Totoland Mach
03-25-2008, 09:18 PM
Well, I finally got around to filling the hood chips on this BMW. This is the last step in my reconditioning process and is time consuming.
First: Wax and grease remover around the chip area.
Next: Using a rubber flat edge and touch-up paint with reducer and hardener, I squeege the touch up applied with a syringe. The rubber flat acts as a squeege. For large chips, this process is done 2-3 times until the paint builds up to the layer of the original.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingBegin.jpg
Here you can see a partial fill
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingPartialFill.jpg
After each fill, I use a mixture of linseed oil and reducer and wipe the excess with a blue paper shop towel wrapped around the rubber tool. This removes the excess touch-up while leaving the "crater" alone.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingSmearFill.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingSmearFill2.jpg
Once the chip is filled and the paint hardened, I re-wax the area.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingEnd.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingEnd2.jpg
This car had numerous chips on the front end: hood leading edge, bumper, etc. Rather than a re-paint (and the high costs) this is pretty acceptable for most folks. The dealer can always offer a complete re-paint if they want to pay the extra $$$, but most will live with the filled area.
Toto
First: Wax and grease remover around the chip area.
Next: Using a rubber flat edge and touch-up paint with reducer and hardener, I squeege the touch up applied with a syringe. The rubber flat acts as a squeege. For large chips, this process is done 2-3 times until the paint builds up to the layer of the original.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingBegin.jpg
Here you can see a partial fill
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingPartialFill.jpg
After each fill, I use a mixture of linseed oil and reducer and wipe the excess with a blue paper shop towel wrapped around the rubber tool. This removes the excess touch-up while leaving the "crater" alone.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingSmearFill.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingSmearFill2.jpg
Once the chip is filled and the paint hardened, I re-wax the area.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingEnd.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Chip%20Repair/ChipFillingEnd2.jpg
This car had numerous chips on the front end: hood leading edge, bumper, etc. Rather than a re-paint (and the high costs) this is pretty acceptable for most folks. The dealer can always offer a complete re-paint if they want to pay the extra $$$, but most will live with the filled area.
Toto