Bush and tree scratches

[OcalaBoredom]

I went down a trail around my house the other day, and there were a couple of skinny spots, and I couldent stand hearing that dreadful screetching of branches down the side of my truck. Is there anything to use or anything to prevent my truck from getting completely scratched up? I got some mothers scratch remover but its not working to well :-\

[powerstroke73]

Yep, stay on the road and you'll be fine.






Really you gotta pay to play and damage like that is all part of the game. About the only thing you can do is apply a heavy coat of wax before going out, but its not a cureall by any means. I used to go through this with my F150 when I actually gave a crap about my wheeler's appearance. It got scratched up decent before too long and I just accepted it.

[mhockey9090]

yeah that sucks but will always happen whenever your having fun

[OcalaBoredom]

well i got 95% of it gone with some Mothers SynWax and Mothers Reflections wax. now you cant really tell thier there unless you look at it in the sun at the right angle and look past the reflection. But once I was the truck will the scratches be more obvious? or not really

[cbarronx23]

This is exactly why I keep a STIHL Magnum MS 460 chain saw in my truck when I go off-road. If anything looks too close to be sure, I get out of the truck and cut it back.

Either that or I just let one of my buddy's go first.

[96BigRed]

before you head out to the woods apply a thick layer of wax it will help!

[Jolly_Green_Giant]

Might want to bounce this arround in the care and detailing section.

By using waxes you are using the wax's fillers to hide them but they are still there. You might try meguiar's scratchX. It has some mild abrasives as well as fillers. So even with that you're still kinda just covering up the problem and as the polish wears off they will come back. Other than that if you want to just cover it up you might also look at Meg's #9 swirl remover. It has lots of fillers.

To remove them you're looking at using some products like Meg's #80, Meg's#83, or Poorboy's SSR line. There are many others out there. However be forewarned that these really need a DA machine or rotary to get the product to break down effectively.

To prevent you can put on a coat or two of a hard wax like Meg's #16 or Colonite insulator wax. How thick you put it only wastes wax. Only a very thin actually attaches to the paint on each application. The rest wipes off when you buff it.


Rubs after camping last year. Had two coats of Meg's #26
These were down both sides bumper to bumper.



Not the same shot but as close as I could find.

[96BigRed]

there is a professional compound the detail kid at work uses its called black pearl and it works amazing, in the post i did earlier by putting the wax on before you wheel there will be an extra protective layer over the paint, hopefully taking off wax instead of clear coat.

[Josiah]

Why don't you 3m Clear Bra your car, that is the only way to prevent scratches. It's a completely invisible clear material you put on your paint anywhere you are worried about scratches, rockchips, etc.