I was driving this evening during a rain/wind storm, when all of a sudden, a tree fell in front of me. Not a normal tree, but one indigenous to AZ, which means thorns and such. My paint is slightly scratched, but does not appear to have been gouged too bad. Any advice for trying to buff out the marks? It is black, so the scratches probably show more than normal.

 

You cross-poster, you

 

Pictures would be helpful in helping you.

 

You might try Meguiar's Scratch X. It has worked wonders for me and can be bought for about 9 bucks at Napa or Schucks.

Worth a try me thinks.

Cheers.

 

First question - can the scratches be felt with your fingernail?

If yes .. then it should be pretty straightforward.

If no ... then you have a major problem.

The shallow brush-type scratches are removable with a DA and some Megs Diamond Cut.

I've just finished doing both sides of the new 2000 XLT F150 I bought 2 weeks ago.

The deeper type will require something more drastic like wet sanding, rotary work or even worse - touch up with clearcoat and/or basecoat depending on the severity followed by sanding & buffing.
Not something you want to have to do on a regualr basis.

More info would help

Smoker