This is a fairly old video, but nowadays, each dealer sells paint protection films that can easily be placed on the door cups, edges, rear and front bumpers. It’s a moldable transparent film that works great and it’s barely noticeable so it won’t cheapen the way your car looks.
White car, use mr clean magic eraser. Hell of a lot cheaper. If u rub to hard it will go through the clear coat. Also great for scuff marks, ex. Bumper scratches, white trim work, so forth so on, as long as you do it right. Its truly a smart and inexpensive way to fix it.
Yeah, those scratches always bothered me. I would see them on the used cars I looked at (including the Focus I bought). And just recently, I was looking at how to remove the handle (to get to it with my buffer), but it involves WAY more dismantling than I'm comfortable with. So it's nice that there's an easy way to deal with it. :)
It seems to work great on white paint. Is there any concern for fading or staining darker colored paint? My brand new car is dark blue, and it seems like someone at the dealership must have been wearing rings when opening and closing the door
Sean Malloy seriously, I’m pretty sure all the scratches on my new car are from the dealership, I’m ocd and never touch the inside of the handle like that, I almost always use one finger to open the door and yet there’s so many scratches, I’m the only one who drives my car and there’s also a rip in my leather on the e-brake, I don’t even pull the ebrake up all the way so idk how the hell it got there, but my Subaru has been in and out of the dealership on many occasions and left over night on multiple occasions as well. I also keep my nails trimmed and I don’t know where the hell they keep coming from. Gunna pick up some polish in the morning and give it a shot, if it cleans up I’m putting a clear bra on each area to protect it. But I feel I shouldn’t have to, mine looks as bad as the video but I’ve only had my car for 2 years and just barely hit 11k miles
I have male neighbors and this area of their car looks darker than how this one started out. I believe it does not take something as hard as acrylic or as reinforcing as nail polish to leave such dark marks. By comparison metal is much harder than the keratin in nails. Yet it seems even unpolished and short nails do the damage as well.
have very light scratch marks on audi sq5 wheels (black+ coated) plus some swirl marks on the door panel black trim caused by using incorrect microfiber towel. I'm thinking of non abrasive polish and terry cloth to do those by hand... any thoughts?
These scratches are very common. I see them a lot when I look at other peoples cars. My question is, how can we protect our cars from this? I am really careful when it comes to my car with black finish but my uber customers don’t really care much.
Can I use this compound to remove tar/stains on my side skirts? I think my wheels are splashing it on my sideskirt and it is hard to remove. I tried claying and it did ok but there are still some that wont remove.
+Nabil Lanang it's an orange cutting pad, more aggressive than most pads except yellow. If a microfiber towel had cutting power we wouldn't be using them to dry our cars. I've seen microfiber cutting pads though.
cwuzii, it's a compound. Compounds are abrasives and they remove microlayers of your clearcoat to smooth out and have the layers be even so no scratches stand out.
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Farout Star hmmmm.... i actually have some of those and never thought of using one for that. Im gonna try it. It cant get any worse then what it is now lol
These is who i buy cheap reliable cars. You can do whatever tf you want without a worry in the world. Expensive cars gets door dings and keyed in the parking lot and that's just heartbreaking.
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Actually it was a Chrysler 300 stretch limo, and he was doing it because he needed the money to buy a yacht to prevent professor X from killing the world with his uncontrollable psychic powers. Thanks for watching! Chemical Guys Alex
my brothers car has similar looking nail scratches in his door handle. I bet when she gets in that car and says thank you, she will put more scratches into the handle and the guy will cringe. All my work ruined
I just noticed some scratches like this on my 2018 BRZ. Car is flawless otherwise, was a little worried until i saw this video. Thanks man.
This is a fairly old video, but nowadays, each dealer sells paint protection films that can easily be placed on the door cups, edges, rear and front bumpers. It’s a moldable transparent film that works great and it’s barely noticeable so it won’t cheapen the way your car looks.
White car, use mr clean magic eraser. Hell of a lot cheaper. If u rub to hard it will go through the clear coat. Also great for scuff marks, ex. Bumper scratches, white trim work, so forth so on, as long as you do it right. Its truly a smart and inexpensive way to fix it.
Doesn’t that ruin the clear coat?
(This is late and I don’t know much about it so just wondering)
Yeah, those scratches always bothered me. I would see them on the used cars I looked at (including the Focus I bought). And just recently, I was looking at how to remove the handle (to get to it with my buffer), but it involves WAY more dismantling than I'm comfortable with. So it's nice that there's an easy way to deal with it. :)
you can use any compound wax or polish to remove them even paint thinner
It seems to work great on white paint. Is there any concern for fading or staining darker colored paint? My brand new car is dark blue, and it seems like someone at the dealership must have been wearing rings when opening and closing the door
+Sean Malloy i believe it would be the same for blue paint because basically its a compound for all colours
Sean Malloy seriously, I’m pretty sure all the scratches on my new car are from the dealership, I’m ocd and never touch the inside of the handle like that, I almost always use one finger to open the door and yet there’s so many scratches, I’m the only one who drives my car and there’s also a rip in my leather on the e-brake, I don’t even pull the ebrake up all the way so idk how the hell it got there, but my Subaru has been in and out of the dealership on many occasions and left over night on multiple occasions as well. I also keep my nails trimmed and I don’t know where the hell they keep coming from. Gunna pick up some polish in the morning and give it a shot, if it cleans up I’m putting a clear bra on each area to protect it. But I feel I shouldn’t have to, mine looks as bad as the video but I’ve only had my car for 2 years and just barely hit 11k miles
does she have metal nails god damn
I have male neighbors and this area of their car looks darker than how this one started out. I believe it does not take something as hard as acrylic or as reinforcing as nail polish to leave such dark marks. By comparison metal is much harder than the keratin in nails. Yet it seems even unpolished and short nails do the damage as well.
have very light scratch marks on audi sq5 wheels (black+ coated) plus some swirl marks on the door panel black trim caused by using incorrect microfiber towel. I'm thinking of non abrasive polish and terry cloth to do those by hand... any thoughts?
easier to use a drill with a foam ball
If I do this to a black car, do I need to follow up with a finishing polish. Thanks great vid!!
Hey Jason, I would say yes, something like V38 with a white foam applicator would do the trick, thanks for watching!
Using a simple microfiber cloth will do a better job than the pad and you can get into tighter places.
Did this guy really make a 6 minute video for a 20 second job?
What's your solution to remove swirl and light scratches from a black paint of a BMW ? Without using a machine .
These scratches are very common. I see them a lot when I look at other peoples cars. My question is, how can we protect our cars from this? I am really careful when it comes to my car with black finish but my uber customers don’t really care much.
Enzo by using paint protection layer
Duct tape
What solution do you recommend for light scratches?
Hey there! V36 Cutting Polish is great for refining minor imperfections.
@@ChemicalGuys thank you!
@@ChemicalGuys what is the difference between that and VSS
Can I use this compound to remove tar/stains on my side skirts? I think my wheels are splashing it on my sideskirt and it is hard to remove. I tried claying and it did ok but there are still some that wont remove.
iceweaseltv I'd use a bug and tar remover. No need to remove clear coat unless you absolutely have to.
Will V36 accomplish these results?
Do you add a polishing product?
why would you cut up those applicator pads? it is much easier and even better to use a microfiber towel
the pad is abrasive whereas a microfiber towel is not. The pad is designed to help with the gritty polish to get scratches out
weaverpsu actually microfiber has more cutting than foam pad and higher chance leaving micro scratch
+Nabil Lanang it's an orange cutting pad, more aggressive than most pads except yellow. If a microfiber towel had cutting power we wouldn't be using them to dry our cars. I've seen microfiber cutting pads though.
+weaverpsu though I'm no expert for sure
Does this get rid of the scratches or just cover them up until it rains or until you wash it?
cwuzii, it's a compound. Compounds are abrasives and they remove microlayers of your clearcoat to smooth out and have the layers be even so no scratches stand out.
Great video!
Use a black car dude, is just dirt, see how black the applicator is, can't be from scratches.
Just trying to sell some more chemical guys
Wow! This is a useful video for us. I hope I can repair my car door. I wish to get more video from you. May god bless you.
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How does this work with metallic finishes?
Hey! This process can be used on any gloss finish surface.
@chemicalGuys will this work on silver cars?
+jose luis ruiz Absolutely!
+Chemical Guys great!!!!! im gonna buy some asap.
Farout Star hmmmm.... i actually have some of those and never thought of using one for that. Im gonna try it. It cant get any worse then what it is now lol
Farout Star sweet!!!!! Im gonna do it for sure, thanks for the tip.
I know you're right, but yup, I can't believe it actually freaking worked lol
This is actually why men should open the door for their lady. ;-)
We have long fingernails too XD
These is who i buy cheap reliable cars. You can do whatever tf you want without a worry in the world. Expensive cars gets door dings and keyed in the parking lot and that's just heartbreaking.
Door handle clear bra film would help out alot.
+Nickhead87 Rings can do it, too, if you're not careful or have banana-hands.
my previous owner fucked it up
Can you clear bra AFTER polishing w products? I mean, would clear bra prep take off the polish and re-reveal scratches 😞
Were you buy it
Hi Josh, how's it going? All the products needed to remove door handle scratches are available on our website at ChemicalGuys.com. We also have Detail Garage locations all across the US where you can buy the products in person! Check the link below to see the product pages and to see all our brick and mortar stores. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more how-to videos coming your way soon!
www.chemicalguys.com/V32_Optical_Grade_Extreme_Compound_16_oz_p/gap_v32_16.htm
www.chemicalguys.com/Hex_Logic_Medium_Cutting_Hand_Applicator_Pad_p/bufx_201.htm
www.chemicalguys.com/Microfiber_Towels_s/18.htm?Cat18&Click=18676&Social&RUclips
www.chemicalguys.com/category_s/240.htm
Lol. he said "hand polishing job.."
I thought wolverine drove a Mazda rx8 ?
Actually it was a Chrysler 300 stretch limo, and he was doing it because he needed the money to buy a yacht to prevent professor X from killing the world with his uncontrollable psychic powers. Thanks for watching!
Chemical Guys Alex
I have short nails. It happens to me all the time. I have all sorts of colours on my door handle
will it work on black cars???
Absolutely!
Black car would be better
my brothers car has similar looking nail scratches in his door handle. I bet when she gets in that car and says thank you, she will put more scratches into the handle and the guy will cringe. All my work ruined
T-cut all the way
Mr clean sponge that is all .
"get in there a little deeper to try and scrub it out" ... 04:36
one screw and doorhandle comes off...
No machine? How about a Dremel?
No answer.?
Birds also do this damage
pencil marks? use an eraser your welcome
Ivan, that is the surest way to ensure scratches on your car.
Black car would be better