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      10-20-2014, 10:45 PM   #1
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The Junkman's Minor Scratch Removal on a Lamborghini Murcielago

In this video, I remove 2 scratches from a Lamborghini Murcielago. The scratches were not too bad but needed the use of 2500 and 3000 grit sandpapers. I also used the Flex 3401VRG to buff them out using some polishes that are no longer available from Adam's. There are some important things that you should know about products that I could have used in this video. Another VERY IMPORTANT thing that you should know about removing scratches in car paint is that if your fingernail catches in the scratch, the scratch is TOO DEEP for you to completely remove without REPAINTING. Whatever you do, do NOT allow someone to sucker you into trying to COMPLETELY remove a scratch that deep from your paint. You will be visiting a paint booth if you try.

First, understand this. There are a plethora of products on the market today that can be used to do what I did in this video. I could have used a compound and a polish by Menzerna, 3M, Dodo Juice, Optimum, Meguiar's, 3D or Hi-Temp to complete this job instead of the products that I used by Adam's. ALL of those companies make a compound and a polish, and using any of them would have resulted in the same exact conclusion. I point this out because so many people are hung up on a given brand name when someone who knows what they are doing can get excellent results no matter who's quality product that they use. None of the products that I use to do this stuff is over-the-counter (OTC) crap, you have to order them online from the various companies that manufacture them (with the exception of 3M, which can be purchased at any body shop supply store and Meguiar's M105 and M205, which can be purchased now at your local auto store such as Pep Boys and Auto Zone).

So don't allow yourself to get caught up in the discussion of which product is the best, learn how to perform the task correctly and it won't matter what product you use as long as the products you choose are quality products. One other note, I make the wet sanding part of this look MUCH easier than it is. If you have never done this before and you decide to go out and put sandpaper up against your paint, you have got to be smoking crack. This should never be done without experience and a paint thickness gauge. It just so happens that I have been exposed to this stuff every since I was a young teenager so I have a tad bit of experience. As you will see in the video, I ain't no teenager anymore!

So sit back and get your popcorn, pen and paper ready. You're about to be treated to Junkman's "Wet Sanding 101." Don't allow people to suck you into the argument that "this quality product is better than another quality product." Understand that TECHNIQUE trumps product 24/7/365. I don't care what you use, if you have no technique then your results will always be lousy, no matter who's products you are using.










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Super cool on how you do it.

Just a few quick questions for you:

1) Are black cars easier to scratch or easier to see the scratches on?

2) My old 3-series was riddled with scratches. It's not like it was keyed, but rather hundreds of little scratches that required the car to be clean to see. I think it's because of gravel roads I have to take here in Nebraska.... Would that be an issue?

3) Currently with my 550i, I take the long way home even though it's twice the distance, no gravel roads will be taken in my 550i. I still have a few minor scratches I plan on getting fixed and then getting my car vinyl wrapped to protect the paint during winter. How well does vinyl protect the paint of the car?
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Super cool on how you do it.

Just a few quick questions for you:

1) Are black cars easier to scratch or easier to see the scratches on?
ALL colors scratch EXACTLY the same. It is just easier to see on darker colors.

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2) My old 3-series was riddled with scratches. It's not like it was keyed, but rather hundreds of little scratches that required the car to be clean to see. I think it's because of gravel roads I have to take here in Nebraska.... Would that be an issue?
The reason your car's paint looks like this:



Has absolutely NOTHING to do with the roads that you are driving on. It has EVERYTHING to do with how you are improperly touching your paint. You know how you like using a quick detailer and a cheap microfiber towel to wipe your car down instead of washing it? That is destroying your paint. How did I know that you do that? You know how you get a bucket of soap and wash your car? The way YOU are doing it is destroying your paint. Have you ever heard of a foam gun? That's another reason your paint looks like it does. YOU are your paint's worse enemy right now, not the gravel roads. Until you learn proper paint maintenance, your paint will always look that way.

Here's the good news. I have video upon video that shows the proper way to touch your paint so that you can avoid creating issues like the ones you are having with your paint. When you are ready to learn, grab a pen and paper, some popcorn and a lot of free time and I will direct you to those videos. Then you too will be armed with what it takes to not only avoid what is destroying your paint but also the knowledge to reverse all the damage that you have already done.

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3) Currently with my 550i, I take the long way home even though it's twice the distance, no gravel roads will be taken in my 550i. I still have a few minor scratches I plan on getting fixed and then getting my car vinyl wrapped to protect the paint during winter. How well does vinyl protect the paint of the car?
If you continue to care for your car after it is wrapped the way you are doing it now, it will look like crap in short order. There is NO protection from what you are doing now except to stop doing it! That is your new mission. To find out EXACTLY what you are doing wrong and correct those actions. Like I said, lucky for you that I already know what you are doing wrong. I've seen it a thousand times already. It can be fixed. The question is, are you willing to put in the effort and cost to do so?
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