Hello 
So I recently acquired a 2nd hand white 2016 Mercedez Benz. There are some very light scratches on the bonnet of the car, if you stand in front of the car you cannot see them, only at certain angles with a strong light on the bonnet can you see them.
The dealership said they will take the car in for me to a "reputable bodyshop" and get them to polish the bonnet to remove those fine scratches.
I have some conflicting advice. A family member who used to own a body shop, said that the scratches are so minimal that it would be best just to leave it as is, as polishing the bonnet will remove some of the layer of clear coat, and eventually could get dull and faded.
However, from my research (and what the dealership is saying), that the process will be fine and will look good with no issues. My research indicates that some people polish their cars once every year, or sometimes even more than once a year.
So if certain people do it every year, then I would guess that a "once off" polish for me should be OK? What are your thoughts on this? I don't intend to do this again, but it would be great to just get those annoying fine scratches out (that generally I am the only one who knows about it)
I'm just concerned that the once off polish could have a long term affect, in which case I will just leave it as is because the bonnet is still nice and shiny.
I would really appreciate your expert advice on this
Thank you
So I recently acquired a 2nd hand white 2016 Mercedez Benz. There are some very light scratches on the bonnet of the car, if you stand in front of the car you cannot see them, only at certain angles with a strong light on the bonnet can you see them.
The dealership said they will take the car in for me to a "reputable bodyshop" and get them to polish the bonnet to remove those fine scratches.
I have some conflicting advice. A family member who used to own a body shop, said that the scratches are so minimal that it would be best just to leave it as is, as polishing the bonnet will remove some of the layer of clear coat, and eventually could get dull and faded.
However, from my research (and what the dealership is saying), that the process will be fine and will look good with no issues. My research indicates that some people polish their cars once every year, or sometimes even more than once a year.
So if certain people do it every year, then I would guess that a "once off" polish for me should be OK? What are your thoughts on this? I don't intend to do this again, but it would be great to just get those annoying fine scratches out (that generally I am the only one who knows about it
) I'm just concerned that the once off polish could have a long term affect, in which case I will just leave it as is because the bonnet is still nice and shiny.
I would really appreciate your expert advice on this
Thank you
