Restoring shine?

[ant_wales]

Hi, had my car keyed on the door and front wing a few weeks ago. I fixed the front wing by filling it with paint then sanding it down and then buffing it out.

I am in the process of doing the door which is far longer. I have sanded down the key line so it is smooth but am having trouble restoring the shine of the mark. The wing which is plastic if it makes a difference is the same shine as the rest of it now, but the door is not.

Is there anything i could do to get the shinny lacquered appearance once again? I havent used lacquer on any of it so far and dont plan to.

thanks

 

[FiDoDiDo]

What are you using to buff the car? As in polish.

 

[ant_wales]

Used some megs scratch x and metalic t-cut colour restorer, then used a car wax. Im going to try a few more coats of wax to see if that improves it.

 

[ALmO]

Just use some compound on a cloth, then some megs.




Alex.

 

[ant_wales]

Have used megs polish then a wax and its become slightly more glossy but not enough. Any other ideas

 

[Eddieb]

you could try this kit... would be hard work todo via hand but very rewarding:
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polish/sonus-hand-polish-bundle/prod_29.html

 

[jimbo666]

polish is the key to making a finish look good. a wax is just an enhancer and protector.

 

[Rich]

Working by hand is going to take a bit of elbow grease and a decent polish/compound is a must. anyone local with a machine polisher than may be able to help you out?