Not true. Good automotive paste waxes will not scratch a fine finish. I'm quite sure Johnson's, Simonize, Mother's, etc., etc. would have been sued and out of business years ago if they did. What WILL scratch a finish is an applicator pad or cloth that has been dropped on the ground or in the dirt and continued to be used without a good cleaning. I've used paste wax on all my stocks that I refinish and have yet to find a scratch caused by it. Same goes for my vehicles.