Buffing out limb and brush marks

[Dylan pasty]

Howdy. I accidentally went the wrong way off-roading today and I got a shit ton of brush marks. Is there anyway I can buff it or wax it to get it looking back to what it was? I’ll post a picture tomorrow so y’all can see. They don’t seem to deep.
Thank you

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[Montana Bronco]

I got no advice, but good on you for actually using your Bronco off road the way it was intended to be used.

 

[Brian_B]

Meguiar's Scratch-X

It helps a lot but can’t work miracles

I am all ears for something that can take care of deeper stuff though - short of taking it into the body shop

 

[Dylan pasty]

I got no advice, but good on you for actually using your Bronco off road the way it was intended to be used.

Meguiar's Scratch-X

It helps a lot but can’t work miracles

I am all ears for something that can take care of deeper stuff though - short of taking it into the body shop

I’ll definitely give that a try. I might still have to take it into the body shop. But I appreciate the suggestion. Thanks!

 

[AK SNO RIDER]

As long as the clear is only marked, they'll come out easy with a good polish. If you can catch them with a finger nail, they're here to stay, but could still be improved upon. Assuming it's something you've never done before, your best bet is to find a good detailer. I'd avoid a body shop, unless you find a real good one they won't be as good with a buffer as a good detailer will be.

 

[HighVelocity]

This is why Karate Kid should be required viewing in drivers ed.

 

[Dylan pasty]

As long as the clear is only marked, they'll come out easy with a good polish. If you can catch them with a finger nail, they're here to stay, but could still be improved upon. Assuming it's something you've never done before, your best bet is to find a good detailer. I'd avoid a body shop, unless you find a real good one they won't be as good with a buffer as a good detailer will be.

Thank you for the suggestion I’ll check out a detailer I’d say 90% aren’t engraved but like may went into the paint a little

 

[Tilzbow]

Get yourself a Griots Garage buffer and some of their all in one ceramic polish/wax. It’ll cost less than a body shop and you can fix it again the next time it happens. It’s really not hard and with their buffer and pads it’s nearly impossible to screw up. This isn’t a professional level buffer and has safe guards built in to help prevent damaging paint.

https://www.griotsgarage.com/g9-random-orbital-polisher/

https://www.griotsgarage.com/ceramic-all-in-one-wax/

https://www.griotsgarage.com/orange-foam-correcting-pads/

 

[stampede1]

You might want to invest in some PPF.

 

[BroncoBeachBuggy]

A previous comment mentioned rotary buffer and product. However, need to be careful you don't damage/cut too thin on clearcoat. A professional detailer can do this for a couple hundred.

 

[SeptuagenerianSasquatch]

If you expect to go through heavy brush and tree overhangs, consider MEKMagnet. It's a heavy-duty body armor affixed with a reusable adhesive backing for our aluminum body panels. Kind of pricey, and installing it is more complicated than the demo video shows as getting the patterns aligned right is fairly tricky, but it works!

Here's my Badlands with their topo design. I'm on my 2nd year. I installed it in July on my first serious off-road trek, and will keep it on until late October or early November, as it's not suitable for very cold weather. They suggest that you take it off and reinstall it for weekend trips, but I think that's a bit much. And it looks great on my carbonized gray, gets lots of compliments. I've since added the Ford Performance corner armor, which matches the Aeroskin bug/rock deflector.

@Tilzbow thanks for the recommendation. I might use that wax when the MekMagnet comes off in the fall. Of course, the wax will have to come off next spring when I put it back on.

Hmmm....seems the topo design is not available any more. At least, now now:
https://www.mekmagnet.com/collections/ford-bronco

 

[PEGB]

I had the full kit including the hood pieces. I used it for a year and grew to hate it so badly that I recently just balled it up and stuffed it into the trash. That felt good. I know folks say they like the kit, but for some reason, it was nothing but miserable to work with for me. I tried everything but in the end, the cuts on my hands, the dents I caused trying to leverage myself to remove them, the residue they left behind, the hours installing and uninstalling them, storing them (yes I bought the roll but even that was a bitch to use)…just a massive pain in the ass. And god help you if you accidentally drop one on your garage floor lol. Anyway, not judging anyone else’s opinion, just offering an alternate one. Good luck with whatever you go with.

 

[Dylan pasty]

You might want to invest in some PPF.

I’m definitely going do some looking into this take you!

 

[TerryB]

may went into the paint a little

Spray the area with some alcohol. If the scratches go away it’s just in the clearcoat. If they don’t go away they’re in the paint.

 

[SeptuagenerianSasquatch]

I had the full kit including the hood pieces. I used it for a year and grew to hate it so badly that I recently just balled it up and stuffed it into the trash. That felt good. I know folks say they like the kit, but for some reason, it was nothing but miserable to work with for me. I tried everything but in the end, the cuts on my hands, the dents I caused trying to leverage myself to remove them, the residue they left behind, the hours installing and uninstalling them, storing them (yes I bought the roll but even that was a bitch to use)…just a massive pain in the ass. And god help you if you accidentally drop one on your garage floor lol. Anyway, not judging anyone else’s opinion, just offering an alternate one. Good luck with whatever you go with.

Sorry to hear of your unhappy experience. Getting it positioned right so the designs mate is a challenge, no question. I learned that four hands make a big difference, one person to hold the panel away from the truck surface while the primary installer (me) positions and guides it. When it flaps down and sticks where it's not supposed to go, yeah, that's a royal pain. Frustration with the early panels = improved experience with later install points.

I had a few phone conversations with Monika, service rep, and got some good advice. I was surprised about how well the adhesive cleans under cold running water (thinking of your garage floor debris). I did my 2nd install on the street on a sunny, cool day, and kept a large tub with a garden hose closeby to wash anything that got soiled. Then I hung it on a fence to air + sun dry, moved on to another piece, came back to my "laundered" piece when it was thoroughly dry. Also, I cleaned every body part first with Formula 409 & a paper towel, then Isopropyl alcohol and a clean rag first.

I think my key point is realistic expectations. Go slow, understand that as the owner-installer there will be imperfections you'll notice but others won't (like when you paint a room). I put mine on, 2nd year, early July and plan on keeping it on until cold weather early November, then store. Also, there are a few small rips and problem corners. I fixed with matching Gorilla tape, you hardly notice.

Also, this is not something you throw on for a weekend drive. Mine is on for half the summer and all of the fall, when I do my off-roading.

The payoff is going through brush. That's when the cost and bother proved true. It works.

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