Sanded down too far...

[robollama]

Was sanding out where someone had keyed my car, and got a little over eager with the sandpaper...

http://i.imgur.com/1wBmp.png

Is there ANYTHING I can do to minimize this damage short of taking it to a body shop??

[Mike Phillips]

Was sanding out where someone had keyed my car, and got a little over eager with the sandpaper...

http://i.imgur.com/1wBmp.png

Is there ANYTHING I can do to minimize this damage short of taking it to a body shop??


No.

Sorry to have to type that but that's the truth.

The oval spots you seen in the paint are where you've removed the clear layer of paint and exposed the basecoat layer of paint. In the one spot where the paint is getting darker... that's primer.

The more you work on these areas the larger those spots will grow as you remove more and more clear paint and abrade the basecoat paint.


Ouch....


It's too bad that car manufactures don't put a little more paint on new cars, trucks and suvs, but they don't and my guess is they won't because they are disconnected from the automotive do-it-yourselfer and specifically anyone car owner or detailing that is into perfecting the paint on their ride.


Also, since this was your first post to our forum...

Welcome to Autogeek Online! :welcome:


:)

[alko]

Welcome to the forum!!! Sorry about your paint. I want to get rid of my orange peel on my Acura, but am afraid to do so because there's hardly enough room to play with in regards to the paint thickness. Let us know what you decide to do with your paint. Probably gonna have to get the panel repainted.

[dsottum]

You could try some touch up paint and then hitting it up with 2000grit and then compound. It's a bit risky but if you're going to get it repainted then it's worth a shot.

[BobbyG]

Lets talk paint.

Allot of variables come into play here; color, age, clear, tints, paint thickness.

The goal was to make the repair disappear or unnoticeable.

Paint ages and with age come fading. This happens to both the color and clear but some colors tend to change more than others.

Matching paint is an art and always will be. Combine the base color coat with flakes and tints then add a few costs of clear, some tinted and some not. I think you can appreciate the complexities of paint repair.

Spot Repair

Many times I remember having to make a spot repair. Some I was able to fade or blend a repair back far enough then clear the entire panel.

Other times the only way to do it right was to sand and paint the entire side of the car. This way I could guarantee a match because the paint was from one formulation.

[master detailer]

put a sticker over it lol just playin needs to be repainted

[mg6045]

You could try some touch up paint and then hitting it up with 2000grit and then compound. It's a bit risky but if you're going to get it repainted then it's worth a shot.

touchup paint would FLY off the panel if you went near it with sandpaper. When you polish most touchup areas you sometimes have to reapply it unless the chip was deep and the polisher didnt make its way down to the touchup.

[mg6045]

put a sticker over it lol just playin needs to be repainted

lol, ive seen folks do thar for real at car shows. ever see the big bandaid sticker on a car ? lol

[Kristopher1129]

Wow, you even went through the paint. Nice. :dblthumb2:

Can't fix that!

[robollama]

Anyone got any clue on ballpark cost estimates?

[T.O.C.]

2-4 hundred depending on what kinda shop you go to.

[last302]

Sorry to say that I had a similar issue with the paint on my '09 Honda Fit. I tried to use my GG DA M105 and a tangerine pad on some self-inflicted scratches and, in less than 10 passes, found my way to the primer...

The guy at the body shop commented on how shiny I had made the primer, though...

Repainting said door cost me $400 + tax.

[FUNX650]

Sorry for this mishap. :(
Things like this sometimes happens to the best of us.
I keep this in mind:

No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~ Hindu Proverb


Good luck with your repair.

Bob

[dsottum]

touchup paint would FLY off the panel if you went near it with sandpaper. When you polish most touchup areas you sometimes have to reapply it unless the chip was deep and the polisher didnt make its way down to the touchup.

I actually just filled in a few dozen rock chips on the front bumper cover and leading edge of my hood just fine. Granted my issues were chips and not a leveled down surface, you may get similar results. I using the pen part of the touch up paint to fill in the chip, wait 12 hours and then chip off the excess with my fingernail. The next day I'd slowly wet sand the paint with 2000 grit and then compounded with 105 on MF disc and finished with 205. Granted the touch up paint didn't match my panel 100% (what touch up paint does anyway) but it all leveled and polished out very well. There are even a few spots you need the right light and angle to see it was filled.

[Flash Gordon]

This sucks!

Welcome from Memphis :)