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Old Sep 10, 2001 | 09:41 AM
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Hey, a couple of days ago I was trying to buff out some small scrathes. Well I kinda made it worse...the scrathes came out but now in small spots the paint has been ruined. The paint where I used the rubbing comound is now dull and bad looking. Does anyone have any idea what I could use to fix that? Thanx!!!
Old Sep 10, 2001 | 10:19 AM
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Ummm.... did you say you used "rubbing" compound , or "polishing" compound? Rubbing compund is more abrasive than polishing compound, and will eat through more paint awfully quick. Depending on how deep the scratches were, a polishing compound might have been enough.

Assuming you haven't gone through the clearcoat (if applicable) you might be able to fix it with gentle use of a polishing compound, which should bring most of the shine back. Follow up with a cleaner-type wax (something that sounds like it can fix slightly dull/scratched paint). Good luck!
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