Sonax scratch crayon

[Lyvan]

HI FELLOW GTPers

Has any of you tried a Sonax wax which includes a crayon for repairing scratvhes in the paint? My baby was scratched on purpose by some unhappy individual...

Any experiences with this??

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

Friend used it on his bumper, which is pitted beyond belief, and it worked, but only for a couple of rains/washes before the wax came out again.

Is it beyond the primer, or just through the paint? I'd suggest a clean garage and a couple of hours of prep and painting with some touch up paint.

 

[Lyvan]

It looks white, so I guess was just the paint...I supposed that lasted a couple of washes, so I think I will give it a go, plus my car is dark gray so it will be a make up solution. I am planning to make all the necessary repairs on his first anniversary (September)

 

[Stigsblkcousin]

lol

Leave them rats alone!!!

 

[BrutherSuperior]

Rub your thumbnail across it.

If it catches the scratch, it's a deep one and will need touch up paint & some 1500 grit to repair it. This takes a long time to do, but you get out of it what you put into it. I've made vehicle long key marks (X g/f) disappear with well matched touch up paint in a weekend. 3M rubbing compound, or the stuff I talk about below, does a good job at removing the 1500 grit haze.

If your fingernail doesn't catch the scratch, it's shallow and can be buffed out. Meguiar's Ultimate Compound and some elbow grease should take care of that and other scratches/swirls you have.

 

[Jim Prower]

I've used the Ultimate Compound as well, on the hazy paint on my 'SX. That stuff works surprisingly well.

I recommend following it up with Meguiar's Tech Wax, though any good, hard wax should do well enough.

I read, at first, though, "Sonex". Which is a kit airplane manufacturer. I was thinking, "What do they do making crayons?"

 

[Lyvan]

Rub your thumbnail across it.

If it catches the scratch, it's a deep one and will need touch up paint & some 1500 grit to repair it. This takes a long time to do, but you get out of it what you put into it. I've made vehicle long key marks (X g/f) disappear with well matched touch up paint in a weekend. 3M rubbing compound, or the stuff I talk about below, does a good job at removing the 1500 grit haze.

If your fingernail doesn't catch the scratch, it's shallow and can be buffed out. Meguiar's Ultimate Compound and some elbow grease should take care of that and other scratches/swirls you have.

I saw this website too...at least in the video they make it look easy!
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/

Unfortunately for me, the car I own is not available in the US (Hyundai Getz) so don't know if any other color is similar...and let's be honest, I would be so scared of messing it up (repairs here in Colombia are way cheaper than in the US), so I will stick to the year repair plan...

Also I bought yesterday the Sonax (no Sonex hehehe) product...I will share with you the results, and hopefully I will show before/after pics.