SCRATCH REMOVER

[Peter]

Quit your crying. So you got a few scratches big deal... Easy for me to say now that I have been reborn from my scratched old black H2 into a flawless new pewter H2

The first time I took the black one off road it had 150 miles on it and I raked both sides of the truck with many branches. The next day as I dried the truck after washing I started to see the millions of little scratches in my new black paint.

I went down to the auto parts shop and found the 3M poducts. I got 3M rubbing compound, 3M Swirl remover, 3M glaze, and 3M wax. I spent the rest of the day getting rid of the scratches and putting on several heavy coats of wax. My shoulders hurt for the next week. The truck looked like new until the next time I went out and scratched it again. Subsequent scratching were less severe after that day of rubbing and waxing.

[JCJ]

Or B4 you grab your rake, try this:
http://www.autosupershield.com/

[Steve R]

I know you guys will laugh....but I'm thinking about a special set-up for my next trip: basically a nasty-ass dual weed-whacker set up like a mustache on the front of my rig. With the push of a button I can somehow grind a nice path.

I hear the magnetic skins aren't the way...a stiff branch/twig can drag hard and get under them. They are apparently only good for light brush.

The 3M stuff sounds very intricate and I'm uncertain how they would work. Anybody have any thoughts?

[Steve R]

for what it's worth....I've got ****loads of ugly-ass scratches well above the doorlines!

Now I know why many H1's drive around with drab colors that look like they were spray painted with cans of spray paint from Home Depot.

I'm going to get my scratches as cleaned and buffed as possible AND THEN look into some kind of protection. Also...there are plenty of trails that don't involve brush-rake.

I'm not getting gun-shy...just want to be as practical as reasonably possible.

[Hummer Man]

Well Put STEVEN R.
My Dad always told me "WAX YOUR RIG REAL BOOD BEFORE YOU GO INTO THE BUSH"

I am not certain he was talking of off-roading but the same protections seem to apply !!!!!!

[TonkaH2]

FYI: My auto detailer tells me that the paint on most american vehicles is as thin as a sheet of paper - primer included. He said they can only buff out the finish twice and then it's through the top layer. I doubt it's any thicker on Hummers.

-Jack
Yellow H2 adv. on order [forever]
Alaska to ??? June '03
www.sunspotnatural.com

[Hummie2]

Another product called Safe Guard. Its a clear Urethane Film and applied like 3M film is. This yellow H2 was at Houston Auto Show and had the film applied to hood(top & sides), doors and body below windows. The pieces come in pre-cut kits and professional installation is recomended.

[JJ]

Remember those mutual of omaha Wild Kingdom shows with those seats mounted outside and upfront of their chase vehicles. I figure you mount a couple of them on the H2, find a couple of teenage kids to go along on the trail ride, give them each a chain saw and have them blaze the trail as you go. The kids will love it - riding an H2 and brandishing a chain saw what more fun is there?

Although, that rake idea is quite a bit simpler.

JJ

[MAC]

I guess thinner paint does save a lot of weight which is directly related to MPG and has other benefits. I had/have English cars which claim to have x layers of paint but to my untrained eyes I could not see the difference.