Forget about it. If you drive your car, many more "things" WILL happen.

Enjoy the ride, and little things like this will just add to future memories of enjoying it.

Two alternatives. Let things like this drive you nuts, or turn it into a one car museum piece.

 

Good advice. I would probably just make it worse anyway.
I have 2 garage queens. Not this one.

 

If you run your fingernail over the blemish but cannot feel it, then the artifact is confined to the clear coat and can be (machine) polished out most likely.

Whether or not the effort and expense to do so is worth it is another question. You’re going to get a lot more, and they’ll be more serious, so I wouldnt take it anywhere and pay for a correction just yet . Save up a few and then go pay someone to fix them all at the same time.

Or you could dive head-first into yet another rabbit hole by acquiring some paint correction hardware, equipment, and supplies, and then set about learning how to do all that for yourself.

It’s rewarding but time-consuming…great to know but expensive to learn…etc. Yet another time-sink you’ll have to decide on whether to get into or leave to the pros…😁

 

I agree. I will just keep a list of them and take it in for correction.
The detail shop that did the correction, PPF and ceramic actually recommends bringing the car back annually just for that.
No, I don't need another hobby! LOL. Especially if it costs money!

 

Yes, I got the Gtechniq Ceramic recently and need to know how to take care of minor stuff like this too. Before, I’d just use some Meguiers cleaner wax or even mild compound to mitigate a scuff or scratch.

 

Yeah, me too. From years of experience I'm really good at fixing scratches in wax finishes. But I am learning that this Ceramic stuff is a whole different animal! It has it's advantages but the fact you really need to let a pro address these issues is one of it's drawbacks. IMO.

 

Get some Griots Ceramic Speed Shine and use it per the label instructions. The blemish will likely disappear. I use it on my 2020 RT monthly on the whole car and it keeps it looking like a million bucks.

 

My son worked at O'Reilly's for years and swears by their products.
When I got my Scat, he brought me a gift bag with a bunch of their products in it. But not that one. I will give it a try and report back.
If we can find a solution to very light scratches on Ceramic, it would be great. But I am going to be very careful!!!

 

Cars with ceramic coating can still get swirls & marrs on the finish; you’re going to collect them no matter what.

The ceramic make it harder to induce swirls & marrs, but they still happen. It also makes it harder to correct. You don’t see any reference to that in the marketing materials!

 

Yes, the softer waxes were much easier to work with.
But, IMO, the Ceramic looks better and is definitely more hydrophobic. Everything is a compromise.

 

Any polishing on ceramic will remove the ceramic first. Add in PPF underneath and it's beyond me. I thought a little heat (even pouring hot water) on PPF would "heal" the PPF, but I don't know if/how much that changes when there is ceramic on top

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The first scratch is the worst. I kept my current Challenger free from scratches and door dings for four years before a door ding showed up on the driver's door. I try to keep my Challenger looking it's best, but I find that the occasional blemish is inevitable. I touch up chips and polish out scuffs as best as I can. With that said, I have given up on seeking perfection in any car. I have decided that the old street rodder who said "They still make paint" is right. I will do what I can to keep my Challenger as close to perfect as I can, but I am going to enjoy it and drive it as much as I can. If an occasional touch up is needed, so be it.

 

There are a bunch of youtubes on this. Looks like the repair remains the same with ceramic. Just that the coating needs to be reapplied. When the time comes, I’ll use trusted past techniques, then doctor the area with something like Torque Detail and point it out to my installer at the annual check up.

 

OMG! Just leave it! We all have to suffer our first scratch. Remember mine?

 

Mine's not that noticeable. Suddenly I feel so much better.
Thanks!

 

Yeah, at first it's like the end of the world, then later, you just get pissed

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Cleaned out under my house yesterday. Took a plastic kids wading pool that's been under there since I bought the house 30 years ago and put it by the street for trash collection. Strong wind last night blew it into my Scat. Left some plastic marks on the Ceramic (luckily all but one of the marks were on the PPF and wiped right off). One place it hit on the hood was a little harder to get off.
Then I manager to do what the pool couldn't, I put a small scratch in the Ceramic from a small piece of debris on my polishing cloth. Rats!
It's visual only. You cannot feel it. And the light must be just right to see it but my OCD is focused on it like a laser.
Question, is it possible to polish it out or cover it with Ceramic polish? Or should I just forget it and leave it alone? Like I said, it's very minor.

If you know your way around a polisher you can use Carpro Essence Plus. It's made for very light defect removal on ceramic coated vehicles and leaves SiO2 protection to boot. Otherwise I would recommend contacting your detailer. I used this on my wife's Jeep that's coated, she had a random mark on the paint, dabbed a little on a microfiber towel and gently rubbed the area, worked like a charm although the mark appeared more as a scuff, surface level type defect.

 

Good thought, I forgot that as an option

Applied Essence Plus today

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