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Title: Scratches and Sikkens paint ...
Post by: John on June 13, 2006, 11:43:17 am
Yahoo Message Number: 23364 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23364)We have some light tree branch type scratches on our 2005 Affinity.
Before I take steel wool to it, I thought I would ask what is recommended for light buffing. I poked around the Sikkens page and found no info covering this.
I have all types of rubbing compounds around for car finishes, but maybe there is some super stuff out there I don't have.
Thanks ...
John and Terry 2005 Affinity
Title: Re: Scratches and Sikkens paint ...
Post by: Dale And Candace Hollick on June 13, 2006, 01:04:12 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 23365 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23365)Hi John, so how's Disneyland? Hope you guys are having a wonderful time. We still wish you had been able to come up to Oregon to the Homecoming Rally so we could have met you and Terry. Our reccommendation on the paint is to either call the CC tech center and talk with either Tony or Herb and ask them. But maybe better yet, it would be good to call the Pain Department and ask them. They do Sikkens paint and they are awesome! Their number is 909-590-5033.or 800-544-0533. The other people that know the paint really well and also do awesome work is Artistry in JC and their number is 541-998-5923.
Title: Re: Scratches and Sikkens paint ...
Post by: Ray G_01 on June 14, 2006, 04:25:18 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 23379 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23379)John, the first thing to do is determine how deep the scratches are.
Run your fingernail across the scratch and see if the nail catches on the scratch. If so, it's too deep, and it will have to been buffed down and repainted, most likely. That's usually difficult and requires trying to match the paint. Your touch up paint kit has the paint codes written on it. You can take that to a Sikkens dealer and they can match it, depending how much your old paint has faded. Most likely they will have to paint an entire panel at a time in order to make it look ok. Around here that's $300 or more for them to even try, and that's assuming you'll will be able to find someone that's willing to try.
If fingernail does not catch on the scratch, then it's possible to buff it out and use scratch remover and waxing to get rid of them. That can be a do it yourself project if you are careful and want to do it....(don't use that steel wool you were talking about).
I went to NAPA and bought a kit that they have. It's a buffing wheel that'll mount on your variable drill so you can control it's speed. Using that, and their "light" buffing compound you can slowly work it down until the scratch is nearly gone, then use auto scratch remover, then lots of good premium wax on it. If you decide to do it this way, be very careful and go slow cause you can eat thru the paint. Do NOT try to use a Wal-Mart orbital car buffer cause it will leave little swirls if you use buffing compound. You can use a "high speed" car buffer, but they will eat thru paint in a hurry so be very, very careful.
Since tree limb scratches are generally very long, I chose to do mine this way rather than try to have several panels repainted..
Good luck and hope this is helpful
Ray and Rue 05 Allure 31176 g
Quote from: John"
> We have some light tree branch type scratches on our 2005 Affinity.
Before I take steel wool to it, I thought I would ask what is > recommended for light buffing. I poked around the Sikkens page
and
Title: Re: Scratches and Sikkens paint ...
Post by: John on June 14, 2006, 07:12:27 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 23382 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23382)I was kidding about the steel wool ... more marginal humor. Thanks for info ... they are not really scratches, just marks I guess you would call them. I will take some very light buffing compound when we get home and buff by hand. I just wondered if someone had tried something under similar circumstances that worked wonders.
I might call the CC also just to learn something.
John and Terry 2005 Affinity
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John, the first thing to do is determine how deep the scratches > are.
Run your fingernail across the scratch and see if the nail > catches on the scratch. If so, it's too deep, and it will > have to been buffed down and repainted, most likely. That's usually > difficult and requires trying to match the paint. Your touch up > paint kit has the paint codes written on it. You can take that to > a Sikkens dealer and they can match it, depending how much your old > paint has faded. Most likely they will have to paint an entire > panel at a time in order to make it look ok. Around here that's > $300 or more for them to even try, and that's assuming > you'll will be able to find someone that's willing to try.
If fingernail does not catch on the scratch, then it's > possible to buff it out and use scratch remover and waxing > to get rid of them. That can be a do it yourself project if you > are careful and want to do it....(don't use that steel wool you > were talking about).
I went to NAPA and bought a kit that they have. It's a buffing > wheel that'll mount on your variable drill so you can control it's > speed. Using that, and their "light" buffing compound you can > slowly work it down until the scratch is nearly gone, then use auto > scratch remover, then lots of good premium wax on it. If you
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to do it this way, be very careful and go slow cause you can eat
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the paint. Do NOT try to use a Wal-Mart orbital car buffer cause it > will leave little swirls if you use buffing compound. You can use > a "high speed" car buffer, but they will eat thru paint in a hurry > so be very, very careful.
Since tree limb scratches are generally very long, I chose to do > mine this way rather than try to have several panels repainted..
Good luck and hope this is helpful >
Ray and Rue 05 Allure 31176
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> We have some light tree branch type scratches on our 2005
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> Before I take steel wool to it, I thought I would ask what is > > recommended for light buffing. I poked around the Sikkens page > and
> found no info covering this. >
> I have all types of rubbing compounds around for car finishes,
but
Title: Re: Scratches and Sikkens paint ...
Post by: Jim Hughes on June 16, 2006, 12:03:57 am
Yahoo Message Number: 23403 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23403)I had some small scratches and had some success using Meguires scratch remover compound. Comes in a tube. I just used a cotton terry cloth hand towel to apply and rub it out. Followed it up with a good coat of wax.