Done some paint correction today

[Ls1transam]

Not much to show here. It was getting late when I started, so not much would show up in the before pic. However I made a drastic change on the tailgate of this truck. There are still some really gnarly scratches in it that just won't budge. Maybe I need a more aggressive pad/polish combo. I am starting to correct that paint on the whole truck. Sadly, I have to work outside and wait till the temps cool down each evening before I can do anything. I improved the clarity and depth a tremendous amount . And removed a lot of scratches and swirls.

 

[Ls1transam]

Or maybe they need wet sanded. Which I'm not doing.

[pirahnah3]

Id say you did a fine job of it look how clear that reflection is. If its a daily its going to get beat up and you will not be able to get it all perfect as you can with a garage queen. 

[Ls1transam]

Thanks. Hopefully I can get it looking good again. The paint is trashed.

[Dan@Adams]

Just remember to follow the rule of thumb...if you can feel the indentation of a scratch with your thumbnail or fingernail, you're most likely not going to be able to correct it 100% without some serious work, usually involving wet sanding or a repaint. You can still at least reduce the appearance of these scratches with machine polishing though. And don't polish angry trying to get something perfect, you might end up going too far or getting the paint too hot and ending up with a bigger problem on your hands.

[Ls1transam]

I went over it a couple times and stopped. I was afraid of doing damage to the paint. will the orange pad and correction polish leave any micro scratches? Or can they be used as a true one step correction?