QUOTE (tommiez @ May 10 2010, 10:00 AM)
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A dog jumped on my new 2010 Elentra and left a 4 inch scratch on my car door - much to my dismay. It's not very deep and hardly noticeable but I see it every time I get in the car. I tried rubbing it out with a plain cloth and was able to remove most of it but there's still a faint scratch remaining. I don't want to use any chemicals and/or removal compounds that will harm the paint. Thanks for your feedback.
Those first few scratches on a new car are painful! You can get rid of most surface scratches or surface paint from other cars when they open their door and rub your car with special "scratch out" abrasives. I use Kit Scratch Out with very positive results. Rub it on with a WET applicator and rub in a circular fashion. Repeat as necessary. The abrasive should not damage the paint or surface coat. When done, re-wax the affected area. I have done this on my cars for years with very successful results.
Other have told me they use toothpaste successfully as well. Again, products with a very mild abrasive is the key.
If you got most of it out with a plain cloth, this should do the trick.