Paint finish problems

[Jimimac43]

I have a 03' Black MM. My question is " how do I remove the many, many fine scratches in the finish?" I am the 3rd owner and it looks as if the previous owners ran it thru the cheapo carwashes a lot. When I wash and wax it , it looks pretty good for a while. Anything short of a paint job that might work? Product, and or method?Thanks in advance ,Vince.

[Drock96Marquis]

Get an oribital buffer (ie Porter Cable DA), an 8006 cutting pad, and some Meguiar's Mirror Glaze #80, #82 or #9.
This is pretty fool proof, it is hard to burn through the paint with this setup thanks to the orbital/DA polisher's movement.
Ideally use #80 first (or #83 if REALLY bad) and follow up with #9, then the wax of your choice. (I have Zaino Z-5p+Z-2p (and z-8 between each/every oat) over my buffed finish, then Klasse AIO and glaze, then MG #5, followed with #26 yellow wax)

My Merc's finish:


Zaino Z-5p+Z-2p, z-8 between each coat, over top a previously buffed finish on our Navigator:





You can try all you want with some hand-applied polish, but it won't get the same results.

Meguiar's ScratchX is 'decent' at swirl removal by hand.

[Pops]

Good advice!

[Jimimac43]

Thanks for the information, got my work cut out for me.. Will set aside time right after Gatornationals this week end.