Thread: Scratched sides

Originally Posted by oldsalt

Yep - ditto for AussieAub's comments re Autoglym products - they work a treat - and as he said don't get it on the rubber....plays merry hell with it !!!
cheers

X2

fantastic stuff,& the leather conditioner will also do a fantastic job on your leather lounge suit.

The first few scratches are the worst. After a while you just don't worry about it.

As Caver says, wear them with pride.

A friend looks with disdain at any 4wd that doesn't have scratches as she considers that the vehicle isn't being used for its design purpose.

She looks admiringly at my D1 and D3.

I'm looking at possibly buying a 10m roll of magnetic sheet and cutting my own side panels. Comes in .3, .6 and .9mm thicknesses and under $200. Don't know if anyone else has gone down this route?

Originally Posted by Bushwanderer

A friend looks with disdain at any 4wd that doesn't have scratches as she considers that the vehicle isn't being used for its design purpose.

She looks admiringly at my D1 and D3.

So, you're saying scratch the bodywork, impress the ladies?

Originally Posted by Bushwanderer

A friend looks with disdain at any 4wd that doesn't have scratches as she considers that the vehicle isn't being used for its design purpose.
She looks admiringly at my D1 and D3.

Originally Posted by rmp

So, you're saying scratch the bodywork, impress the ladies?

That doesn't apply to SWMBO. She is most UNIMPRESSED with the number of bush pin stripes I've applied!

Well, I have just today finished polisihing out about 6 months worth of stripping on my D3 and must say I am pretty supprised how well it has come up.

I used a Turtlewax scratch & swirl product and buffed it with a lambs wool disc on my electic drill.

Took out at least 95% of the marks and really only those that were deep have been left.

Provided they are not too bad this type of effort, about 1.5 hr of work makes it look like new.

Now I can drive around knowing i use the D3 for its intendend purpose but with it looking nice a shiny. Like the saying goes do not judge the book by its cover !!.

George.

Originally Posted by DiscoWeb

Well, I have just today finished polisihing out about 6 months worth of stripping on my D3 and must say I am pretty supprised how well it has come up.

I used a Turtlewax scratch & swirl product and buffed it with a lambs wool disc on my electic drill.

Took out at least 95% of the marks and really only those that were deep have been left.

Provided they are not too bad this type of effort, about 1.5 hr of work makes it look like new.

Now I can drive around knowing i use the D3 for its intendend purpose but with it looking nice a shiny. Like the saying goes do not judge the book by its cover !!.

George.

I took it to a sprayer yesterday for polish. It took him 8 hours to remove all scratches. He also did wax and washed it. Look better then when I took it out of the show room.