The Ugly Truth about Scratches

1. Every car will get scratched, no matter how hard you try to avoid it.
2. The most common way to scratch your car is by washing it either at drive-thru car washes or doing it. yourself with cheap soaps or detergents that don’t properly lift dirt.
3. Professional scratch repair could cost anywhere from $200 – $1200 or more.
4. Scratches will instantly devalue your vehicle, which will cause you to lose money on the future sale of the car or a lease return.
5. Most scratch removers just cover up or temporarily clean scratches, and do not work on scratches deep enough to feel with your fingernail.

Yes, ugly scratches are unavoidable over time.  But that doesn’t mean you have to live with them.  By following a few easy steps, you can minimize scratches and fix the ones you have easily.

1. Examine your car’s paint for new scratches frequently.  We recommend doing this during your weekly car wash routine.
2. Use a high quality car wash to clean your car.  Avoid using dish soap, which can only aggravate and cause scratches.
3. Permanently remove scratches with QUIXX High Performance Paint Scratch Remover.  Other scratch removers only work temporarily.

So, you got the scratches out, but now what?  Although it’s virtually impossible to avoid scratches altogether, there are a few recommendations we can provide you to minimize the risk:

1. Park in the empty part of the lot.  Particularly in shopping centers, the most congested areas are those closest to the store’s entrance.  Find a spot away from other cars and stray shopping carts.
2. Avoid street parking.  Passersby on foot, bike or even other cars are a threat to your vehicle’s paint.
3. Do not park under trees.  Although it may be tempting to park in the shade, especially during the warmer months, trees can drop branches, leaves, cones and other things that will instantly leave a mark.  And birds, which hang out in trees, have good aim when it comes to car’s paint!
4. Avoid unpaved roads and new construction.   Roads under repair have a lot of debris and driving on them will lift loose stones and gravel that will instantly hit your car, leaving a scratch or worse.
5. Choose your professional car wash carefully.  Ask how often they change their brushes (which can leave swirl marks) or choose a brushless car wash.

Remember: QUIXX Scratch Remover was rated #1 by a leading consumer advocacy magazine, which tested it against other competing products and determined it was the only one that actually works to repair a scratch deep enough to feel with your fingernail.