Here's the story, of a man named Newbie...
Greetings, Long story hopefully short: 13 year old car with rock chips. I had two brands of touch up, best match being Mopar PB7 Patriot Blue pearl coat. Unfortunately I didn't know about using a small artist's brush versus the house painting brush on the cap.
Not only does the paint not match (didn't expect miracles); but the multiple touch ups are larger than the original chips.
I found a great "How To" on the Meguiar's Forum where I learned (too late) about the fine artist brush, as well as how to wet sand, compound and polish to finish the project.
I was super careful with 2500 grit; and Meg's 105 and 205 with MT300 worked great; but the touch ups are still very noticeable from 10 feet or closer.
If I can upload the pics my questions will be:
1. Do I try again with 2500 and wetsand a bit less timidly (won't use the word aggressive)?
2. Do I wetsand the area with a more aggressive grit and try to get rid of all touch up, trying again with an artist brush or Dr. Colorchip?
3. Do I live with it and walk away before doing more damage (not my top choice)? Only one photo would post despite trying to resize. "Finished" area looks much the same, other areas (rest of the panel, hood) are looking better than they have in years) Thanks!
If the area you are touching up is factory clear, you can knock down those blobs or completely remove your repairs with some lacquer thinner or a Lankga kit.
Yes, Setec Astronomy, it's factor clear. I would love to get a "do-over" on this by removing my first attempt and being more precise on the next pass. Thank you!
Yes, Setec Astronomy, it's factor clear. I would love to get a "do-over" on this by removing my first attempt and being more precise on the next pass. Thank you!
Just be careful when removing the old touchup paint, as the lacquer thinner will remove basecoat and will eventually remove primer, although the e-coat probably not so much, I don't know how deep the chips were. But basically fresh touchup paint can be wiped right out with lacquer thinner on a paper towel.
Paul G, that does sound like a good approach. I like the fact that Dr. Colorchip seems to tackle the "blob factor" within the process. While Dr. C is a bit more expensive than touch up paint and a brush; better to get a good result than do it 2 or 3 times and still feel disappointed. Thanks!
Just be careful when removing the old touchup paint, as the lacquer thinner will remove basecoat and will eventually remove primer, although the e-coat probably not so much, I don't know how deep the chips were. But basically fresh touchup paint can be wiped right out with lacquer thinner on a paper towel.
Only one or two deep chips, the rest were "white spots" as opposed to deep, to the metal chips. If using lacquer thinner, how do I make sure I don't leave any thinner residue
on the paint... paint prep spray?
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Originally Posted by PGBCruiser
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