3M Scratch Removal
System
Use with a drill
Will remove light
paint scratches and scuffs.
Improves paint's
appearance.
Easy to use system.
Repairs multiple
scratches. Repairs light paint damage from light key scratches, swirl marks,
light oxidation.
75mm pads
About Automotive
Paint and Scratches
When a vehicle is
manufactured, primer, colored paint, and a final clear coat are applied to the
vehicle (see Illustration 1). The 3M™ Scratch Removal System is designed to
remove defects to the clear coat. Examples include fine scratches from
automatic car wash brushes. Common areas in need of repair are the area around
the door handle or the trunk.
Removable Paint
Scratches
Illustration 1:
Scratches that can be removed are in the surface of the clear coat.
When removing a
defect in the paint surface, you are actually removing a very thin layer of the
clear coat paint. This procedure is commonly performed by professional
technicians in automotive collision shops, car dealerships, detail shops, and
assembly plants.
The 3M™ Scratch
Removal System improves a vehicle's appearance by sanding, compounding and
polishing the clear coat. After using the 3M™ Scratch Removal System the defect
may still be visible. Often, the best way to make a repair completely invisible
is to have the entire panel repaired by a professional.
The 3M™ Scratch
Removal System will not eliminate deep or wide scratches or scratches that go
through the clear coat (see Illustration 2). Some deep scratches, acid rain
pits, or other types of paint defects may not be able to be removed without
repainting a portion of the vehicle.
Not removable paint
scratches
Illustration 2:
Scratches that cannot be completely removed go deeper than the surface of the
clear coat.
Excessive sanding
and/or compounding can remove or cut through the clear coat layer and into the
color coat layer. If the clear coat layer is removed, it requires repainting by
a professional to properly repair.