[Reaperhwk]

I’ve had my car for about 2 months and had it ceramic coated. Since I’ve been looking at my car I’ve made a list of a few areas where there are some scratches I want polished out and re-coated since I’m going back next week to address some other things.
One issue is the area around the DODGE lettering. There are some minor scratches there that I would like cleaned up if possible, one hit with an orbital would clean it up. I’m pretty sure it’s clear coated but it may just be really shiny plastic? Anyone polish this area out around the dodge letters before without issues? Here’s what I’m taking about.

 

[17RT]

I’ve had my car for about 2 months and had it ceramic coated. Since I’ve been looking at my car I’ve made a list of a few areas where there are some scratches I want polished out and re-coated since I’m going back next week to address some other things.
One issue is the area around the DODGE lettering. There are some minor scratches there that I would like cleaned up if possible, one hit with an orbital would clean it up. I’m pretty sure it’s clear coated but it may just be really shiny plastic? Anyone polish this area out around the dodge letters before without issues? Here’s what I’m taking about.
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You won’t find a challenger without scratches on this area. Trust me.

 

[Reaperhwk]

You won’t find a challenger without scratches on this area. Trust me.

yeah it looks pretty easy to scratch back there. Not really concerned about it but if the shop is going to be correcting some areas why not just hit it.

One thing I find I’m not a fan of cermic coat is if you get a swirl you can’t just buff it out yourself. If you do you take off the coating.

 

[Badkat]

Mine came with one scratch near bottom of the O in DODGE that I did not see until I put the garage up the next day. Looks worse in this picture than what it is. Damn.

 

[2ndAmend]

I did one of those the first week, my fingernail touched it and now I have to look at it every time I open the trunk!

If there ever was a prime candidate for ppf, this would be it!

 

[JeepGeek]

I was tired of looking at it so I got a matte vinyl overlay and removed the Dodge letters. Much cleaner and makes the lights stand out a bit more. Got it from Luxe.

 

[Wellsboy]

LUXE VINYL

 

[Reaperhwk]

So looks like it will scratch easily I see.
That being said has anyone used a light polishing compound on it and did it take out the scratches or did it get more scratched up? It seems like a different finish then the car paint.

 

[2ndAmend]

So looks like it will scratch easily I see.
That being said has anyone used a light polishing compound on it and did it take out the scratches or did it get more scratched up? It seems like a different finish then the car paint.

I think that is what everyone would like to know, but I have a bad feeling there is nothing that will not leave obvious swirls.

Maybe the swirls will not be visible through PPF?

 

[JeepGeek]

I think that is what everyone would like to know, but I have a bad feeling there is nothing that will not leave obvious swirls.

Maybe the swirls will not be visible through PPF?

I agree. To do it well you probably need to polish it like you would acrylic, not paint. And there are no guarantees you won’t see the swirls or a light cloudiness in the future. Only to have it scratch when you breath on it later…ppf over it is probably a better idea, but seems like a lot of work with some uncertainty.

 

[BigDaddyEureka]

If you're really, really bothered by it try this to remove the scratches. They use it to remove scratches in cockpit canopies, and I've used it on some shiny plastics to good effect.

Amazon.com

 

[HP_Addict19]

I have several scratches under my door handle. The cup? My car is black so it looks even worse. I was gonna have my car ceramic coated and it needs some paint correction first too already at 650 miles. And PPF in a few key places. I’m also gonna have the windows tinted too.
The detail shop has really good reviews with pics and They worked on Ferrari’s, McLaren, C8 and C7 corvettes, etc. and a lot of black cars.