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NautiBlue

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Okay I'll start this off by saying I'm an idiot. I didn't know magic eraser could hurt car paint. I bumped into our outside fridge last night when we came home late, and ina brain fart so grabbed a magic eraser. I then freaked out and got it washed. Today it looks dull and there's still some of the white scuff where I hit.

TLDR What can I do to fix magic eraser on my front bumper? Say a product at Napa or something. I have a polisher/buffer if needed.

Thanks!


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NautiBlue said:
Okay I'll start this off by saying I'm an idiot. I didn't know magic eraser could hurt car paint. I bumped into our outside fridge last night when we came home late, and ina brain fart so grabbed a magic eraser. I then freaked out and got it washed. Today it looks dull and there's still some of the white scuff where I hit.

TLDR What can I do to fix magic eraser on my front bumper? Say a product at Napa or something. I have a polisher/buffer if needed.

Thanks!


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Dude.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you used a magic eraser (fine sandpaper in a block) on your paint, you really think you can be trusted with a buffer and fast cut compound?

My recommendation: Take it to a detailer, tell them your child did this and let them fix it for you safely.
 
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NautiBlue said:
Okay I'll start this off by saying I'm an idiot. I didn't know magic eraser could hurt car paint. I bumped into our outside fridge last night when we came home late, and ina brain fart so grabbed a magic eraser. I then freaked out and got it washed. Today it looks dull and there's still some of the white scuff where I hit.

TLDR What can I do to fix magic eraser on my front bumper? Say a product at Napa or something. I have a polisher/buffer if needed.

Thanks!


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Try cleaner wax first, or even "Sratch Dr" in the orange bottle. You can't screw anything up with those. They should get you 99% there.
 
Yeah, dumb move but don't make it a dumber mistake and please Please PLEASE find somebody who really knows how to correctly use a buffer. A friend of mine is in the business and most of his work is fixing what a detailer messed up. The way I understand it is that they heat up the clear coat with the buffer to get rid of the scratches. He has taken my scratched to hell truck back to almost showroom more than a few times.
 
Get a dual action buffer. Check out lots of how to videos, check out autogeek, etc.

If you take an hour watching videos you can get a good idea of how to do a paint correction.
 
phillyd2 said:
Yeah, dumb move but don't make it a dumber mistake and please Please PLEASE find somebody who really knows how to correctly use a buffer. A friend of mine is in the business and most of his work is fixing what a detailer messed up. The way I understand it is that they heat up the clear coat with the buffer to get rid of the scratches. He has taken my scratched to hell truck back to almost showroom more than a few times.
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I used to be scared to death of getting pinstripes.

Now it cracks me up when people look at my passenger side and say "What the HELL happened to your truck?" HA! It's all good memories I tell them.
 
Antman said:
I used to be scared to death of getting pinstripes.

Now it cracks me up when people look at my passenger side and say "What the HELL happened to your truck?" HA! It's all good memories I tell them.
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You use to be afraid of dirt roads :kiss:

Seriously, there are limits to what can be done and more importantly, how many times it can be done. I was told in no uncertain terms that NEXT time I will need to get repainted because the clear coat is almost gone.

Not surprising I guess considering all the times my truck looked like a drunken Jackson Pollock mess. Damn those trips to the mall!


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Depending on how hard you scrubbed with the Magic Eraser, which has fiberglass in it BTW, you can probably get the problem fixed by a detailer. I would recommend going to a professional though, you put some pretty deep scratches in it and a mild compound with a DA buffer won't get them all the way out.
 
its actually a formaldehyde-melamine-sodium bisulfite copolymer, its just melamine foam

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OP I strongly suggest letting an experienced detailer deal with this instead of doing it yourself
 
1engineer said:
Dude.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you used a magic eraser (fine sandpaper in a block) on your paint, you really think you can be trusted with a buffer and fast cut compound?

My recommendation: Take it to a detailer, tell them your child did this and let them fix it for you safely.
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None taken. I only have it as my father-in-law got it for me one year. Still in the box. He's a big washer/waxed guy. I usually don't care, but this looking so bad I don't want the paint permanently damaged.


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Antman said:
I used to be scared to death of getting pinstripes.



Now it cracks me up when people look at my passenger side and say "What the HELL happened to your truck?" HA! It's all good memories I tell them.
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Worst case scenario is I don't have to worry about rust as it's on plastic [emoji51]


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what kind of buffer do you have? If its a DA type (PC, Flex, etc.), then I highly recommend some Maguire's 105 with a Sur Buf pad or a Orange foam pad. On previous cars this combo works miracles on minor scratches. Doing it by hand is almost a waste of time unless the scratches are very minor.

If you don't have access to decent equipment and product, don't waste time and money on off the shelf stuff. take it to a pro.
 
just crack a beer and forget about it. There will always be more scuffs, scrapes, and dings unless you keep your 4runner in a plastic bubble.

thats my $.02
 
It's ok. I was cleaning all my telescope optics one night and for god knows what reason felt compelled to use cleaning solution and q-tips on a 99% reflectivity mirror diagonal.. Long story short I killed a $200 mirror. I knew better too, just wasn't thinking .
 
Just to clarify cause it might be a little foreign some some people. But using a q-tip on a. highly polished mirror is akin to using a magic eraser on car paint.. worse things can happen though! OP I second what others say and just have a Pro restore the paint.
 
I used a magic eraser (as suggested by a friend) to remove marks from one of my pool cues. It removed the marks ok; but also removed some of the finish. Definitely some abrasive action there. I used rubbing compound on a scratch on our 4R and it worked ok - not great. Had to rewax after.
 
JSparky said:
It's ok. I was cleaning all my telescope optics one night and for god knows what reason felt compelled to use cleaning solution and q-tips on a 99% reflectivity mirror diagonal.. Long story short I killed a $200 mirror. I knew better too, just wasn't thinking .
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Not enough room on this forum for me to list my mistakes, so I won't...
 
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