ill give it a go on my own and worst case scenario ill get it done professionally down the road. thanks for all the input guys.

For single scratches, I suggest you take a look at QuickX scratch remover. I've used it several times on a few cars, on some rather unsightly scratches. It takes a bit of elbow grease to work in, but works very well. Recommended.

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when i helped my friend clay his a5, we marred the paint pretty good in some spots.

bilt hamber auto balm took it right out! i love that stuff!

what was the marring due to, lack of lube? too much pressure applied?

also what kind of clay did u use? i been doing some reading and apparently professional grade clay is way more aggressive, over the counter stuff meguiars/mothers etc.. are pretty mild at best.

btw the clay bar i have is the mothers set. two yellow clay bars w/mothers showtime detail spray.

i read all aggressive clays will mar for sure because you are supposed to polish after anyways.

the mothers set i got, its pretty safe?

yes that clay is not aggressive.

it was ricardos and we used tons of lube. the marring only occurred in the body's lines/edges. not sure if it was considered a hard clay or not. we stopped using it after we noticed the marring.

yeah we know the autobalm doesnt actually correct the marring, but it worked in a pinch to mask it pretty good. fortunately we didnt do many sections before we stopped using the clay.