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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 01:15 PM
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have a black RX 330 and on most of the door handles (inside the groove, from people opening the door) its really scratched. is there any product designed to get out alot of scratches in the small area? also i cant get a buffer in there either.

i will post some pics once i get a chance.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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I'd go at that with ScratchX and if that didn't do it I'd step up to Ultimate Compound, both Meguiar's products and are available at most auto supply stores, Target, Walmart, etc.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by kiwi
have a black RX 330 and on most of the door handles (inside the groove, from people opening the door) its really scratched. is there any product designed to get out alot of scratches in the small area? also i cant get a buffer in there either.

i will post some pics once i get a chance.
Maybe when you get the scratches out you can put PDA screen protectors on the inside groove. Thats what i've done to my IS. This will reduce the risk of people wearing rings from scratching the paint.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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its usually from peoples nails. a regular scratch remover will do the job
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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this is what i was expecting, i will give it a go, kinda hoping for something "special" for black paint
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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yeah i have those too on my black gs i use scratchX by Meguiar but everytime i wash my car i would have to reapply it
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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As other people have said I used ScratchX to remove those scratches on my wife's Civic. Works like a charm.
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 04:33 AM
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I've used both ssr2 and megs 105 to remove scratches in these areas. But yea, start w/ something simple like scratch-x if its local to you and then go from there
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Hate those door handle scratches...gotta be more to it than nails
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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meguairs m105 works very fast and easily
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 09:48 AM
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+2 Scratch X with a passion!!!
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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I banned all passengers from my vehicle. It's a lonely life, but hey... no more scratches.
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after buffing you should apply clear bra under the handle area
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 04:35 AM
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+2 Scratch X with a passion!!!
+3, just used Scratch X, effortless results, highly recommended
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+4, Used it on my obsidian IS, works like a charm
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