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Safe way to get rid of unsightly touch up paint globs
I have some unsightly globs of touch up paint that look like seagulls S..t.
Does anyone have some remedial techniques to restore or repair the gawd
awful look?
Thanks in advance
Jax TR6
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Re: Safe way to get rid of unsightly touch up paint globs
You should be able to use the...what was that company? Before Dr. ColorChip....Langka. You should be able to use the Langka method, get an old credit card, wrap some t-shirt material around it, dampen it with lacquer thinner, and "sand" down the blob. That's presuming you have clearcoat paint, obviously if you have an old TR-6 with a lacquer paint job, using lacquer thinner is going to be a bad idea...
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Re: Safe way to get rid of unsightly touch up paint globs
I agree with Setec in principle but I would remove the blobs completely and start over. Langka is good stuff, just don't fall for the kit, get the base remover stuff only. And as always find a test spot out of sight before you try on the hood.
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Re: Safe way to get rid of unsightly touch up paint globs
I have the similar problem on wife's car. the touch up paint glob is sitting higher than the rest of the paint.
Can I just use a cutting compound and buff it down ?
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Re: Safe way to get rid of unsightly touch up paint globs
Mask the paint around it and then wet sand? I'm thinking that would help level it fast w/o damaging your good clear coat. Then once level or close to use a compound and polish. I haven't done this myself but I'm thinking it might work.
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Re: Safe way to get rid of unsightly touch up paint globs
Originally Posted by
BSoares
Mask the paint around it and then wet sand? I'm thinking that would help level it fast w/o damaging your good clear coat. Then once level or close to use a compound and polish. I haven't done this myself but I'm thinking it might work.
I was wondering about this technique myself. I guess at the worst you could dab a bit of Dr Colorchip paint on the area to coverup where the blob use to be. I’ve got a Rupes Nano and it comes with stick on sand paper dots that might work. I suppose they are meant to work to denib paint.
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Re: Safe way to get rid of unsightly touch up paint globs
I have seen...Take a hole punch to a piece of 1500 to 3000 sandpaper make a few small pieces and then glue it to the top of a pencil with an eraser.
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Re: Safe way to get rid of unsightly touch up paint globs
I remember that technique from years and years ago. It worked OK but I never found anything that did so perfectly.
Treat it like it's the only one in the world.
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Well, at least we all agree.
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