I'm sure we have seen this many times.
Here is my story.
The stook was scratched when a stone was caught on the sponge.
The the scratch was in circular pattern.
After some cleaning, the scratch removed removed almost all of the scratch.
That leaves half an inch of deep scratch.
As you might already know, that's the part of scratch near the line going across the door.
It doesn't seem very deep, but it's past the clear coat and it's wider.
I use some cheap mequiar cleaner/scratcher remover/wax combo solution. I don't know if that's any good. I was surprised that it took care of the rest of a very very long scratch.
Any suggestions for the last half an inch?
It's more like 1/4".

 

I've just gotta ask, how does a stone get caught on a sponge?
Mark
01 TheBlackBeast (can't wait for Ricks red/blk wheel)#0090

 

Drop sponge.

Pick sponge up.

Continue washing.

Stone (pebble?) in sponge.

Ooooppps forgot to wash sponge.

ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Hey, we all do stupid things that we know better - keeping polishing!

I've got a stupid little scratch where the snaps from my cover touched my car while I was trying to put it on - let's just say it's in the attic and will never be used - too much trouble and the damn thing scratched the car!

 

You could take it to a body shop and a good one will have some great rubbing compound. When I got my windshield frame repainted, they gave me a little bit of this stuff, it is absolutely unlike anything else I have ever seen! If that's all they have to do to get out your scratch, I doubt they'd charge you much.

 

I can't begin to count all the different ways to get a stone caught on a sponge.
I'm usually very careful.
But it was a very cold day and below freezing.
I was rushing a little bit with the last door panel as my hands were frozen and HURTING!
After dipping my hands in and out of hot water buckets, it's the kind of pain that you don't normally experience.
Anyway, it is unlikely that I dropped the sponge.
I would have remembered if I did.
The car was full of dirt and salt. With that thick of a layer, a stone could easily be stuck on the door.
Since I wasn't able to "spray" the car with a hose below freezing, I had to pre soak it with very light sprinkles of water mist. It certainly wasn't powerful enough to remove the stone from the dirt.

Luckily it's very hard to see scratches on a white car.
But I know it's there!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm still feeling very bad after a month.

 

You might want to try this stuff:

http://www.langka.com/

I wouldn't use any more rubbing compound on the scratch you have left; you may end up taking off more paint than you bargained for.

 

interesting stuff......
How much do you think repainting the entire stook would cost?

 

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/autopia/

Check this one out...they have lots of good advice!

 

If you can feel the scratch with your fingernail it won't come out with compound. If you can't feel it then a fine grit sandpaper would be used (1500 grit), this takes the scratch out, then the shine if buffed back on with compound. If it hasn't messed up the basecoat (color) then sometimes they could touch up the scratch with hardened clear and then sand it when it dries. This is an inexpensive way of making it look pretty good without painting the whole panel. And FP I wouldn't paint a Stook for less than 5K, those owners are nuts. D)