Strange scrape/scratch down car - advice needed

[big ALI H]

Mrs Al has got an 06 Merc A Class and some c0ck went down the side of it with permanent marker about 2 months ago. When we managed to get it off its eaten into the laquer i think and has left a dull line down the length of car about 1-2 inch in width. It almost looks as if its been cleaned off with a scouring pad

Is there any way of getting it out perhaps with a professional machining? If so what kind of cost do you think we would be looking at - would probably have to get the whole car done i imagine so we dont have just once side of the car all spanky and the rest not?

 

[Daffy]

For a proper machine polish you are looking at about £350 for a whole car but will be dependant on what needs doing. You could just have the mark machined and price will depend again on what needs doing.

 

[Imperial]

What did you use to get it off with?

 

[big ALI H]

angle grinder Seriously though, used a cloth with hot soapy (car shampoo not fairy liquid) and that got jack all off. Ended up using a small amount of t cut and that eventually got it off

 

[vroomtshh]

Did you polish it after you T-cut it?

 

[big ALI H]

Did you polish it after you T-cut it?

yep, polished with Autoglym super resin polish then Swissol'd it too and its made a very marginal difference - barely noticeable that i'd spent hours doing it

 

[Imperial]

Don't know then. Does sound very strange. Have you got any pics?

 

[big ALI H]

Don't know then. Does sound very strange. Have you got any pics?

i havent mate, cos of the colour - its like platinum grey - its near impossible to take a pic of it and be able to see it