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Old 04-15-2002, 02:04 AM
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Arrow Meguiars results, cleaner wax + scratch X remover, help me out

OK this is what I did. I went out and bought some Meguiars cleaner wax. Then about a week later I got my hands of some scratch X remover. Now at this point, I had already put on the cleaner wax a week earlier. So then I just decided to put on the scratch X remover. I didn't get the results I wanted from the scratch X remover, I think because the cleaner wax that I applied a week earlier didn't let the scratch X remover really do it's thing because it was there on the surface. The paint was much nicer looking, but still I didn't get the scratches which is what I was looking for. I know I should have used the scratch X remover first, but I didn't know I was going to get it (I got some free from a car show).

In this pic you can't really tell there are any swirl marks, but there were (minor ones):


Has anyone else used Scratch X remover? How well did it work, did it completly remove the swirl marks/spider webs?

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Old 04-17-2002, 11:23 AM
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I have been told that Meguire's makes a Swirl Scratch Remover - my autobody shop supplier says he sells tons of it and it really works - check previous threads in detailing - I am sure they give the number of the product. My memory fades but I think it was a #6,7,9 or 30 Meguires. Sorry I cannot be more specific.
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Old 04-17-2002, 02:59 PM
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SV,

I recently went through the same procedure as you.

Heres what I did.

I started with a coat of Zaino Z1 followed by 5 coats of Zaino Z5 to remove any swirls and small scratches from my paint surface.

After all of these coats I was not satisfied with the results, in the sun the swirl marks were clearly visible although reduced greatly. So I decided to try the Scratch X on the whole car based on good past experiences with this product.

I cleaned the car and applied the Scratch X to the paint making sure to apply a bit more to areas that showed excessive swirl marks. I didn't apply pressure to the paint surface to prevent additional swirls.

After doing this to the entire car I wiped the surface which left smears everywhere (probably because Zaino and Meguairs are not compatable). Some swirls remained but were greatly reduced. I decided to use Dawn dishwasihing soap to completely wash off any residue remaining from the Meguaiars.

After washing with Dawn I proceded to put a coat of Zaino Z1 and Zaino Z5 onto the car. It looks much better and the shine is amazing. The Scratch X removed the larger scratches and the Z5 filled in the rest.

My suggestion would be to use the Scratch X (OR Meguiars #9 Swirl Remover) a second time and then follow up with Zaino Z1, Zaino Z5 until the car is near perfect and then Zaino Z2 for a perfect shine.

If you choose not to use Zaino you will definitely need to apply the Meguairs Gold Class after using Scratch X or Meguiars #9. I'm pretty sure neither of these polishes have protectants and they are not designed to create a deep shine like the waxes do.

Hope that helps.
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Old 04-21-2002, 12:19 AM
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Thanks for the info guys, I'm going to wait until the cleaner wax wears off and then use the Scratch X remover and some of the Gold Class wax.

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