9Anniv]

Roaddawg beat me to it! A lil wet sanding and buffing, and you'll be fine!

Ed, without taking too much of your time, would you explain how best to approach the wet sanding procedure on an under frame powder coat repair? I'd be interested...thanks!

 

[Boomer]

Poopsie and I had a lil falling out; although hope that she'll be on the back of the bike very soon. The scuff on the fender is pretty far down the list of other issues outstanding...

Tough to take pix that resemble the issue. I suppose there is some camera trickey, but tried to find the worst shots above and below....

What this all taught me....I had a lot of minor scratches on the fender I've never seen before. At some point, I'll read up on the threads regarding buff/max for routine paint maintenance.

 

[K9Anniv]

Poopsie and I had a lil falling out;...

If Poopsie had scratched my fender like that, I'm afraid we'd have had a MAJOR falling out!!!

All kidding aside, I hope your fender and your relationship with Poopsie are repaired to normal again soon!

 

[Ray]

I personally do not use micro fiber rags on the paint, only light wiping of the chromish/billett stuff. I am soft cotton rags only on the paint only! Get someone really skilled with a high speed buffer can possibly take that out in a few minutes with some of the products mentioned above. I have found out in my aging years that it is perfectly all right to not screw something up worst than it already is by attacking it like you thought you knew what you were doing.

Ray

 

[K9Anniv]

....I have found out in my aging years that it is perfectly all right to not screw something up worst than it already is by attacking it like you thought you knew what you were doing....Ray

:iagree: Amen!