[Arynthian]

Had the car for a week and decided to finally wash it. Well ive went with old habits and used a magic eraser with dish soap for the black rally stripes. Well the first one i did it on, i pushed down probably a bit harder than i should have. The other looks great because i just brushed over them. Long story short what can i do to fix this? it is killing me to see it but i would like to get it fixed. Some sort of shampoo? I read something about a white vinegar method?
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[devnull]

polish/paint correction, and wax. Should be ok bud, but you will have to get those fins scratches polished out.

[Glen e]

A magic eraser should get no where near a gloss surface. It has the equivalency to 3600 wet dry sandpaper. You can try and polish with Meguires 205, it might be ok......

[steel]

It is alright. Leave it alone or you will make it worse.

[NowaChevyGuy]

Originally Posted by steel

It is alright. Leave it alone or you will make it worse.

I 2nd that. Find a good mobile detail guy (yelp or wing it and go Craigslist). For 100=150 they will wash, wax and buff out most anything.

[Arynthian]

Appreciate it guys, Kind of high hoping for the sun/rain to pull it out or maybe its worse than what i thought and it wont look as bad tomorrow when i get up.

[EFI Tuning]

I agree... Meguiars 205 or HD Polish. Take it to a professional... someone who specializes in paint correction. NOT a body shop.

[ZXCamaro]

Originally Posted by Glen e

A magic eraser should get no where near a gloss surface. It has the equivalency to 3600 wet dry sandpaper. You can try and polish with Meguires 205, it might be ok......

FYI 3000 grit sand paper used for wet sanding has the abrasive level of a piece of notebook paper. You are ok with that. The worst it could do would be a very minor scuff you could easily rub out by hand with some polish.

[Glen e]

Originally Posted by ZXCamaro

FYI 3000 grit sand paper used for wet sanding has the abrasive level of a piece of notebook paper. You are ok with that. The worst it could do would be a very minor scuff you could easily rub out by hand with some polish.

I disagree, I use 3000 grit to wet sand orange peel. This is 3000 ....certainly is not "notebook"....if you wipe with a magic eraser, I'm sure you'll be fine. It's the people that use them to scrub a gloss surface that have a problem. Boaters learned that on gelcoat a long time ago.

[ZXCamaro]

Originally Posted by Glen e

I disagree, I use 3000 grit to wet sand orange peel. This is 3000 ....certainly is not "notebook"....if you wipe with a magic eraser, I'm sure you'll be fine. It's the people that use them to scrub a gloss surface that have a problem. Boaters learned that on gelcoat a long time ago.

That my friend is NOT 3000. 2000 would get you that result. If you used a DA sander with 3000 and you used a solid backing plate, then MAYBE I could see that. And in this case magic eraser is NO WHERE NEAR as abrasive as a 3000 grit dry sanded or even wet sanded with a DA sander...

[Glen e]

It is 3000, about 2 hours worth of sanding. 3000 is all I own.

[ZXCamaro]

Originally Posted by Glen e

It is 3000, about 2 hours worth of sanding. 3000 is all I own.

If you slaved over that by hand with 3000, you might as well start building a bridge with tooth picks. You can get those same results in a 8th of the time with 2000. I understand about taking your time and making sure you dont break through, but man thats alot of unnecessary work. There are microfiber cutting pads that can flatten out orange peel without even sanding. If you were going to go as far as you did, then I would have started with 2000 and then jumped right to a MF cutting pad. Then you could go with an orange pad and some 205 to make it shine.

I guess in car detailing, there are many streets that can lead you to the same destination. But I value my time over anything else. Spending another couple of hours in the garage these days is not appealing to me. But nice job nonetheless.

[Arynthian]

Originally Posted by EFI Tuning

I agree... Meguiars 205 or HD Polish. Take it to a professional... someone who specializes in paint correction. NOT a body shop.

I looked this morning before leaving for work didn't see them but I think it was because I had dew on the car. If I get home and see they are gone it's a miracle! I just rubbed over the other rally stripes with the eraser and they look great but this one not so much! Appreciate the feedback, my dad can buff/wax pretty good.

[Joe's_cool_1le]

I've got them on my ride but it's black and I'm not going to even attempt it. But she is getting ceramic coated this weekend and will cure in the garage for a week. Cured ceramic orange peel is what I'll have.