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Old May 5, 2013 | 08:45 PM
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Default Microscratches on metallic black A4

Hello

I am an owner of a 2005 Audi A4, and there is a ton of microscratches on my car (like spider webs). I do not know much about cars, but I have researched and found out that I need to polish+wax my car. I'm not sure about "claybarring" it because it does not seem like there is rough surfaces on the car.

Anyways to get to the point, my question is what is the most "recommended" option when approaching this? Any products you guys strongly recommend?
Old May 6, 2013 | 07:58 AM
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i would claybar and polish/wax it up. nice buff should remove a fair bit or it should be gone. downside of black is you can see a lot of that and swirl marks.
Old May 8, 2013 | 05:24 AM
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try ScratchX ?
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Default Re: Microscratches on metallic black A4

^ All of the above.
If you don't want to spend the dosh on a full paint correction you can buy something like Auto Glym Super Resin Polish. It is a "filler" meaning it will not correct the swirl marks but will make your paint look better.
There are other fillers out there, the Auto Glym was the first that came to mind.
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Just get it detailed once by a good detailer and then use proper wash method to minimize damage to the clear in the future.
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If you want to try correcting the paint by hand try using Ultimate Compound and then following it up with Ultimate Polish.
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