Consumer

Does It Really Do That: Fix It

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― The makers of "Fix It" say their product will stop scratches, dings, nicks all over the house and even on your car.

But does it really do that?

We put it to the test with Keith Maceil, the owner of Maceil's Auto Body in Bethel Park.

"I don't think it will work," he said.

It's not so much the Fix It formula that Maceil is worried about because it is by Simonize, which is a name brand product.

It's the battery powered plastic buffer Maceil questions… and it's no wonder.

"It's so cheap," he said. "It looks like a child's toy. That's why I have no faith in it."

Professional buffers work at up to 3,000 RPMs versus Fix It's battery operated buffer.

"You need heat and friction to do what we do when we use a buffer," said Maceil.

But getting a scratch fixed at an auto body shop can easily cost up to $200.

If Fix It can do the job for $19.99 plus $9.99 for shipping and handling, then it's a good deal.

It sure sounds easy enough with just three simple steps: apply it to the scratch, use the Simonize power buffer and then wipe it away.

So, we put on the Fix It formula, buff it and we wipe it off.

The scratch is unchanged and the area around the scratch is in worse shape than before.

Maceil points out that there are all kinds of scratches.

He thinks Fix It may be better suited for some than others.

"You can have little scratches, big scratches, deep scratches," said Maceil. "Scratches just in the clear coat, which they usually will come out because they are just in the clear coat, you can sand down and polish it back up."

So we looked for lighter scratches.

Maceil applied the simonize, buffs the scratch and rubs and rubs and has this advice when it comes to Fix It.

"Save your money," he said.

But what about Fix It's promise to remove scratches from home appliances?

We tried it out on a stainless steel dishwasher.

Starting on a larger scratch, we polish carefully and wipe.

The result: the scratch was still there.

So we move on to the surface scratches with no more success.

We try scratch after scratch after scratch and in every case, the scratch remains.

The verdict: Fix It does not fix it.

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