I decided to wash the MO for the first time yesterday. After the wash I see all these, what looks to be, scratches on the roof! They run parallel to the inside side of the roof rails. Strangely they run down both sides of the car and are almost symmetrical! At the front of the roof and where the passenger door starts, there are short scratches going perpendicular! Again, it's on both sides of the car!
I used a brand new sheep skin wash mitt and did the top of the car first. I rinse all through out the wash. I then dried using a sponge cloth. No other scratches anywhere else on the car except the roof so I don't think it's something I did!
Anyway, I decided to try and put some wax on to see if it would buff out. Thankfully all the scratches faded after some hand buffing. So now I wonder if these scratches were there already before I took delivery of the car a month ago and the dealer just buffed them out!
Do you guys know if these scratches can get deeper with washes? Also is there any more permanent way to protect these scratches now? Wax doesn't last for very long so I'm hoping for something "harder" and longer lasting. Hope someone has some suggestions!
Thanks,
PF
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2004 SL AWD - Pewter
I used a brand new sheep skin wash mitt and did the top of the car first. I rinse all through out the wash. I then dried using a sponge cloth. No other scratches anywhere else on the car except the roof so I don't think it's something I did!
Anyway, I decided to try and put some wax on to see if it would buff out. Thankfully all the scratches faded after some hand buffing. So now I wonder if these scratches were there already before I took delivery of the car a month ago and the dealer just buffed them out!
Do you guys know if these scratches can get deeper with washes? Also is there any more permanent way to protect these scratches now? Wax doesn't last for very long so I'm hoping for something "harder" and longer lasting. Hope someone has some suggestions!
Thanks,
PF
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2004 SL AWD - Pewter