Should I use spray or brush paint to cover scratches from a brillo pad on a 2007 Jaguar s-type?

 

You should take it to a professorial detailer and get an opinion!

 

I heard a story like that once from a friend of mine. A woman he knew used a scouring pad from the kitchen to clean the bugs off the front of her car that wouldn't just wash off. After drying the car, the damage was obvious and she called him, all upset about what she'd done. Luckily my friend said it was all just in the clear coat and after many, many hours work, he was able to polish it all out. Professional detailer idea is a good one. They may be able to polish out most or all of it. And otherwise, amateur touch-ups often look worse than the scratches they were trying to fix. I've been trying to "undo" some such touch-up work myself today.

 

I am a pro detailer and yes take it to someone that knows what to do. I have had cars come into my shop for this exact thing, and the customer made attempts to fix it, and only made it worse. Chances are beyond slim, as already mentioned, touch up or rattle can paint will work. You will have one giant spot that will not match at all. It will be blatantly obvious it is not a professional fix.
If you can feel the scratches with your fingernail, they may be too deep to correct. Another possibility is the area may have to be wet sanded, and that is not for the uninitiated. That takes some skill to know how deep they can go, and then clean up/buff out the sanding scratches, and get the finish back to it original state.

 

Reminds me of when my son cleaned my car on his own for the first time, he needed money to go somewhere with his mates.
Left him to it and went out 15 mins later and he was using green pad to get the bird crap off.
Used a machine polisher and it took it off. Needless to say i do my car myself now.

 

Welcome to the forum Aponte38,

I agree with the advice to consult a professional. The approach (and cost) depends on whether the scratches are confined to the clearcoat or have gone through to the basecoat. Unless you know what you are doing, it's very easy to make it worse.

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Graham

 

Reminds me of the story you've all probably heard about the man who went door to door asking to do odd jobs. At one house, the owner pointed to a can of grey paint and a brush sitting next to the door and asked if he'd be willing to paint the porch for $50. The man accepted without hesitation. Upon closing the door, the homeowner's wife chided him, "That's not enough. Did you show him that the porch goes all the way around the house?"

"No." replied the homeowner. "He should have looked more carefully before he accepted. That's his problem."

Just an hour later, the man came to the front door again and announced that he had finished. "There was enough paint to give it two coats." he beamed. "But by the way, that's not a Porsche... it's a Jaguar XKR."

Sorry, I couldn't resist...