buffing out a scratch

yeah, due to some carelessness of carrying my lappy in my schoolbag which has resulted on some minor scratches on the lid of my toshiba laptop, is there a way to buff this out?

my friend told me something like a toothbrush and very very very little toothpaste works but im not too sure if it does, and not really a fan of a mint smelling laptop

 

Only do this if your lid is already glossy with smooth texture. Polishing will make those areas smooth and shiny, so if the lid is matte, you end up making it look worse.

 

Don't use a toothbrush. The bristles could scratch it more. Use either your finger or a microfiber cloth along with the toothPASTE (not gel-type toothpaste) The reasoning behind this is the toothpaste has microabrasives in it. These clean your teeth without chipping the enamel off of the tooth. Same thing applies here. It polishes while not destroying the glossiness.

 

the toothpaste def works but agree, don't want to use toothbrush, want a soft cloth

 

ya that will work

 

scratches and scuffs on paint and plastic aren't stains, they're physical imprints that result from physical contact with a more abrasive material.

you can't 'buff' it out without using something that will remove the surrounding layers of paint or plastic till it's perfectly level with the offending scratches/scuffs. using toothpaste no matter what you use to apply it will probably do nothing or most likely make it much worse.

like automotive paint try a car wax. the principle is the same, to fill in abrasions. then cover it with an invisishield or something.

 

look there is a thing called:
"Computer-Buff Laptop Computer Cleaner"
use it and get definite result,
Search it on google and do keep me informed.

 

Dont use toothpaste, I tried it on my CD and it only gave more microscratches.

 

if it is smooth plastic try 210 plastic cleaner or pledge furniture polish these both do a decent job of filling scratches and making them less visible, but only wipe it one direction and do not use circular motions. I have tried every type of plastic scratch remover out there and I could never get the laptop to look better then in just using pledge or 210, I highly recomend 210 but it is hard to find you can try motorcycle shops as it was made for wind screens and aircraft windshields.

 

use a glaze compound or "swirl remover" fpr car finish's trust me it works perfect and does not make more marks and make sure to use microfiber only for the cloth

 

What about using car wax. I used that and it worked great.

 

depends if it has any kind of compound at all in it. the reason for using glaze compound is it has very very fine stuff in it to remove the swirls from a car's clearcoat and thats the reason it also works well on the gloss of plastics