{"product_id":"dr-wack-a1-kratzer-polish-politur","title":"A1 \"Kratzer Polish\" Polish (+microfibre cloth)","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003eA1 \"Kratzer Polish\" removes swirls instead of filling them\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is A1 \"Kratzer Polish\"? A silicone-free hand polish from Dr. Wack for individual fine scratches in clear coat and hard plastic, headlights included. Not for matte paint, matte wraps, chrome trim or scratches that go down to the primer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA1 \"Kratzer Polish\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a scratch remover polish from Dr. Wack in Baar-Ebenhausen that works fine scratches out of clear coat and hard plastic surfaces in one step. The reason you can see a scratch like that at all isn't missing paint. The groove has rough, broken flanks, and they bounce incoming light back in every direction instead of one. Your eye reads that as a white line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThink frosted glass. The pane isn't dark, it's just rough, and that's exactly why you can't see through it. A fine scratch is the miniature version of that, a few microns wide. The abrasives in Kratzer Polish have a very uniform grain size and break down into smaller and smaller particles as you work. They smooth the flanks until the spot reflects light in a single, focused direction again. You'll notice it: the reflection runs across the spot without a break.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe alcohol test proved it.\u003c\/strong\u003e In 2022, AUTO BILD compared scratch removers and then wiped the polished areas down with an alcohol solution — in the scene, that step is called a panel wipe. Whatever had only been covered up with silicone showed up again. With Kratzer Polish, the gloss stayed put: 259.5 out of 300 points, grade 1.6, a win against nine competitors and Product of the Year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e50 ml, not a gram of silicone.\u003c\/strong\u003e Silicone-free isn't a label here, it's the reason the result lasts. There's simply nothing that could slip into the groove and fake gloss. A second benefit, in case a panel gets resprayed soon: body shops keep silicone away from the car, because residue in fresh paint causes craters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaint, bumpers and headlights from one tube.\u003c\/strong\u003e On hard plastic, Dr. Wack approves three kinds of damage: yellowing, dullness and fine scratches, especially on polycarbonate headlight lenses. In practice, that means you don't need a second product for the cloudy headlight, or for the branch scratch on the door.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote class=\"praxistipp\"\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailing1's tip from the shop:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use two cloths, not one. Dr. Wack includes the microfibre cloth specifically for buffing off; according to the instructions, you apply with a damp cloth. Do both with the same rag and at the end you'll drag the saturated side back over the freshly polished spot, turning gloss into smears. So use a second, slightly damp cloth to apply, and keep the included one dry for removal. What we see day-to-day, that's the one move that decides between clean and almost clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOnce it's dried on, Kratzer Polish stops working\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect sun and warm panels make the polish dry on before it has done its job. It needs a clean, dry, cool surface and a cloth that stays damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShake the tube, put a small amount on the damp cloth, then work it into the spot with pressure. Work in palm-sized sections rather than the whole door — Dr. Wack explicitly says to treat larger areas section by section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs long as the cloth stays damp, the abrasives stay mobile. Once it dries, you're just pushing paste around the paint instead of removing material. Then add more product rather than rubbing longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWork a little beyond the scratch. Polish removes clear coat, and if you stop exactly on the line, you create a hard edge between treated and untreated paint. In raking light you'll then see a patch instead of a scratch. Feather out 2 to 3 cm beyond it with decreasing pressure and the transition disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen let the spot dry on well and buff it to a high gloss with the included dry cloth. If the scratch is still there, repeat the pass. That's the intended route, not a sign that the tube is too weak. The first time, a door edge takes longer than you'd think; by the third time, you'll do it in passing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe formula is approved for machine polishers. That's worth it for a dull headlight or a bonnet scratched all over; for a single branch scratch, your hand is quicker than setting up the machine. If you see holograms in direct light afterwards — fine smears in the reflection — the pressure was too high or the pad too dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3272\/7375\/files\/dr-wack-a1-kratzer-polish-politur_anwendung.png?v=1787867848\u0026amp;width=1400\" alt=\"A1 Kratzer Polish being squeezed from the tube onto a folded microfibre cloth\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIf your fingernail catches, only a body shop can help\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 \"Kratzer Polish\" works in the clear coat, the top layer. Run your nail across the scratch, and if it catches, the groove goes deeper than any polish will ever reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Wack is clear about this itself: scratches down to the primer can only be fixed with a paint repair at a body shop. The target is car-wash swirls, wipe marks, the branch scratch from the farm-track exit, the bag buckle on the driver's door. Anything you can't feel with your fingernail is a job for the tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo surfaces are completely off limits: matte paint and matte wraps. A polish whose purpose is gloss does exactly the wrong thing there, and you won't get it back. Nor does the product belong on chrome-plated plastic parts like badges, or on soft unpainted plastics in the cabin, such as the dashboard and door cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe headlight deserves a line of its own, because two things get mixed up there. The lens is a type-approved polycarbonate part with a thin factory protective layer — the plastic's sunscreen. Take that off with sandpaper and you've modified an approved part, which the roadworthiness inspection treats as a major defect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA polish that just brightens the yellowed film on top of that layer is a different thing, and that's exactly what Dr. Wack approves the headlight for. If the protective layer is gone over a large area and the lens feels chalky, though, this tube won't bring it back to new either. Then it's a specialist with a fresh sealing layer, or a new part.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd a limit that isn't on any label: if the spot is still visible after the second pass, stop. Every further pass takes clear coat, and you won't get that back. A faintly visible scratch is a smaller problem than a panel with too-thin clear coat that'll be the first to start chalking in a few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo the split is simple. If three specific spots bug you, grab A1 \"Kratzer Polish\". If the whole paint looks dull and grey, an \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/dr-wack-a1-speed-polish-autopolitur\"\u003eall-over polish with carnauba protection\u003c\/a\u003e is the right tool — 500 ml, meant for the whole car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e50 millilitres is enough for spots. Not for panels.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty millilitres sit on the shelf next to a 500 millilitre all-over polish from the same range. The factor of ten isn't cost-cutting, it's a statement of what the tube is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's for drivers who have their car under control and see an annoyance in two or three places: the wipe marks around the fuel flap, the pale line on the wing, the cloudy headlight. If you want to refresh the entire paint, 50 ml is the wrong size. That's what the big packs in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/dr-wack-autopolitur\"\u003ecar polishes\u003c\/a\u003e are for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tube's standing in the market speaks for itself, without any fuss. AUTO BILD test winner 2022; auto motor und sport already had it in first place out of eight back in 2014, with 122 out of 150 points. For a product that's had the same single job for years, that's the more interesting number than any superlative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs long as the groove sits in the clear coat, it's a cosmetic problem and fixable by hand. Once it goes through base coat and primer, it becomes a substance problem, and the tube is out of its depth. That's why it makes sense to keep it in the car, not on the shelf: a spot you treat the day it happens is the easiest case this product will ever get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the point no tube tells you: after buffing off, that exact spot is the only one on the car with no protective film. Silicone-free also means nothing is left behind — no wax, no polymer, nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe freshly exposed clear coat picks up road film faster than the paint around it, and the spot soon stands out again, this time because it's duller than the rest of the door. Lay a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/dr-wack-a1-all-in-one-care-und-protect-spruehversiegelung\"\u003espray sealant from the same range\u003c\/a\u003e straight over it. That's the difference between a scratch that's gone and a spot that stays gone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr. Wack \"A1\"","offers":[{"title":"50 ml + microfiber cloth","offer_id":54707187712335,"sku":"D1-DRW-2714","price":16.22,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3272\/7375\/files\/dr-wack-a1-kratzer-polish-politur.png?v=1787867688","url":"https:\/\/detailing1.lu\/en\/products\/dr-wack-a1-kratzer-polish-politur","provider":"Detailing1","version":"1.0","type":"link"}